CINDY BROOKES:

Cindy began her professional career working for Chartered Accountants and Lawyers. Within a few years, she realised a change was essential and moved into the computer industry. Although, her true passion was in fact much more creative and having always had a flare for fashion, Cindy jumped at the chance to assist a commercial photographer (Richard Brookes) as a fill in Make-Up Artist in 2001. With an amazing natural ability for make up and clothes styling, this quickly developed into a full-time position as a Professional Make-Up Artist and stylist working with Magazines, Wedding Parties, Photographers and Models. Cindy and Richard Brookes are now directors of ExecutiveImage, Strawberry Studios, Photolicious and of course, Talent Scouts.

RICHARD BROOKES:

Richard started shooting photos at ten years old. Going Professional at 24 he shot Model Portfolios in Sydney, Australia. Returning to NZ, Richard continued shooting folios and in 1995 started shooting advertising work for NZ Companies. He accumulated years of experience with clients like Air New Zealand, Vodafone NZ, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, James Hardie, NZ House & Garden Magazine and The NZ Herald Style Section.Richard has recently photographed David Beckham, Michael Palin, Prime Minister John Key, Rob Fyfe, Martin Henderson, Amber Peebles, Petra Bagurst, Mike McRoberts, Adam Parore, Sally & Jaime Ridge, Brooke Howard-Smith, April Ieremia, Miriama Smith, Kerre Woodham, Carly Flynn, Will Hall, Lana Coc-Kroft, Jeremy Corbett, Sam Hunt, Richie Barnett and amongst others,the NZ All-Blacks.