Gritty Pretty June ‘22 x Thelma Plum

June ‘22 cover shoot for Gritty Pretty with Thelma Plum @thelmaplum @gritty_pretty
Photography: @daveblakephoto
Photo assistant: @samclare__
Hair & makeup: @chloelangfordmakeupartist
Styling: @mutabazi_k
Motion: @henrycousins
Words: @danielle_gay
Art Direction: @sarahdalywork
Special Projects Producer: @nicolasevitt
Editor-in-Chief: @eleanorpendleton

Gritty Pretty June 2022 x Thelma Plum

June 20, 2022 in Fashion, Beauty, Covershoot, Editorial

June ‘22 cover shoot for Gritty Pretty with Thelma Plum @thelmaplum x @gritty_pretty. Photography: @daveblakephoto Photo assistant: @samclare__ Hair & makeup: @chloelangfordmakeupartist Styling: @mutabazi_k Motion: @henrycousins Words: @danielle_gay Art Direction: @sarahdalywork Special Projects Producer: @nicolasevitt Editor-in-Chief: @eleanorpendleton

AAFW x GrittyPRETTY x Redken

May 13, 2022 in Beauty, Fashion, Editorial, Commissions

1_001a-loli-watson by Dave Blake 2020 Byron Bay copy.jpg — Run Rabbit Run.

There really was a rabbit.

ft. **Loli Watson** (Que Models)
Photography: **Dave Blake** - @daveblakephoto
Beauty: **Nahid Kholghi** - @nahid_makeupartist
Location: Byron Bay, Australia.

Run Rabbit Run

December 11, 2020 in Editorial, Personal Work, Beauty, Fashion

There really was a rabbit. ft. Loli Watson (Que Models). Photography: Dave Blake - @daveblakephoto Beauty: Nahid Kholghi - @nahid_makeupartist Location: Byron Bay, Australia.

4_159-Michelle-Bagarra 1 by Dave Blake_PERSONAL_2020_Editorial_Miami Beach_retouched by Dave Blake.jpg — Quantum Jumping.

A photo story from another time and place - where everything is slightly off-kilter, but seems to work, all the same.

**Michelle Bagarra** - @michellebagarra
Photography: **Dave Blake** - @daveblakephoto
Beauty: **Valentina Pintus** - @valepintusmakeup
Location: Miami Beach, Australia.

Quantum Jumping

October 07, 2020 in Editorial, Personal Work, Beauty, Fashion

Quantum Jumping. A photo story from another time and place - where everything is slightly off-kilter, but seems to work, all the same.

1_Dior-Johansen_80s-Beauty by Dave Blake_35mm-Kodak-Ektachrome-E100-cross-processed.jpg — 80s beauté on film

I read a lot of European magazines from the 70s and 80s - and truly admire the look and feel of the pictures. I set about trying to understand how the original master photographers like Hans Feurer and Harry Peccinotti might have worked with film and processing. These were shot with the new 35mm Kodak Ektachrome E100 (and cross processed) on a Nikon F100 with Nikon 70-200 2.8 @ f4. Anyhow, I like them, and if you’re a photographer interested in shooting on slide film, this might be interesting for you to see.
Model: **Lauren Johansen-Bell** @laurenjohansenbell.
Photography: **Dave Blake** @daveblakephoto.
Beauty: **Nahid Kholghi** @nahid_makeupartist
Location: Byron Bay, Australia.

80s beauté on film: 35mm Film Kodak Ektachrome E100 (cross processed)

October 04, 2020 in Editorial, Personal Work, Beauty, Fashion

Some pictures shot with the new 35mm Kodak Ektachrome E100 (and cross-processed) on a Nikon F100 with Nikon 70-200 2.8 @ f4

Barbara Di Creddo

May 02, 2020 in Editorial, Personal Work, Beauty, Fashion

Barbara Di Creddo IMG New York wearing a white linen jumpsuit and Riding a Super73 Electric Motorbike.

Fisherman's Friend

July 14, 2019 in Personal Work, Beauty

Beauty Story ft. Chelsea Donaldson (Viviens). Photographs: Dave Blake @daveblakephoto. Hair-Makeup: Nahid Kholghi. Styling: Hayley Cannon. Location: Byron Bay, Australia

Caroline Lowe

April 13, 2019 in Personal Work, Beauty

Caroline Lowe @ IMG, Photographs: Dave Blake. Hair-Makeup: Simone Forte. Stylist: Natalia de Martin. Location: Sydney, Australia

Caroline; Raw

April 07, 2019 in Personal Work, Beauty

Caroline Lowe @ IMG, Photographs: Dave Blake. Hair-Makeup: Simone Forte; Location: Sydney, Australia

Isadora; Raw

March 29, 2019 in Editorial, Personal Work, Beauty

Isadora Vieira (Priscillas); Photographs: Dave Blake; Makeup: Mia Hawkswell @miamakeup; Hair: Tiffany Thurtell (Alan Buki) Location: Stevie English Hair Sydney, Australia

Itty Bitty Barbershop

December 08, 2018 in Beauty, Editorial

The birds are real. NEW WORK for IMIRAGEmagazine #334 | Photography: Dave Blake, Makeup: Linda Thi, Hair: Juny Kim, Retouch: Rhi Jansma, Model: Ella Wennström @ellawennstrom (Viviens) | Location: Sydney, Australia.

Elle McNamara by Dave Blake (121-elle-mcnamara).jpg — Summer is calling.

*BEAUTY SERIES* ; Muse **Elle McNamara** (IMG Models); Photographs by **Dave Blake**, Hair Makeup: Linda Thi | *Sydney, Australia*

Summer is calling.

August 30, 2018 in Beauty, Personal Work

BEAUTY SERIES ; Muse Elle McNamara (IMG Models); Photographs by Dave Blake, Hair Makeup: Linda Thi | Sydney, Australia

08_Karla Bodycote by Dave Blake (066-Karla-Bodycote).jpg — Karla; Raw

*RAW SERIES | Face clean (no makeup);* Muse **Karla Bodycote** (Viviens Model Management); Photographs by Dave Blake.

Karla; Raw

June 23, 2018 in Beauty, Personal Work

RAW SERIES; Face clean (no makeup); Muse Karla Bodycote (Viviens Model Management); Photographs by Dave Blake. Byron Bay, Australia.

Miluniel by Dave Blake Photographer (012-fraser-island).jpg — On Island Time

#MUSE ***MILUNIEL***; Photographs by **Dave Blake**, Hair-Makeup // Sheri Vegas. *Location: Fraser Island, Australia* 🌴

On Island Time

June 11, 2018 in Beauty, Personal Work

#MUSE MILUNIEL; NUDE SERIES; Photographs by Dave Blake, Hair-Makeup // Sheri Vegas. Location: Fraser Island, Australia 🌴

Elixir of Youth.

May 09, 2018 in Beauty, Personal Work

Beauty. Raw, sensual and organic in it’s original form, evolving into a kaleidoscope of colour as it’s alluring chameleon like qualities draw us in to create and build upon the canvas with which we have been gifted. Will our chosen palette become a part of our truest self or will it simply become a mask that we carefully place over that which was once pure… Photographs: Dave Blake, Muse: Beth Hurrell (Que Models), Hair Makeup: Valentina Pintus, Post: Rhiannon Jansma, Words: Jenni Sellan.