AUGUSTA QUAYNOR

Just a quick one! It's finally out!! A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of shooting Mariah Idrissi, a 25 year old London based modest model. The shoot was for Boss Arabia, a new online magazine that has just launched in Dubai. This shoot was filled with many firsts. It was the first time using the Profoto octagon softbox, as you can see in my work I usually use natural light but, It was great to get out of my comfort zone! As my first editorial shoot and I’m very happy with

Earlier this week, I collaborated with my sister Jess to create 'outfit of the day' (ootd) photographs for her social media and blog. I was inspired by Rihanna’s cover of i-D’s music issue, No.335, Pre Spring 2015. Rihanna's oversized denim on denim outfit and braids, down to the editing of the photos and overall vibe of her shoot, influenced my shoot. To get my photographs to look like Rihanna's cover, I first had to think about where I was going to shoot. I decided to used

Alice and Olivia is a New York based contemporary clothing company founded by Stacey Bendet. The lifestyle brand was first created in 2002 by her desire to make “a trouser sexy”. Late March, Alice and Olivia held a private charity event at their Dubai Mall boutique, Bendet allowed the women attending to view and try on an exclusive kaftan, which had been designed and developed to promote and support the crafts of the MENASEA (Middle East North Africa South East Asia). I firs

Not too long ago I did a beauty photoshoot with the lovely Lauren Barker. Lauren is a 24 year old hair and make up artist here in Dubai. She is also an amazing model and very easy to photograph. The shoot took placed in Dubai Media City. I shot using a Canon 5D mark III with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L lens. Below are a few photographs from the shoot: Recently, The 5 star Mövenpick Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel Dubai purchased this photograph from the shoot: The photography was used for

Fashion and Beauty editorials are by far my favourite types of shoots, why? Because as a photographer, I love to feel in control. I enjoy interacting with my models, posing them and feeding of their vibes. I am excited to share the stages I took to come up with the idea for this particular photoshoot. Before any photoshoot, I start of by creating a mood board. The mood board consists of photographs, words and phrases. I take inspiration from editorials, online searches, my sh