The Inspiration Station

Boom bam I'm back baby. It's been a while but I've missed it and I'm very excited to create some cool content for you all. I am really hoping to create some new films, and be able to interview interesting people, as well as creating more interesting fashion posts that don't consist of me finding cracks in the cement ridiculously interesting or the camera hilarious... 

As it has been SIX FLIPPING MONTHS since I've last posted on here (I feel guilty) I thought I'd give you a little run down on what has been happening. I'm also going to steal pictures off pinterest that take meh fancy because I feel like it lays a nice grounding of what I'm liking at the moment. Also it just makes this post look really pweetty. 

I got a job! I am the social media manager for @aqof

My family bought a house!

I'm in year 11 now so am beginning to think what the hell I am going to do with myself after high school... I have dreams of studying film, art/design or fashion journalism in Paris or NYC and being an actor for beautiful films but that means I've got to have the $$$ and I ain't got no $$$$...

I just want to meet cool and interesting people and create amazing thanggsss

I would love to make my own clothing

So there you have it folks - enjoy the pretty pictures and videos and I will see you soon! 

Possibly one of my favourite music videos - the colours, the costumes, the cinematography and the overall message is just so good!

I know this video is from The Feed (grade 5 anyone?!) but 'Miso' is one of my favourite artists and it is pretty cool to see where she gets her inspiration from. (I wold also love to get a tattoo from her one day...) 

*dreams of being as cool as Coco*

Artist Colony // Sophie Hur

I've been a fan of Sophie's for a long time ever since running into her in NYC and taking her photo for Street Style. We got each others instagrams and I have loved watching Sophie's photography grow and change in the short 12 months since I began following her. Sophie is one of my favourite photographers - she manages to capture an emotion or mood and the colours that come from her film add another layer of this something. There's an edge of grungy rock n' role / backstage with the band but also a hint of New York It girl's photo album . I'm super inspired and definitely want to start experimenting with film myself. She's also Australian which is always a bonus. Here are a few questions that I sent through, enjoy!

Hey, how are you? What have you been up to lately? I am good! Tired, but good. I have had friends from Australia stay with me and my roommates in my loft so in between work, we have been hanging out and I have also been shooting and planning shoots.

Was moving to NYC a big decision for you? How has it helped you grow as a person and as a creative? In what ways was it difficult? It was and it wasn't. I knew it was something that I had to do. I'm just lucky that I was privileged enough to be able to. It's helped me grow in ways that I know I wouldn't have been able to if I stayed in Australia. Creatively speaking, I have grown immensely - I'm doing things that I never would have thought I would do. Something that is difficult about NYC is that it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the success of others and get down about not being as "successful", but you just have to remember that everything happens for people at different times.

What is the process you take for your photographs? Type of camera, styling, editing etc... I only shoot film. I like Canon. I have plenty of creative friends who are stylists/makeup artists etc, who make it so much easier for me to create new work and practice because we collaborate together. I don't really edit my photos, but I do chuck them into Lightroom.

Is it pricey to be a photographer who only uses film instead of digital? Are there any cheaper options for people that are interested in pursuing film photography? Yeah it is very pricey. Sometimes I'm like damn maybe I should invest in a digital camera!! I recently invested in my own scanner (~150 for cheapest) which was a very good decision so now I only buy the negatives and scan myself, which is time consuming but really fun. 

What makes you most inspired ? How do you get out of creative ruts? The people that surround me - my beautiful friends. I just take a moment to write and not get flustered. Sometimes I just watch a film to take my mind off feeling stuck and I end up getting inspiration from the film. 

How would you describe your style? (photography and clothing (aesthetic in general)) My style is evolving pretty rapidly at this point in my life. I used to use a lot more color like pinks, blues and yellows and now I am interested by neutral color paletts and softer tones, but I think my style is starting to become very simple with an odd twist to it. I dress like a boy most days. I like tee shirts and baggy pants. I wear ankle cut doc martins every day. In general, my aesthetic is heavily influenced by where I live and the people around me.

Any tips for aspiring photographers? I need some tips too haha. I really want a mentor! But, for now as a very amateur photographer, a tip would be to build a collection of good friends who are emerging in their creative field and keep working together!

How do you get your work noticed? I'm still trying to figure this out... Anyone have the answer?

Sophie by DAIJA JONES

Black and white or colour? Colour in photography, black and white in clothing and drawing/tattoos.                  Denim or corduroy? Denim                                                                                                                                        toMATo or toMAAAAEETO ? I'm Aussie mate! It's tomarto.

Dream person to photograph? Petra Collins or any super interesting person!

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Living and working and surviving comfortably in NYC, taking photos and maybe making films for a living hopefully. I'd love to have my own studio space too.

Your top five (people, music, artists etc)

The Strokes, Petra Collins, Just Kids by Patti Smith, Bushwick & Avocado & Tomatoe on crackers

Hope you all enjoyed (it's been my favourite Artist Colony so far) - you can find Sophie on Instagram :)

-Camille 

settling in

Gawd it feels like forever since I last did something on here. So far Chicago seems alright. It's definitely not Melbourne (yet) and I'm missing family, friends, food and the shopping. We have found a few cool places, but I guess we are still exploring and trying to hunt down the places to go.                                                                                                                                                          I've enrolled in my new high school...

LIKE REAL AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL YOU GUYS!!

And I'm pretty excited. I'm expecting Perks of Being a Walflower + Mean Girls + any other cliché high school movies you can think of.    

I've been flooded with tonnes of ideas lately but I've also been really critical towards everything I am doing (not the best combination). I go through phases where I'm like "yeah! Urban Arcade looks great!!" and then other times I'm just like "nope. nope. nope. this does not look good, and it feels boring." So that's why this post is a little different from the usual fashion post. I like it a lot so I'll definitely be doing more like this in the future. 

 I have been wanting to do a post with this dress for a while but also kept putting it off. It was my great aunts when she was younger, and I just think it's one heck of a dress. I'm not usually a dress person. I feel weird, frumpy and just a little too girly for my liking. BUT THIS DRESS. This dress can do no wrong. 

I'm gonna leave it here to go watch The Bachelor (yes yes, I know what you're thinking. I'd be judging me too. But there is something really comforting hearing all those screechy aussie accents whilst stuffing my face with chocolate... mmmmm) 

Photo creds to Mum

The Purple Rave

NGV ART PARTY 6

NGV's Art Party came back for a second year with double the fun. "The Purple Rave" as Esther Olsson put it, was jam packed with music, art, dancing, bright purple lights, photo booths and super cool people.

My friends and I explored the Andy Warhol // Ai Weiwei exhibition, staying a little too long in the photo booths. We danced until I managed to get some 'hard core' blisters and then danced more because beauty is pain, my friends.  Ella Thomson blew me away with her dreamy vocals, and DJ Geezy was killing it, not to mention all of his vinyl!! I got to speak to Esther Olsson who was insanely cool even though I was a little star struck, (and by 'star struck' I mean I was hit repeatedly over the head by a numerous amount of shooting stars, comets, asteroids and planets, carefully avoiding the black hole of embarrassment ) ahhh.  AND THEN out of the crowd emerged Left Leg Studios performing a fast contemporary dance routine. It was so so so good my gawd.

Here are some pics taken on the night to prove how much fun, purpley goodness there was. Also to make you just a little jealous if you didn't come. There is always next year.

C A M I L L E

(photos taken by Olga Bennett © National Gallery of Victoria.)

Street Grunge

Hello!

Today my friend Stella and i had a lovely afternoon together. We took photos, laughed and ate my first Fro-Yo EVER!

Here is a photo shoot in my new favorite top from my favorite opp shop (hehe, kind of made a rhyme) Thank you Stella for being such a great photographer!!!!

camille wears //

hat // French Connection   jeans// Just Jeans  boots// Wittner   top// Savers

xo camille