This is some back stage footage of the team that I worked with on the Harvey Nichols shoot in Istanbul. It was really cool experience to shoot a model hanging upside down. It’s really hard on the models’ foot; the foot is quite heavy wrapped up and all the blood is rushing to the models head. Modelling is harder than it looks! Anyway I really loved working with this team. I hadn’t met them before so they’re taking a risk working with someone new. They were amazing; it’s just great when everyone really does their job and everything seems to fall perfectly into place.
Team Credits: Photographer Nejat Talas Creative Director Niyal Akmanalp Art Director Ömer Durgut, Deniz Demirbas Copywriter Özlem Uçkun Account Supervisor Mehmet Varuy Stylist Rebekah Roy Models Kasia, Andrei
This is one of the images that I styled for Harvey Nichols Istanbul. It was quite an amazing shoot because the models were hung up side down by their foot. It’s quite difficult for the model and painful so the team has to work quickly!
My visit to Istanbul was great but way too short. The shoot day started at about 9am and I returned to my hotel room around 2:30am. It was a long but successful day. Sometimes it doesn’t matter how long you spend at a shoot when you get the right results you just feel so happy!
I spent some of the morning at Harvey Nichols and the rest of the day at the studio. I’d never worked with the team before so you never really know what it’s going to be like – fortunately it was great. I felt like I’d known & worked with this team forever and I can’t wait to go back! The Turkish are very warm and hospitable – so kind!!! We had several people from Harvey Nics, the advertising team, production and the creative team and lots of assistants -so quite a few people.
Things that I like about Istanbul – tea in glass cups without milk, lots of nuts & fruit at the shoot and the women are quite feminine and sexy – they all seem to be pedicured & manicured.
This is a picture of the hallway of the studio.
Our hair and make team were so sweet. I don’t speak Turkish and they didn’t speak very much English – that what’s great a about photography you don’t need language to have the same vision just lots of tear sheets & mood boards!
Once the shoot has been published I’ll tell you more about it and show you some images.
I'm a fashion stylist and consultant based in London. I've styled musicians from Kate Nash and Ellie Goulding to Billy Idol and Nero, and top models including Kate Moss... (more)
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