Fashion, Fashion and more Fashion
That’s been the main driver for my photography over the past six months. A new fashion portfolio with new models and new garments and all of this working with new Hair and Make-Up artists. The whole fashion caboodle with a whole new photography team.
So how does it work and has it worked? On the surface at least it looks like the modeling game has changed somewhat, there is a new breed of models, the ‘internet model’. These new models owe no allegiance to any modelling agency; it’s a brave new world. Well a brave new world under 5’8 in many cases which is just fine sometimes. But the world of modelling has not really changed, the agencies still rule and that means models 5’8 and over.
But there is no fashion without Fashion! Along with finding models to photograph I have been making contact with emerging designers who have allowed me to photograph their clothes on various shoots. There is nothing wrong with the classic jeans and white tee shirt shot, it still looks great in a models portfolio but its not going to be enough for a new photographers fashion book. Well not White tee & jeans x 30!
My fashion work often has classic leanings and the Centennial Park photo shoot, ‘Park Life’ with fashion by Sami & Sita Paddington delivered some classic shots. Working with Lisa Sciberras on Hair & MU and model Lauren Burnett, from Chadwicks, it was my first attempt at a full editorial style fashion shoot since returning to fashion photography.
For my second ‘big’ shoot I chose Sydney’s Chinatown with its mixture of lanes and restaurants, shop fronts and walls and signage with Chinese characters mixed in with English. It’s a fascinating area and we shot with two models, Sunny and Ashlee with 70s inspired fashion provided by Barbarella Vintage in Newtown. H&MU was again provided my Lisa Sciberras. The shoot went for about six hours with the final shots being made in the available street and shop lighting. These final images added to the mysterious Chinatown feel.
Of course not all shoots can be big production numbers. The logistics of a big shoot can be quite daunting; model selection, garment selection and styling; the editing of a big shoot can easily take a week to finalise. Smaller shoots are easier on everyone and work well for shots for a models portfolio. I will be writing about some of the smaller modelling portfolio shoots in my next blog.
So how does it work and has it worked? On the surface at least it looks like the modeling game has changed somewhat, there is a new breed of models, the ‘internet model’. These new models owe no allegiance to any modelling agency; it’s a brave new world. Well a brave new world under 5’8 in many cases which is just fine sometimes. But the world of modelling has not really changed, the agencies still rule and that means models 5’8 and over.
But there is no fashion without Fashion! Along with finding models to photograph I have been making contact with emerging designers who have allowed me to photograph their clothes on various shoots. There is nothing wrong with the classic jeans and white tee shirt shot, it still looks great in a models portfolio but its not going to be enough for a new photographers fashion book. Well not White tee & jeans x 30!
My fashion work often has classic leanings and the Centennial Park photo shoot, ‘Park Life’ with fashion by Sami & Sita Paddington delivered some classic shots. Working with Lisa Sciberras on Hair & MU and model Lauren Burnett, from Chadwicks, it was my first attempt at a full editorial style fashion shoot since returning to fashion photography.
For my second ‘big’ shoot I chose Sydney’s Chinatown with its mixture of lanes and restaurants, shop fronts and walls and signage with Chinese characters mixed in with English. It’s a fascinating area and we shot with two models, Sunny and Ashlee with 70s inspired fashion provided by Barbarella Vintage in Newtown. H&MU was again provided my Lisa Sciberras. The shoot went for about six hours with the final shots being made in the available street and shop lighting. These final images added to the mysterious Chinatown feel.
Of course not all shoots can be big production numbers. The logistics of a big shoot can be quite daunting; model selection, garment selection and styling; the editing of a big shoot can easily take a week to finalise. Smaller shoots are easier on everyone and work well for shots for a models portfolio. I will be writing about some of the smaller modelling portfolio shoots in my next blog.
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The last photo is f**king amazing. The light, color and texture (softness, smoothness) are spectacular.
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