It is no secret at all that I am the official photographer at this year's Miss Universe Denmark, but in addition to that I am also a sponsor and judge in the final.
The sponsorship part, for my part, means that the winner of Miss Universe Denmark 2015 gets a photoshoot with me, in my Studio CPH, to be used as official pictures with a crown on, etc., etc.
I brought Azita in behind the brushes and she applied some fantastic make-up, Aviiaja in as a stylist and the beautiful Cecilie really should have shot some fantastic pictures before she leaves for Las Vegas and fights for Denmark
We were allowed to borrow clothes from Elsa Adams Handmade and the beautiful crown is from Yvone Christa NY
It was an AMAZING day in the studio and I got to play with light, shadows, etc. - I LOVE that as a photographer ????
The atmosphere was great: farts, trouble, pepsi max, laughter, nonsense and girls' night out - a REAL girl's day!
We got the photos published in an Italian magazine, a German magazine and online in a few places. For me, it was about sending Cecilie on to the BIG final with some beautiful pictures behind her and I'm actually quite proud of the results we got from today's photo shoot. I went to make some crown pictures with KANT... not as "polished" as you often see.... I myself thought we succeeded very well.
I wish Cecilie the best of luck in the grand final - no matter what, I'm very proud of her and proud to be part of the Miss Universe Family. I can probably promise that I will say YES if they ask me again in 2016...
Makeup/Hair: Azita Andersen // Colorsplash
Styling: Aviia H. Schultz
Miss Universe Denmark 2015: Cecilie Wellemberg
Clothes: Elsa Adams Handmade
Photographer: (me) Anja Ekstrøm
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XOXO
Anja