An exercise in Film Noir – Eva Strangelove

Miss Eva Strangelove, a burlesque dancer from Wellington, joined Jaime Leigh and myself on a shoot in a very cool old apartment building in Cuba St one very rainy weekend.

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We raided Eva’s wardrobe and Jaime went to work her magic on the hair and make-up.

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The apartment building had some wonderful art-deco fixtures.

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After a heartbreaking incident with one of my strobes, we had to get a little creative with the lighting.

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