AUGUSTA QUAYNOR

"Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." - Coco Chanel Just a quick one! I was meant to post this earlier but i've been busy the last few weeks moving from Dubai to the UK for summer. Remember in my 'Maire Alis Fashion Film' post, I mentioned I had a personal shoot planned but it rained? Well I finally got to shoot it! YAY I've had this idea, model and location on standby for a while.. So here's the film.. Enjoy

“Lets do what we love and do lots of it” - Marc Jacobs. I’m baaaack!! Can’t believe this is my first post of 2017 . . .Oops! If you follow me on Instagram (@aq_photographyandfilm) I posted the picture below of me on a random abandoned bathtub a couple of months ago. I happened to stumble across this location on my way to Carrefour.. random right? Its actually an unbuilt area in Dubai Sports City. The location was great! Sand, Old broken bathtub and a random tree, what more c

When you’re shooting BTS for Citizen K International Magazine - Theres no if, but or maybes when the founder of the magazine wants to use your arm for the shoot. Citizen K International is a French luxury, lifestyle and fashion magazine. In October, I had the pleasure of being a part of this amazing shoot! The shoot was a collaboration between Piaget and a few local designers. The jewels from Piaget were so stunning! (And very expensive- They came with three security guards!!

Quick one! Last week Tuesday I was lucky be on my first TV Commercial (TVC) shoot ever!!!!! I was kindly asked by Tom L to assist on the drone as he was training me to use it. I love stepping out of my comfort zone and experiencing new things. While on shoot I was asked to be the camera operator for the drone for more of the tricky shots. Mind you I had only learnt how to use the drone for around 30mins. The director, Bruno, stood by me to make sure I was getting the shots he

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

Towards the end January I bought myself a DJI OSMO, incase you don’t know, the DJI Osmo is a handheld camera that offers all the freedom and fluidity of a Steadicam without the hefty harness. Amazing right? Not only is this device small enough to fit into my handbag it also shoots in 4K and 120 fps in HD. It is the exact same camera and gimbal that the DJI Inspire 1 drone has. The next couple of days I went out for a few test runs. Below are a few videos I shot and edited fo

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

We live in motion! So whatever the occasion, capturing your moment on video will help you re-live it. Recently, I had a family shoot with Dubai blogger and founder of the fashionprocess.com, Mona Valeriya and her beautiful daughter Lera Valeriya. A family video makes a beautiful keepsake. I love capturing the beauty and personalities of my clients. As an artist, my job is to document a small moment in time that nothing else including photos could ever replace. Location, Locat