{"id":136282,"date":"2021-03-29T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=136282"},"modified":"2024-11-13T13:13:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T18:13:52","slug":"nicole-bentley-on-the-strength-of-femininity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=136282","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Bentley on the Strength of Femininity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Behind the Image is an ongoing MODELS.com series taking a more personal look at both established and emerging creative talent.<\/em><\/p>\n<style>\n.quote {\nline-height: 1.2em !important;\npadding: 35px 25px;\n}\n.wp-caption {\n    margin-top: 65px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<h2><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/nicole-bentley\">Nicole Bentley<\/a>, photographer<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Perth, Western Australia<br \/>\n<strong>Based:<\/strong> Sydney, Australia<br \/>\n<strong>Representation:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/map-sydney\">M.A.P Management &#038; Production (Sydney)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How would you describe your work? What\u2019s your trademark?<\/strong><br \/>\nI try and capture timeless images of femininity and strength. \u00a0A trademark of sensual and intimate imagery that captures the essence of a woman\u2019s innate beauty. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you get into your chosen career?<\/strong><br \/>\nI fell into photography through a Bachelor of Arts in Design. \u00a0Photography was a compulsory part of the course. \u00a0I fell in love with the medium and went on to pursue a career in fashion and beauty photography. \u00a0My early career started with model test shoots and that\u2019s where I was able to explore my personal style without any restrictions. \u00a0I was living in Perth when I was approached by a Sydney agent who admired my test shoots. Within 12 months I had relocated to Sydney and was shooting commercially. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What have you watched\/heard\/read lately that has inspired you?<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019m spending a lot of time watching and reading about mindfulness. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you love about what you do?<\/strong><br \/>\nI love the collaborative process with other creative minds. \u00a0I love the freedom and spontaneity of my work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What have been the biggest challenges you have faced professionally?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe biggest professional challenges have actually been to juggle personal life and family at the same time as career opportunities. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s one thing outside of your work that you would like people to know about you?<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019m first and foremost a mother to my 3 children. <\/p>\n<h3>Selected Work<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136462\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/emily_2000-7_02.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"courtesy Nicole Bentley\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"courtesy Nicole Bentley\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/emily_2000-7_02-538x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-136462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/emily_2000-7_02-538x640.jpg 538w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/emily_2000-7_02-1076x1280.jpg 1076w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/emily_2000-7_02.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">courtesy Nicole Bentley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Emily Ratajkowski<\/strong><br \/>\nI was so excited to shoot <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/emily-ratajkowski\">Emily<\/a>, but unsure if she\u2019d be into raw skin and wet hair. She was so cool and on board with my vision. \u00a0I loved seeing her this way. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136461\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/aylah_2000-7_01.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"courtesy Nicole Bentley\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"courtesy Nicole Bentley\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/aylah_2000-7_01-474x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-136461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/aylah_2000-7_01-474x640.jpg 474w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/aylah_2000-7_01-949x1280.jpg 949w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/aylah_2000-7_01.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">courtesy Nicole Bentley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/aylah-peterson\">Aylah Peterson<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nEveryone on set fell in love with this image and there was a question of whether it was too blurry to print. \u00a0I tried to re-shoot it with less blur and it lost its magic. \u00a0I was so excited when Eugenie (editor of Harper\u2019s Bazaar) loved it too and sent it to print in all its blurry glory. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136464\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/rosie_2000-7_04.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"courtesy Nicole Bentley\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"courtesy Nicole Bentley\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/rosie_2000-7_04-501x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-136464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/rosie_2000-7_04-501x640.jpg 501w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/rosie_2000-7_04-1002x1280.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/rosie_2000-7_04.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">courtesy Nicole Bentley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Rosie Tupper<\/strong><br \/>\nI shot this image of one of my dearest friends, <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/rosie-tupper\">Rosie<\/a>. \u00a0Rosie has just had her little girl and decided to chop her hair off. \u00a0It was a personal shoot with some of my favourite creatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136465\" style=\"width: 542px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/zoe_2000-7_05.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"courtesy Nicole Bentley\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"courtesy Nicole Bentley\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/zoe_2000-7_05-542x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-136465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/zoe_2000-7_05-542x640.jpg 542w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/zoe_2000-7_05-1085x1280.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/zoe_2000-7_05.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">courtesy Nicole Bentley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Zoe Barnard<\/strong><br \/>\nThis image of <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/zoe-barnard\">Zoe<\/a> is one of my favourite location images. \u00a0I love the narrative and sensuality in this image. \u00a0The winter sun was perfect this day and I was working with beautiful people. \u00a0The images and the day hold fond memories for me.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136463\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/georgia_2000-7_03.jpg\"  data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"courtesy Nicole Bentley\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"courtesy Nicole Bentley\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/georgia_2000-7_03-510x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-136463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/georgia_2000-7_03-510x640.jpg 510w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/georgia_2000-7_03-1020x1280.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2021\/03\/georgia_2000-7_03.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">courtesy Nicole Bentley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Georgia Fowler<\/strong><br \/>\nI had this shoot idea in my head for a few years and finally the stars aligned to capture it. \u00a0<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/georgia-fowler\">Georgia<\/a> was our dream girl for this Aussie camping story. \u00a0This was one of the memorable images from that story. \u00a0It was my last shoot before our country locked down from Covid19.<!--pp-thumb-start--><!--PictPress found no dir \/2021\/03\/136282--><!--pp-thumb-end--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behind the Image is an ongoing MODELS.com series taking a more personal look at both established and emerging creative talent. Nicole Bentley, photographer Hometown: Perth, Western Australia Based: Sydney, Australia Representation: M.A.P Management &#038; Production (Sydney) How would you describe your work? What\u2019s your trademark? I try and capture timeless images of femininity and strength.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":136462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12752,10414,16],"tags":[12790,9195,5711,12794,12888,5852,12889],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136282"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136282"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165226,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136282\/revisions\/165226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/136462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}