Concept Shoot: "Innocence vs. the Jungle" with Kim Hulley

The concept shoot came to mind when I had to take one of my dads works to a site where they cutting down trees to start a development. I arrived to a master piece where trees were laying all over the place from the day before when they dropped some 15m high Pine and Bluegum trees. So obviously being a photographer I started picturing all these crazy pictures I can take at this site specifically of a girl wearing a dress walking around in the forest like plot.

Problem was that I had absolutely no idea who this girl was going to be and I had to do it the following day coz my dad had arranged for the trees to be removed.

I placed a status on my photography fan page for people to come for a FREE concept shoot the following day, I received quite a lot of inbox messages from people interested but few who were in town and even less who could make it for the day I had set out to take the pictures.

Nevertheless I went to town and on my way back home I decided to stop at Cafe Lang (a local coffee shop in Delville Street that sells the best chocolate cake and lemon meringue) anyhow... I went there for lemon meringue. I asked Nicky if she knows anyone who she thinks may be interested, she told me about Kim Hulley. I have seen Kim around and I had known at this point that she's not shy. Nicky asked Kim's mom and she agreed that Kim would be ready the following day at Cafe Lang waiting for me.

Wednesday, 15:00, 9th March, I was at Cafe Lang to pick Kim up, I met her mom and everyone was excited... including myself :) So off Kim and I went and below you will see why Kim is every photographers dream girl.

Pondo Rally 2011 - Hosted by the Transkei Black Dragons MCC

When Shane Brauns initially invited me to be the photographer for the weekend, I was super thrilled until I realised that I have a wedding to cover the same Saturday :( wait for it... the bride postpones her wedding by a month! Not my happiest moment as a photographer but I thought what the hell even though they found another photographer I'm still going to go for the rally and take pictures for the Black Dragons.

This being the first time I'm attending a rally I went into it totally excited and I was not let down not even for a minute.

Personally what I took from this experience is that there is no amount of emphasis on how important it is to go fully equipped, rather be over prepared then under prepared. Never rely on someone, take responsibility and BE PREPARED!!!