***Brooke-Madison Thames***

At the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Brooke and I have created together many times over the years. For this shoot, we decided to spend the afternoon making stills at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

The Walt Disney Concert Hall was designed by architect Frank Gehry and is a very unique location. This area of the hall is the “outdoor garden” which is free and open to the public. (And they allow photoshoots to occur there at no charge, which is pretty rare.) So you can just walk in and start creating.

Shooting with Brooke is always a blast. She has excellent technique and a natural eye for lines and fashion.

We shot in the late afternoon so we had great golden sunlight that danced against the silvers of the concert hall and created lovely shadows.

This image is my favorite of the day. It features Brooke standing in a similar pose as Edgar Degas “Little Dancer of Fourteen Years” statue (with the added addition of a cell phone)

You can follow Brooke on Instagram at: @Brooke_Madison_Thames and keep an eye on the Zine to see more of our shoots here in the future.

-Oliver Endahl

Ayne Kim was the winner of The Pointe Shop’s 2023 Model search.

For this photoshoot, we created at Papago Park and then at a photo studio in Phoenix Arizona.

We began the shoot at dawn so we could capture the stunning colors from the sunrise. Sometimes shooting at dawn can be a chilly endeavor, but since we were shooting at the right time of the year, we had a perfect 85 degrees the whole time we were outside.

As you can see, Ayne is insanely talented. She achieved these phenomenal ballet positions while standing in pointe shoes outside on dirt. (And she makes it look easy)