Summer might technically be ending, but down south it stays forever hot until late October. In honor of that, my team and I wanted to do a summer-y ice cream shoot with more moody tones and deeper hues.
![Summer Ice Cream Melting](https://cieradesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Moodboard-Melt.jpg)
I wanted a downtown, relaxed, cool-girl feel for this concept. I met our model, Isabella, at a local café called Magpie. I immediately wanted her for the shoot—she had the right vibe and perfect nails for our detail shots of the sherbet.
![Graphic-Love-Melt-2](https://cieradesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Graphic-Love-Melt-2.jpg)
Our location was the Spanish Moon, a local music venue. The Walls Project, a nonprofit in Baton Rouge, does these amazing murals on the sides of buildings around the capital city. Each is unique and playful with bright colors and interesting shapes. I thought it fit well with our concept—it helped warm the colors in each photo as a composition.
![Melting Ice Cream Editorial Shoot](https://cieradesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Graphic-Love-Melt-3.jpg)
![Melting Ice Cream Styled Photo Shoot](https://cieradesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Graphic-Love-Melt-4.jpg)
![Girl Eating Melting Ice Cream Cone](https://cieradesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Graphic-Love-Melt-7.jpg)
![Ice Cream Dripping Down Arm](https://cieradesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Graphic-Love-Melt-8.jpg)
![Ice Cream Dripping on Keds](https://cieradesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Graphic-Love-Melt-10.jpg)
![Ice Cream Dripping Down Legs](https://cieradesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Graphic-Love-Melt-9.jpg)
PSA: Don’t try this at home. It gets very messy. We were so sticky and gross after pouring melted sherbet on the white dress and shoes!
Creative Direction: Ashley Monaghan | Photography: Malarie Zaunbrecher | Make-up: Meghan Mcgee | Stylist: Makenzie Godzo
LOVE!!!!!
I la-la-love this shoot. Y’all are awesome.