RIDDLE ME THIS: What happens when you put 2 beautiful models, one fashion photographer, one hot director, an award winning DOP, an eccentric stylist, and a super talented Japanese hair and makeup team in a Brooklyn loft apartment?

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 .... A MODEL MADHOUSE!

Let me paint an even more stereotypical picture for you. International model, Katharina Rembi, lives with her 'should be a model' cool as ice documentary maker boyfriend, Jarod Scott. They are living it up NYC style in a top floor loft apartment in Brooklyn, with views of Manhattan and the Williamsburg bridge. They are THAT annoying couple - both good looking, both exceptionally talented and both our friends - lucky us. This of course entitles me to full bragging rights.

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Kat is not your average model. No no no.... She has fronted campaigns for Lancome, L'oreal, Revlon UK, Urban Decay, Nivea and Shiseido, as well as having shot for Elle Germany and Elle Ukraine. The list goes on and on.

.......there's always that one over achiever in your circle of friends.

"Friends who MODEL together, stay together."

You may be thinking, why would such a  successful globe trotting international model, be running around Brooklyn shooting a test? Waste of time right? Wrong. First let me explain a test shoot. Put simply it's an unpaid shoot where each person gives their time and skills to create beautiful images for their portfolio. As models we are continuously reinventing ourselves and demonstrating our ability to evolve into new and wonderful creatures.  "Testing" gives us that freedom to show the world a different side to our capabilities. Also, they are just super bloomin' fun.

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There was very minimal planning involved when organising this shoot. We knew enough to get it off the ground, like who was doing hair and make up, who was styling and who was taking the photos. Other than that it was a free-for-all and we let our creativity grab us by the "rum balls" and throw us in which ever direction seemed like a good one. 

Brooklyn was our oyster. From the bedroom and lounge room of Kat and Jarod's apartment to the loading docks of the East River and the streets in front of the South Williamsburg Synagogue. The scene was set and now we just needed to take some nice piccies!

A models got to eat when a models got to eat.

A models got to eat when a models got to eat.

9am signalled "go time". While Kat was sitting pretty in the make up chair, Dejan Poletan, one of Kats good friends and stylist, proceeded to turn her bedroom into a walk-in-wardrobe. OK, if you want my honest opinion it was more of a clothes explosion, or organised mess according to Dejan. 

Don't try and stop us.

Don't try and stop us.

Before getting started Jarod (not just a pretty face) was kind enough to fuel us for the day. Starting off with bagels and cream cheese, a typical New York brekky, and an array of delicious goodies including muesli, yoghurt, fruit, toast, spreads and homemade ice tea. 

So Kat, what are the rest of us having?

So Kat, what are the rest of us having?



By 10.30am Georges our photographer had set up Kat's floor to ceiling, bedroom window into a blown out backdrop with light bleeding in from the edges of her silhouette. 

Peace out New York

Peace out New York

11.30am and a black backdrop was hoisted up in the living room to create a stand alone portrait studio.

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12:30pm and it was time to say hi to the New York skyline. Using all natural light and the unique backdrop of Manhattan

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"For the LOVE of fashion."

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With all this running around those bagels were bound to burn themselves off eventually so it was time for a re-fuel. Being a New York glamazon is hard work......isn't that right Kat? For lunch we were fed a nutrient rich, vegetarian feast of rice with black beans, ricotta and salad. Enough to power us through until the last click on the camera.

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Now of course I was keen to get in on some of the action, however, I'm not one to steal the limelight. During Kats hair and make up changes I may have just popped on a little somethin' somethin', ruffled up my dry shampoo drenched hair and told Georges to point the camera in my direction. Without blowing my own horn, I have to say, I think it was worth it. 

The perks of being married to the photographer.....

The perks of being married to the photographer.....

4pm was already upon us and we knew we needed to make the most of the light we had left. We headed down to the streets below and made a few pit stops including the stair well and lift to shoot some more pictures. This brought us to 6pm which meant low light and high flash, creating cool, paparazzi style street shots. 

It's time for a shoot out.

It's time for a shoot out.

We finally called it a wrap at 9pm and of course after a hard days work of hair flicks and pouting it's only fair we all treated ourselves to a celebration dinner. Ducking off around the corner we found a cool little place and ordered us some classic beef burgers with thin cut chips - the perfect stereotypical NYC dinner for the perfect stereotypical NYC photoshoot.

The fashion industry is a dog eat dog world. 

The fashion industry is a dog eat dog world. 

You can follow Kat (@katharinarembi) and Dejan (@iam.dejan) on Instagram. Also check out Kat's website Have A Smile (@have_a_smile

Follow me (@model_appetite) on Instagram to keep updated on my blog posts. 

A snippet of the end result..... see how 2 different models interpret the shoot quite differently... 

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Katharina Rembi Model Georges Antoni Photographer.jpg
Phoebe Ghorayeb Model Georges Antoni Photographer.jpg
Phoebe Ghorayeb Model Georges Antoni Photographer.jpg
Phoebe Ghorayeb Model Georges Antoni Photographer.jpg
Phoebe Ghorayeb Model wearing Tylr Georges Antoni Photographer.jpg

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