SWIMMING WITH THE FISHES- TAKE ONE

Always willing to be bold and try new weird and interesting concepts the team at GADAL linked with our friends Mitch and Frank of Select Nishikigoi Caribbean for take one of "Swimming With The Fishes!"

Straight from a previous shoot at 5am that morning Danielle and newbie model Tremaine took to the water - James of Pin Point Photography was on lens; our friends at Republic 21 supplied the swimwear and kimono; Kwame of Idea Manifest worked on post production and here is a sneak-peek of the images produced.

With fish ranging in price from USD$ 100 to USD $48, 000 Select Nishikigoi Caribbean is the top of the food-chain when it comes to select koi; add a kimono, swimsuit, swim trunks, faux diamond bracelet from Republic 21, Armani sunglasses and  some select models into the mix and you're literally swimming with the money.

'Take Two' will blow things...well; clear out of the water!


Models:                   DANIELLE and TREMAINE
Agency:                  GADAL Model Management Inc.
Location:                Select Nishikigoi Caribbean (Barbados)
Photo Concept:       Graham Edwards
Photographer:         JAMES CLARKE of Pin Point Photography 
Post Production:      IDEA MAINIFEST

GADAL Models in Digicel 'Smartphone' Advertisement.

Who does one of the Caribbean's top mobile service providers go to when looking for talent for it regional advertisements?

GADAL of course!

In their new 'Smartphone' advertisement Digicel chose not one; not two; but three GADAL girls - Charlene, Danielle and Faith to walk down their digital runway. You saw it here first!

Digicel 'Smartphone' from Piranha Bar on Vimeo.

Models:            Charlene, Danielle, Faith 
Agency:           GADAL Model Management Inc.
Production:      Piranha Bar
Casting:           Kerri Birch

PAINT THE TOWN REDD!

No colour says "CHRISTMAS" like RED; and this Christmas no other store in Sheraton Mall quite says it either...

DRESSES, HATS, JACKETS, BAGS, JEWELRY, SHOES, SHIRTS, JEANS, nothing quite says it like REDD BOUTIQUE!

GADAL's Danielle looked gorgeous when she recently did the REDD Christmas Campaign for the December issue of Stylewise Magazine (above) and again for the Sheraton Mall Christmas Catalogue (below).

So paint the town REDD this Christmas, because no one says, "CHRISTMAS" quite like REDD!

Model:             Danielle Ford
Agency:           GADAL Model Management Inc.
Photographer:  Jaryd Niles-Morris
MUA:                Colour Coded
Client:             REDD Boutique
Clothing:          REDD Boutique

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANIELLE!!!

Guess who turned 18 today?

None other than GADAL's own diva Danielle.

We at GADAL Model Management wish you another  great day and big step into a bright future!

Knock em dead Dan!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

DANIELLE FORDE shot by JOEL BROOKS

Model:               Danielle Forde
Agency:             GADAL Model Management Inc.
Photopragher:    Joel Brooks
MUA:                 Helene Headley

Hands On The Wheel: "Shut Up and Drive!"

New Year's is all about 'RESOLUTIONS' right? NOT making mistakes you made in the previous year; being a better person; stopping this; starting that, discarding bad habits and people...


Is it about surviving and discarding the 'wreckage' of the past 12 months, or IS it about DRIVING?


No matter what the 'wreckage' the past has brought, be assured that all your attempts to stop future accidents will be futile unless you focus, not on the wreck but your driving [and we dare say survival] skills. Driving in preparation for an accident usually averts it!

The "wreck" is never the focus of attention for the paramedics- the PEOPLE are; because no matter whose fault it was [including your own] we can ALL emerge winners if we focus [and starting with yourself] on the people. 


Being right is 'the wreck'. Saying, "I'm Sorry" anyway is focusing on 'people'. 
Selfishness is 'the wreck'. Seeing the other person's point-of-view is focusing on 'people'.
Shouting loud is 'the wreck'. Listening is focusing on 'people'.


Accidents are not caused by cars, but by the people driving them. No matter how great or faulty the car, it's 'saving' the people in it and not focusing on the situation that is most important.


The road of life in 2012 will be filled with pot-holes, smooth bits; challenges; joys; great people and people who sometimes act like they own the road and there WILL be crashes and clashes. Rather than resolving to be 'the perfect driver' avoiding all accidents [and people in the process] focus on driving in a way that PRESERVES life - even if [when] crashes happen. 


Relationships aren't meant to be a series of disastrous accidents. Life is about enjoying the ride and surviving the bumps. Character isn't built by a perfect record, it's what you do when you are not perfect- when you crash!


So don't just resolve with YOU in mind; watch how what you do affects others and find-out what might be affecting them - seek to understand before seeking to be understood.

Because sometimes; something beautiful can emerge from a wreck.

In short, "Shut-up and drive!"

Model:                      Danielle Forde
Agency:                    GADAL Model Management Inc.
Photographer:          Jaryd Niles-Morris
Clothing Designer:     Kesia Estwick
MUA:                        Colour Coded

Who's That Chick?

Danielle is the definition of "sweet". Obviously the product of a 'good up-bringing', she is polite and precise in a way that can only be replicated by 'finishing school'. She attends what has historically been know as the top school in the  island Harrison College; but there is no cockiness about  this lass. Her humility is actually one of her most endearing features..her voice a few octaves above a whisper...

Put a pair of heels, a dress and make-up on however, and she suddenly transforms into a fashion-diva goddess and every inch of her 5' 9" frame commands your attention. 

Her eyes exude a quiet but steely confidence like the 'eye of the storm'. 

When Barbadian fashion-prodigy and Italian-trained  fashion designer Antonio Cumberbatch; (who is a bombshell in his own right) chose Danielle to shoot for some of his latest pieces in what was her very first photoshoot; we at GADAL were delighted! 

If these images are anything to judge by, we think you will be too!

 Captured by the lens of Michael "Mikey" Rapley each piece is edgy, provocative and a perfect blend of both masculine and feminine elements; contrasting starkly against the beautiful and relaxed backdrop of the sand-dunes and sea-grape undergrowth on the coastline of St. Andrew in the paradise of Barbados.

Make-up was meticulously applied to the model by Colour Coded.

Add to this talent pool the extremely talented Cecil Evans of Caribbean Retouch; the master retoucher himself and you have a spread worthy of the best high-end glossy or flashy online-magazine fashion can throw your way. You know you have model-potential when you can get any one of these people out of their bed; furthermore the entire team!

So who's that chick?

Danielle baby! And she's here to stay!

Model:             Danielle Forde
Agency:           GADAL Model Management Inc.
Photography:   Michael Rapley
Hair:               Natalie Barrow
MUA:               Colour Coded
Retouch:         Cecil Evans of Caribbean Retouch