Shoes

I often look through my girlfriend's fashion magazines for inspiration. It works out well because she makes a lot of the items found in the magazines available for me to shoot.

I found this in an issue of Real Simple a few months ago. I really like their style of photography, it's, well, simple. They often take advantage of bold colors and forgo the flashy after-effects that are growing in popularity in the fashion world.

This is a simple, one-light set up with a flagged umbrella on the right side and a large white reflector on the left to help fill in the shadows. I used the flag to keep the light from going right into the table and back into the lens. You could probably do the same with a small softbox, but I was trying to get as much wrap as I could with the umbrella.

Wish List

The other day my girlfriend, Emily, came to me with a rather unusual reques. She wanted help writing her Christmas wish list. Emily explained that her sister, Eileen, wasn't sure what sort of clothes to get Emily for Christmas because they don't see each other on a regular basis and Eileen had grown unfamiliar with Emily's fashion sense. I have the same problem with my brother.

Emily's sister, Eileen, suggested she take photos of herself in her most regular outfits and send them over. I think Eileen was expecting Emily to stand in front of a mirror with her camera phone, but once I heard about the assignment that just wasn't good enough for me. I certainly wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to take photos of my favorite model.