Monthly Archives: September 2014

Photoshoot with Daniel Boud

Posted on 8 September, 2014 by Justin Fox

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Daniel shot with this Rolleiflex for a few shots.

Today I had the amazing Daniel Boud shoot me for a VICE/LYNX show and coffee table book, the concept being VICE/LYNX’s take on men’s style in 2014.

Those who know me know that I HATE being in front of the camera, but I’ve been a fan of Daniel’s work for YEARS so I couldn’t refuse!

Daniel brought along his assistant Mitch Hay, both guys were totally chill, which made the whole shoot chill. Daniel shot a few shots in the lounge room, the man cave, the garage with the GT-R and down by the rock pool and beach too.

Ultimately it was just fun to hang out with Daniel, and watch the man at work. Being in front of the camera’s a good thing for me too, now I know how my models feel when they’re not sure what to do (a little direction goes a long way!).

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Photoshoot: Shontelle McFarlane

Posted on 6 September, 2014 by Justin Fox

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I got in touch with Shontelle early last month to organise a shoot and it went down today at my place. Shontelle drove all the way from the Central Coast to get here. I was hoping for a sunny day (as always) but unfortunately it was a grey and rainy day, still, the sun did peep out a few times so I snapped away when it was out. Shooting and hanging with Shontelle indoors was a warm way to spend a miserable morning! I’m quite happy with some of these shots. Hope you like them too.

For more info on Shontelle, like: https://www.facebook.com/shontellemcfarlanemodel
She’s also represented by EDGE Models: https://www.facebook.com/edgemodelmanagement

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A mentor’s mentor

Posted on 6 September, 2014 by Justin Fox

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“There is beauty everywhere that I turn. Another awesome day of Growth & Contribution. With Deep Gratitude for the friends I shared time and inspiration with today.” XP.

Yesterday I had a long lunch with Pauline Nguyen at The Meat & Wine Co in Circular Quay (not to be confused with the one at Darling Harbour, this one in the Intercontinental Hotel was great! Had a real gentlemans club vibe about it, smelt amazing and the steak was perfecto!).

I’ve still been on a high from the shoot we did a week ago, and I’m on even more of a high now that I’ve had a good sit down and chat. I’ve mentored a lot of young people over the years but have always wanted to find someone to mentor me. I’ve found it in Pauline.

During lunch Pauline had a note pad out, and asked me questions, and would take notes down when I answered. She was very much holding a mirror up to me. Questions on values, which I found easier to answer by concentrating on the stuff I don’t value. Defining roles, the Artist, the Manager and the Entrepreneur, and at the very end, even discussing what I got out of today, with meeting with her. It’s not often you hear “you’re fucking amazing” from someone totally fucking amazing. I felt like a student, and I loved it.

Follow Pauline (even following her facebook feed is inspirational to me): https://www.facebook.com/pauline.nguyen.566

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Jess Stars

Posted on 5 September, 2014 by Justin Fox

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Putting the galaxy projector to good use! Jess leaves for overseas soon, and I leave for Japan next week (eek!) so we had to squeeze one more shoot in before our goodbyes! Shooting in the dark was crazy hard, but Jess and I have a great connection, which made it super fun!

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Ogilvy Talk

Posted on 2 September, 2014 by Justin Fox

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Hey it’s Brian! Brian was speaking too, about his new company Common Ventures.

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Aus Infront on the big screen.

I’m on a high from a talk I gave at Ogilvy earlier today. Every fortnight Ogilvy have a Lunch & Learn event where everybody gets together and somebody presents on a chosen topic. The whole point is not just to learn, but be inspired.

I was invited to talk on the topic of Start-Ups / Small Businesses. Basically following your passion/dream, breaking out of the mould, pursuing something, tuning it into a business and making it successful.

Of-course I had a lot to say about the topic. Starting with Australian INfront through to Zen Garage, of finding happiness by being in the moment of doing what you love.

Conversations with Pauline helped to get me in the right frame of mind for this talk. I found myself patting myself on the back driving on route to Ogilvy, not just after the talk driving home.

I only had 15 minutes. I’m more used to having an hour to present! I had to take big chunks out, but I shared a little, showed a little and I had an absolute blast. A quick Q&A at the end let me say a little bit more, which was great. I just wished there was more time as I love any opportunity to speak (haha!).

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Cam Tu Nguyen

Posted on 2 September, 2014 by Justin Fox

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Last Sunday I had a shoot with Cam Tu Nguyen, a girl who I’ve featured on Zen Garage before (shot by Nic Mesker, Cam is one of Nic’s fave muses). Cam came around in the morning. I was still on a high from the shoot with Pauline, and like that shoot, Cam and I just ended up having a great D&M straight off the bat. We could have chatted all day (well, we did actually!), but we thought we’d make the most of the amazing weather and shoot outdoors (something I’ve not done with a model yet), but like I said… I was on a high from shooting with Pauline, who’s been mentoring me a little and my newfound confidence is helping me to try new things without fear.

We drive down to Botany and did a small trek down to some rocks. The initial idea was to get to the old war bunkers but Cam was in heels, which made it pretty much impossible (next time!). We grabbed some burgers at some point, then rattled off a few shots at home. Feeling adventurous we then shot in my R32 Golf. Again, something I never really wanted to do. Photos of girls with cars just don’t do it for me, most of the time they’re pretty tacky, but I reckon we pulled it off in style and they’re some of my fave pics from the day.

I’ll be sure to shoot with Cam again. Was super fun and felt a lot more like hanging out than working, which is exactly how I want it to be!

Be sure to follow Cam on Instagram: http://instagram.com/camm_n

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