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Liza Emanuele: Behind The Scenes

LE Summer ShootLiza Emanuele, one of Australia’s leading fashion designers, has been working on her new range for the last few months. I was privileged enough to take a sneak peak behind the scenes of the photoshoot for this new range.

Meet the team:

Designer: Liza Emanuele

Stylist: Filip Odzak

Makeup Artist: Chris Geracitano

Photographer: George Philippou

and the models: Mia Gaynor and Ashley Pietersna

Waiting to go upstairs to location (which, by the way, is a penthouse), with my Cibo piadina capocollo in my hand, I see Liza Emanuele come outside while talking on the phone. Liza is down to earth, funny and friendly, and as I follow her inside I soon find out that her team is as well.

Walking into location, there is a bench top covered in accessories, makeup and jewelry. Everyone is working hard. Makeup artist Chris Geracitano does model Ashley Pietersna’s makeup while outside, George Philipou photographs Mia Gaynor wearing a cute navy jacket and belt. The sun keeps shining in her eyes, so she puts on trendy sunglasses to shield the glare. Meanwhile, stylist Filip Odzak rushes back inside to grab another top for Mia. I am scurrying around in and between the team to steal shots of them working.

We then move to the pool upstairs. Choosing the right shoes, belts, and accessories takes time; lots of thought goes into styling every detail. Makeup artist Chris Geracitano polishes up the models’ makeup for a duo shot. Apparently the shoot started late, but they managed to catch up with the schedule as planned by 2:30 pm, and were “churning through it,” said Liza. I watch as the team work their magic, occasionally going on Twitter to upload a Twitpic every now and then.

Towards the end of my visit, my camera runs out of battery so I have to improvise: I steal George Philipou’s digital SLR camera for a group shot. Everyone gathers on the stairs by the pool, and poses casually. I take one photo, but they joked saying they wanted more. So I took more, with the team doing different poses. They were relaxed and unpretentious; a hardworking group of people. It didn’t seem like all the glitz and glamour of the fashion industry had affected them. Typically, when you hear the word “photoshoot”, the word “glamorous” instantly comes to mind. But going behind the scenes of a photoshoot makes one realize how much hard work (but fun, of course!) goes into the final product.

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