Daphne Fashion Photography, Autumn Call

Daphne fashion photography was an Autumn Project inspired by the the story of Daphne and the seasons. According to mythology, Apollo, the god of hunting, music and poetry, offended Eros, the god of love, by mocking his archery skills. Eros retaliated by shooting two arrows: one hit Apollo and filled him with insatiable lust for Daphne, the other hit Daphne and filled her with abhorrence for all things romantic.

I wanted Daphne to be portrayed as a childlike nymph, also innocent and shy, interweaved into the trees and the forest, almost blended into it. The gold of the dress blended into the same colours of the branches and leaves. The second part of this shooting was a beauty portrait setting with autumn leaf chain to complement the red of the lips, eyeshadow and the otherwise warm decent natural makeup look.

Styling, Art direction & Photography: Sybille Gburek

Mua: Sirintip Cheung

Model: Samantha Tsang

Outfit: Alice Temperley gold dress, Karen Millen gold dress