The Movie that Lets Us Inside the Coveted Domain of MY Favorite Diva

Photo by Lori Hawkins – The September Issue

Everyone has their heroes, people you look up to and draw inspiration from, and Anna Wintour is definitely one of mine. I’m sure it’s obvious why. Anyone who knows anything about the fashion industry knows Anna Wintour. Over 20 years ago she rescued American Vogue from the brink of obscurity and restored it to its Diana Vreeland-era glory days, and she’s remained one of the most important figures in the fashion industry ever since. Her eye for style is unsurpassed, her taste is impeccable, and her power and influence in this industry cannot be overstated.

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Name: Jeremiah Hull

Explanation: This image comes from a series which combines my love of music and fashion. This particular beauty shot shows a fusion of music and hair using guitar strings and picks as a design element. The combination of strong lighting and strong pose created a mood of power and beauty.

Explanation: This beauty photograph could easily be seen as an advertisement for a hair product or it could be part of an editorial. I love the microphone cord, the way it wraps around the models neck, forcing the eye to follow it’s twists and turns right back to the brightest part of the photograph and in essence, the very thing that the photograph is “selling”: the hair. Make up is well done and understated, again, making the hair the “Star” of the shot. And the hair is pretty much perfect!! Choice of model is spot on as well. She carries the intricate hair style with her long neck and flawless profile. Well done, Jeremy! And Averil Hull who did the hair!

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Suburban Occult, Elinchrom, and Steven Meisel

David and I recently celebrated the 1 year anniversary of The Fashion Photography Blog! We both want to extend a very warm thank you to all of our readers and subscribers!! I think we’re both a little more than suprised that the blog has done as well as it has in such a short time and continues to grow and gain popularity. But it’s you, the reader, that has made this possible and we’re very grateful to all of you who have been so loyal and enthusiastic towards this blog. We have more things planned for the blog in the coming year including a store where I’ll list books and DVD’s that I recommend and tutorials we offer, plus the seminars that we’re planning on doing every other month in 2010! We’re looking forward to an exciting year ahead of us, so stay tuned!

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Making Denim Look Sexy

© 2009 Melissa Rodwell Photography

I have said this before and I’ll say it again: fashion photography is about photographing fashion. If you can’t make the clothes look amazing, you can’t shoot fashion. Of course, all of the other elements have to be there. Great model, great hair and make up. But we are hired to shoot the clothes by the designers and manufacturers, magazines and art directors. So if the clothes don’t look GREAT,  you’re basically not shooting fashion. You’re shooting model pictures. One way to conquer photographing fashion is to understand fashion. In another post I wrote called  Styling and Fashion 101 I spoke about reading up on the history of fashion and costume design. I recommended some books, just to give you a strong base in communicating with clients. And to understand how fashion has evolved and how it mimics our social and political status. What is one of the most  important elements to a garment? The FABRIC.  What is your job then? You need to undestand how to LIGHT the fabric in order to make that garment look incredible! So everyone that sees your photograph wants to buy those clothes. That’s why you’ve been hired. To make those garments SELL.

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A Little Information About The Big Show

You want to know my truth about shooting fashion shows? I don’t shoot them! Seriously. But I have shot them in the past, especially when I was first starting out in my career. The thing is, if you’re a fashion photographer, it’s going to come up. You’re going to get offered the gig at some point. Or a designer friend is going to need a favor and you won’t want to turn them down. Or maybe you really want to head in that direction with your career. For me, I’ve gotten to the place now where I will kindly refuse the gig because I just don’t enjoy shooting them.

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