Chris Searl shot this great POS campaign for Levis.  Glue Society put a lot of attention into the overall display in the windows with really cute touches like a mop.  Ok so a mop isn’t that exciting but I thought they did a really cool and interesting job.  And Chris does an amazing job of drawing out models’ inner coolness, although the casting was pretty incredible.  Kellie and Chris were a brilliant combination.  Chris was completely Zen (or maybe it was just the 5am call time) and Kellie was her usual bullshit-free self while being completely charming with client and Host.  There’s more Levis work to follow so keep checking the blog.  And while I am at it, thanks to all of you who are taking an interest in how this little agency is developing.  I see you all on the stats and just want to say thanks for your support.

Chris recently shot this amazing image for Glue Society / British Council.  The make up was done by a woman who worked on The Chronicles of Narnia. They’re being used across all forms of social media (God it makes me sick hearing that phrase. I don’t know why), and posters etc etc so keep your eye out for them!

Here’s Chris’s latest story from Monster Children.  It’s an Autumn story featuring all those between seasons pieces that seem to do just nicely for a Sydney Winter.  The styling is by Lucy Goodwin, and the hair and make up by Nadine Monley at Names.

I’m a bit of a 50s pinup fan myself.  I’ve got the Bernard of Hollywood instructional photography book for amateur pinup photographers.  I just love the innocence and the confidence of those old pictures and that whole genre.  Those of you who know Chris’s work might have seen a bit of a theme running through.  He has quite a few of these gorgeous, healthy, strong, nymphettes with a come-hither-if-you-dare look about them in his folio and I really think it’s a modern day take on the old genre.  And as they appear in Monster Children, the interviews are really genuine yet still cheeky, rather than the usual ‘what’s your favourite pickup line’ drivel that appears in norg-mags like Ralph.  They’re pinups with a brain.

The current issue of Australian Creative features this simple little piece about Chris.  I sent the editor a few images, and I am really glad that Larissa has picked one that is proving to be a bit of a favourite.  The latest edition of Monster Children is out now too.  Chris’s folio is available for anyone who wants to see some gorgeous behind the scenes shots of Where the Wild Things Are. Chris was one of a ‘Max’-sized handful of photographers who were invited to shoot on Spike Jonze’s set.

Getting to shoot for your own magazine allows you to create the perfect brief. Chris recently chose to shoot the summer fashion pages for Monster Children on what looks to be empty suburban streets. Truth is it was peak hour on one of Sydney’s busiest stretches of road with the models jumping in and out of the traffic between the change in lights.

Styled by Pat Blue and featuring the Aussie labels Lover, Rittenhouse (Beci’s favourite), Something and Claude Maus, the shoot upends the cliche of shooting swimwear at the beach and uses the shadowy streets as a compositional graphic.  Very clever if you ask us.

Dylan Coco Searl was born a week ago today.  Things just got a little noisier at the Searl house.