Samantha Laura Kaye » Elms http://www.samanthalaurakaye.com Styling, hair, make-up and art direction. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:28:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Elms Koortzen http://www.samanthalaurakaye.com/2009/08/elms-koortzen/ http://www.samanthalaurakaye.com/2009/08/elms-koortzen/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:56:13 +0000 Samantha Laura Kaye http://samanthalaurakaye.com/site/?p=107 Deborah's one of those Amazonian Art Godesses you think only exist in graphic novels and fairy-tales. Calming yet focused she commands respect for the casual process in which she takes photos and the powerful result she ends up with.]]> Portrait of Elms Koortzen by Deborah Rossouw.

Deborah’s one of those Amazonian Art Godesses you think only exist in graphic novels and fairy-tales. Calming yet focused she commands respect for the casual process in which she takes photos and the powerful result she ends up with. When I see her sitting with a MAC I swoon over her mad skills. You can view her blog here: onesmallchange

Main Make-up Ingre­dient: MAC face and body foundation ,MAC cremeblush in “Pleasureful”, MAC pig­ment in “tan” and “coco beach”. MAC lip­glass in “Viva Glam VI”

Pho­to­grapher: Debo­rah Rossouw

Model: Elms Koortzen

Make-Up: Samantha Kaye

Hair: Samantha Kaye

Loca­tion: Queen Vic­to­ria Street, Cape Town

2009

]]> http://www.samanthalaurakaye.com/2009/08/elms-koortzen/feed/ 0 Queen Victoria Street http://www.samanthalaurakaye.com/2009/08/queen-victoria-street/ http://www.samanthalaurakaye.com/2009/08/queen-victoria-street/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:59:00 +0000 Samantha Laura Kaye http://samanthalaurakaye.com/site/?p=43 This is my favorite photograph from the Calendar series Deborah and I created with Elms Koortzen. Debs claims it to be a complete accident, a work of chance as she took it casually, her hands and her camera far from her face as we exited my apartment. I love the angle, the lines of the building, and Deb's P.P. work is out of this world.]]> This is my favorite photograph from the Calendar series Deborah and I created with Elms Koortzen. Debs claims it to be a complete accident, a work of chance  as she took it casually, her hands and her camera far from her face as we exited my apartment. I love the angle, the lines of the building, and Deb’s P.P. work is out of this world.

Here are some more fabulous shots from the shoot:

love the light in this image. Elms look like she's stepped into a Lord Of The Rings Type big budget lighting scenario. Deborah Rossouw makes sunshine into something religious.

Main Make-up Ingredient: False lashes make women walk differently – I chose MAC #42 lash.

Photographer: Deborah Rossouw

Model: Elms Koortzen

Stylist: Samantha Kaye

Make-Up: Samantha Kaye

Hair: Samantha Kaye

Location: Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town

2009

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Make-Up Main Ingredients: MAC #42 lash, MAC pigment in “Azreal Blue” and “Silver Fog” MAC eyeshadow in “Contrast”. Lipglass “lightning”.

Photographer: Deborah Rossouw

Model: Elms

Make-Up: Samantha Kaye

Hair: Samantha Kaye

Stylist: Samantha Kaye

Location: Company Gardens, Cape Town

2009

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Make-Up Main Ingredients: MAC #42 lash, Kohl Pencil in “smolder“, MAC eyeshadow in “all that glitters” and “Black Tied” MAC pigment “Dark Soul“, YSL Touche Éclat.

Pro Tip for nude or swimwear shoots: Spray hairspray all over her skin for shine and muscle definition [taught to me by Lyndall Jarvis on the Pasella shoot.]

Photographer: Deborah Rossouw

Model: Elms

Make-Up: Samantha Kaye

Hair: Samantha Kaye

Location: Frank Moody’s Studio, Cape Town

2009

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