mister mode: fashion night market. by nic doncon.

These great shots were taken by our friend Nic Doncon who's not only a fantastic drummer but also a sharp photographer on the side. He shoots for fashion folios, does portraiture, commissioned work and covers events such as this one. It's great to have mates who inspire you to keep experimenting and using your camera in new, different ways. Also to share our own styles and post production work is priceless. He doesn't yet have an online portfolio but definitely check him out on Model Mayhem.

The occasion below was the very first 'Mister Mode: Fashion Night Market' held in South Yarra, Melbourne a few weeks ago. Nic definitely captured some great kids here who show some great style. He also photographed many clothes and accessories that I wish I could buy! Here's a selection from the night...

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http://www.modelmayhem.com/1586002

THE PRETTY LITTLES EP LAUNCH!! ESPY FRONT BAR!

Our good friends 'The Pretty Littles' are launching their EP Friday night (23/9) at the ESPY. Come down for a few beers and have a gander. These guys are as filthy as it gets and know how to have a good time. If Collingwood looses someone might get stabbed and if the Hawks go down Buddy Franklin might try and root your Mrs'. But whatever happens, it's going to be one of the best nights of the year.

Make sure you get down early and see 'Knitting for Gran', they're almost a guaranteed rub and tug before the full blown sex of Death From Above 1979 Saturday.

Music starts at 9.30pm and it's free.

The Pretty Littles
Lowlakes
Knitting For Gran
Merrygorounds

Check out The Pretty Littles Music at http://www.triplejunearthed.com/ThePrettyLittles

The Pretty Littles
http://www.facebook.com/theprettylittles

Knitting For Gran
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Knitting-For-Gran/221743757875489

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spring has arrived! 13/9/11

We chose the best day of the week to go out and shoot as it was 19 degrees and the sun was shining. Even though this good weather made us feel like napping at the end of the day, when we started shooting we were ready to go. We did our usual rounds this week of the GPO building, the State Library, and Fed Square and found that everyone was out and about. It's great how many people have the same idea, for instance, grabbing a Boost juice, lying on the grass, shedding coats for t-shirts, and just relaxing. I cannot wait until this kind of weather becomes a regular in Melbourne, summer fashion awaits us!
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We spotted this woman sitting down at Fed Square wearing this gorgeous pleated dress. I'm a sucker for pleats so I immediately wanted to take her picture. It turns out she was a teacher out with her class, I wish my teachers dressed as nicely as she did!

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It was great meeting this girl at Fed Square, she was on her way to see a client but was willing to hang around for a minute and have a chat. Turns out she's a jewellery designer with the brand 'The Gang of Three', they can be found at the 'Nomad Project' in Albert Park and 'Design A Space' on Chapel St. Below are photos of what she was wearing when I met her, great designs! Check them out here- http://thegangofthree.com/.

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I love it when Michael and I both see someone and we both agree that we should make the effort to chase after them, asking them for their time. This was the case here with Jeremy. We just hadn't seen anyone like him all day and had to get his photo. After running after him down the street he was lovely enough to have a chat and walk with me to a shady spot. I just love his alternative to wearing a suit, it's fun and practical!

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This girl was sitting down with her mate in front of the State Library taking a break from classes. Even though she said she'd had a bad day she still allowed me to grab a photo. Love her 'denim on denim' look!

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I was reading a book the other day discussing the debate over whether people who really know who they are have better style or not than people who are still finding themselves. I found this really interesting, as deep in the back of my mind, even though I have never put much thought to it, I would agree that someone must have clarity of who they are before they can have perfect style. But now that it has been playing on my mind, i'm not sure. Maybe someone struggling to come to terms with who they are can create an uncertain mix of profound beauty. That could be fucking interesting!

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I saw this girl not long after a dude working for a charity had managed to con me into paying them twenty fives dollars a month. And managed to get Bea's credit card number. I fully support charities and what they stand for. But being bloggers you get asked non-stop to sign up to things and let's be honest, two poor students aren't going to save the world. We were a little numb after coming to terms with our nativity, when I spotted this girl. There was something strong and sharp about her.

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 I really liked this girls look, her amazing blonde hair caught my attention from ages away. Something's got hold of me at the moment and I can't get a enough of the coat, tights and boots combination. This girl was a bit embarrassed and self conscious but I thought she was cute. There was something very soft and innocent about her.

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 We have seen this kid so many times with his family at Fed Square so I just had to put him on the blog. He's always yelling and chasing the birds. I have appropriately named him 2Pac.

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This is one of those photos I can't remember taking. But when I had a look through my camera I liked it. I must have only managed to get one frame off, hence it being a little soft in focus. There was something very 70's rocker about him and the police car just topped it off.

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go away winter! 6/9/11

Well it seems the winter gods won't shut up shop just yet. Yesterday winter and summer fought it out as we saw both rain and sun in what was generelly a pretty average day to take photos. Never the less it was great to get back out there after a few absent weeks. We hope to bring you lots of love over the next few months as the warmer weather begins and every man and his dog starts to have a festival. With Parklife just a few weeks away and the Grandfinal the week after that, it's time to pull out your shorts and summer dresses. Guaranteed good times are popping up everywhere just like Tony Abbotts shit jokes.

Get on board!

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We have started going to this coffee shop called "1000 £ bend" on Little Lonsdale St. It's almost a little ritural now of ours and gets you in a good mood for a big day taking snaps. This is Alanjohn Rooke Jones, we met him in there yesterday and naturally his hair caught my eye. There really is nothing like a way out hair style. Alanjohn does performing arts and is in a show called "Anything Goes Cabaret", Which will be in October.

If you froth over this kind of stuff, get a load of this!

Check the details below.

http://www.au.timeout.com/melbourne/clubs/events/1582/anything-goes-cabaret

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It was quite funny how this photo came about, Bea had been in the GPO building and came back rather exited. She said she had seen a girl that we just had to find and capture. After being urged to go into GPO to find her the girl strolled out of the complex and down the stairs. Our eyes lit up and luck was on our side. Everything works in her outfit from head to toe, and after a little chat about spring fashion week she was on her way.

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When the sun eventually made its way out I came across this girl and just had to take her photo. Even though the glare was a tad unbearable she still stayed around while I tried to work with the light.  A great way to spend the day, hopefully we have more moments like this one in the future.

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I'd love to stay I found this girl skipping down the street in a moment of wonderful luck. However I do indeed know this girl and her name is Brittany. Brittany is studying photography and has been helping me with some of mine, after catching up yesterday I couldn't resist the temption of asking if I could take her photo. Some may say it's cheating to take photo of someone you know, because there's less pressure and you can find an appealing background with nice light. But I don't really care, a strong image, is a strong photo. I see photos like this as having the role of an emancipator in the global world, creating certain curiosities. People can feel free to wear what they want, when they want.

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This was my first shot of the day and luckily it was to a lovely guy who was up for a chat. Although simple, his look struck me and I’ve gathered over the months if I have to look twice the person’s worth stopping. Even though we may see over 10 people wearing a similar simplistic outfit you can tell which people have been wearing their clothes like that for years, and the ones who are only wearing them because everyone around them are. No problem with following the crowd, just we have to be discerning now about who we shoot.

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 At our favourite spot we saw this girl having a break from her everyday life. I’ve always loved shooting people who are unaware, or at least seem unaware that a photo’s being taken. It seems to me like a more true portrait, like you're an observer not an intruder.

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 I was waiting to meet up for some friends when I spotted this guy, immediately his whole outfit caught my attention. After having a chat he mentioned that he’d had his photo taken in France by another fashion blogger while wearing the same slouchy pants he currently had on. It’s interesting that the same people and outfits catch the attention of not just us, but other fashion bloggers overseas.

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While again waiting on people, this girl walked by with her bike. I loved her look and loved the fact that she eventually stopped even though her body language said ‘go away’. I’ve realised that asking people for even a few minutes of their time is hard as many are in a rush, which I understand often having to go to classes and such. But recently I’ve been trying to perfect the quick photo, promising only to take a few seconds of people’s time. In this case, the girl was in a rush and it was a great test to see if I could produce something in such a short amount of time!

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Now who wouldn’t be struck by this guys look? It’s not typically what you see at 3pm on a Tuesday afternoon so I was intrigued. He was part of the Independent Media running for election in the Melbourne University student union elections. What I liked about him in comparison to everyone else campaigning was that he didn’t force the point. Calling himself ‘FarraGorilla’ (a twist on the University student publication ‘Farrago’) he was just running around giving out books while in a gorilla outfit. Whereas all other union groups were stalking and following you to inform you of their policies even if you weren’t interested. If I was voting I would vote for him just because of the relaxed way he was approaching the election. Oh and because of his outfit of course!

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