Pool Party

Last week Wednesday I was invited to Telerana to present my collection, its a crazy show, I'd say like the Monty Python of Slovakian Television. was good to be there though, the whole 5 minutes of my interview. I had Eva with me, my model muse and she had been made up most beautifully so we decided to go and shoot the new range at Mucurin, an outdoor swimming pool up the road from where I live, it was 10 am and people were starting to arrive but we quickly snuck a few shots...

 The Lifeguard felt Eva needed saving...

 Grey/grey

 Turquoise/orange

 Turquoise

 Black/grey - hop-scotch

 Magic wand

 Testing the waters

Eva being brave :)

EIGHT BIRDS

All I have to say is...

Look what arrived on Friday :)

Our labels :)

Shooting in Heinburg

There is this spot in Heinburg, Austria, 20 km from Bratislava that I absolutely love, I have a friend who is currently building a house out there and I decided that a shoot had to be done. Since the last time we shot we were loosing light, I decided another shot was in order.

This particular location is an old mine, it is closed to the public, fenced with barbed wire, brambles and furious mosquitos...yet all these challenges edged me on even more to hop over the fence and shoot there.

Here are the results, the same experience model and an un experienced yet gifted photographer.

Sunset Shooting

I have in the last two months been trying to get my brand up and running, Eight Birds.
I have been setting up the website, http://octaviamckenzie.wix.com/eightbirds
getting inspiration from the ether, drawing up patterns, foraging for fabrics and sewing up designs.
So far everything I have is a one off, I like it this way, I want to keep it unique, to appeal to the individual.

I was ready with the new collection for another shoot. Lucky for me I have a very skilled photographer friend https://www.facebook.com/berco.r.balog?fref=ts and a very skilled model friend https://www.facebook.com/ebujnovska?fref=ts. The shoot was to take place at my home, at 6pm... We needless to say started late and were chasing the light, but here are some of the behind the scenes results.

As we were loosing light fast...I had to step in...or on the bike :)