Learn as I grow, grow as I learn. That's my approach to photography. Well, that and have fun. In addition to that, I feel I need a more diverse body of work. It was a combination of these things that had me venturing into the world of fashion photography.
It has already been determined that if a person isn't on a stage with an instrument, then I'm pants at capturing them. But, I'm determined to at least become okay at posed photos. When you see a finished fashion photo, you pretty much just think, oh that's a killer shot or not, depending on the photo. However, when you're behind the camera, a whole boatload of thoughts pop into your head. You have the whole lighting thing to think about. Then you have the models. I've discovered I'm no good at directing models into poses! This is not something that comes natural to me.
My goal was to add at least one fashion photo to my portfolio. There are a couple that I knew what I wanted them to look like when I was taking them. And, I'm happy with those. Other photos, I look at and see more than one end vision. I started out wanting dark, edgy, black and white photos. But as I started the beginning stages of processing, some of them I started to see slightly blown, edgy and desaturated. Others called out to be soft and dreamy. It is possible I should spend a day or two away from them, give some distance between them and me so I can see them more objectively before continuing to process. In the meantime, this is a small bit of what my foray into fashion produced.
It has already been determined that if a person isn't on a stage with an instrument, then I'm pants at capturing them. But, I'm determined to at least become okay at posed photos. When you see a finished fashion photo, you pretty much just think, oh that's a killer shot or not, depending on the photo. However, when you're behind the camera, a whole boatload of thoughts pop into your head. You have the whole lighting thing to think about. Then you have the models. I've discovered I'm no good at directing models into poses! This is not something that comes natural to me.
My goal was to add at least one fashion photo to my portfolio. There are a couple that I knew what I wanted them to look like when I was taking them. And, I'm happy with those. Other photos, I look at and see more than one end vision. I started out wanting dark, edgy, black and white photos. But as I started the beginning stages of processing, some of them I started to see slightly blown, edgy and desaturated. Others called out to be soft and dreamy. It is possible I should spend a day or two away from them, give some distance between them and me so I can see them more objectively before continuing to process. In the meantime, this is a small bit of what my foray into fashion produced.
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| Model: Kate l Designer: DUROSEAu l MUA: Angelica V |
The moment Kate walked out in that dress in the above photo, I thought DRAMA! An outfit as dramatic as that screams to be captured. So I attempted to capture the dress as much and as best as possible. Combined with the model and makeup, I got it in my head that I wanted edgy and urban. I think I kind of, sort of accomplished that.
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| Model: Kate l Designer: DUROSEAu l MUA: Angelica V |
When I first envisioned the end result of the above shot, it was in color, full-length and with a slight retro vibe to it. It was lovely enough but, something just didn't feel right. First I turned it black and white but, that still didn't feel right. So, I softened it a bit. That made me feel better but I still felt like it was asking for something else. That was when I realized it was asking to be cropped.
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| Model: Steph Rai l Designer: DUROSEAu l MUA: Meg Hoyt |
In the above photo, I knew I wanted open space to the side. I also wanted it to be dark and edgy. However, when I made it way, it just didn't work for me. I needed some softness to it. I've found that I really like doing the off center images. There's something fun and sexy about them. This image may be my favorite shot from the day.
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| Model: Steph Rai l Designer: DUROSEAu l MUA: Meg Hoyt |
I was tempted not to do any editing to this one other than a few basic touch ups. But, as I kept looking at it, I started to think of spring time. Huh? I associate feminine and soft with Spring. So, in the end, I attempted soft, romantic and sexy.
