Footballers' wives

Last Thursday saw me at the airport at 6am, waiting to catch a plane to Melbourne. My task was to meet with five footballers' wives and girlfriends at a photo shoot for an upcoming Cosmo feature. Being in a different state and knowing little or nothing about football I was quite nervous.

I checked into the gorgeously opulent Crown Towers hotel; extremely high ceilings and plush furnishings, it was all very grand. We set up hair and make-up in one of the rooms and began the transformation of our first girl. The day went on, with each girl dolled up in floor-length frocks, posing for the camera. Some of the girls were first-timers; for others it was a regular occurrence.

The best part of this job for me, besides meeting some great chicks, was getting the chance to shoot some seriously beautiful gowns; namely Alex Perry and Lisa Ho. Cosmo doesn't typically feature Brownlow Medal-ready floor-length gowns. We got the shots we needed just in time, before hotel security was ready to tackle us and our smoke machines. An evening flight back to Sydney ended the day's work.

My next task? To edit more than 300 party dresses down to just 10 of the season's hottest. A manic task. As I am not a party dress person myself (I prefer to do the jeans and heels thing!), I figure I can be objective about the situation.

Here goes…