Fashion
I did some test shots with the lovely Mariso Magana from San Diego a few weeks ago at the top of Blacks Beach San Diego, California. She such a doll. So good at modelling and what a pleasure to work with she was. We got so many great shots from our two hour shoot sans MUA or Hair. Mariso is signed with OTTO Models.
Here are some of my favorites from the shoot:
Ekumenik SP16 Look Book Photos
Read MoreIn August 2015, I had the opportunity to shoot the gorgeous Margaux Brooke for RVCA swim wear for their 2016 Look Book in Venice.
Read MoreLast March 2015, I traveled to Mayhaufen, a small town in Austria, together with athletes Helen Schettini, Taylor Godber, and Wolle Nyvelt to shoot some missing pieces for Billabong's ad campaign and 2016 product lookbook. Mayhaufen is such a cool town, and it is home to Wolle Nyvelt. In fact, we stayed at his parents' hotel just a couple of blocks away from his home. We stayed there for three days.
The shoot was done very quickly, but sometimes that's just how you have to do it. We were accompanied by Andrew Marrinier, the team manager, and Sophie, the art director at Billabong. There were a great team to work with. Here are some of the lookbook shots used by Billabong.
I had the wonderful opportunity to shoot Whistler local Chelsea Coughlin in RVCA swimwear. It was a fun and creative shoot, and we did it at the spectacular Brandywine Falls, close to my Whistler home. Brandywine Falls is such as beautiful sight, with the water dropping from a 70-metre cliff to the valley below. It is definitely a must-see for anyone on the way to or driving from Whistler. Here are some amazing shots from our quick shoot.
Shooting a swim suit lookbook with a professional model like Mahina Alexander makes things easy. Although Mahina was sick this day, you can't really tell in the photos. What a badass! Thanks Andrea Hellebuyck for styling, Matt Barlow making the show run smooth and Chad Huff for video and creative direction. You guys rock!
If you havn't heard of RVCA by now, you're probably living on another planet.
The brand was founded by PM Tenore. Transcending the boundaries of traditional action sports apparel, RVCA is a design-driven lifestyle brand free from passing trends. Appearing as a natural on the shelves of boutiques as on those of a local skate shop, RVCA is brought together by a group of like-minded individuals from various subcultures, a collaboration of sorts, a lifestyle within itself.
PM Tenore's intention from the very beginning has been to create a platform for RVCA, which combines art, music, fashion and a modern lifestyle in an original way. At the forefront of this vision has been RVCA's Artist Network Program (ANP)-a venture established to showcase the talents of accomplished as well as unknown artists who inspire our generation and push the boundaries of creative excellence.
Established to promote the genuine integrity of RVCA's subcultures while simultaneously giving back to the community, RVCA in essence is redefining the way the market views art and fashion as represented through the balance of opposites and how they coexist: water, oil; air, land; destruction, industrialization; art, science; foreign, domestic; order, chaos; past, present.
Sorry for the cut and paste, but I couldn't possibly sum it up better..
Last August me and some of the other RVCA advocates got the luxury of spending a week in Montauk NY. Ashley Smith, Mahina Alexander, Michelle Blade, Kylea Borges and Nina Long all attended. The photos produced for the lookbook below were created 100% organically. No stylist, no shot list, no intent really, we just put on clothes and shot photos outside and inside the house we were staying. I actually just started shooting because I'm not very good at doing nothing. By the time everything else came together, well we already had the content, and the marketting team told us we were done. Pretty crazy how these things work out sometimes. I am grateful for such a rad experience.
I did a quick little post for People Footwear in Indonesia this May. People Footwear™ is a Vancouver–based brand dedicated to producing the next generation of classic casual footwear. They create products that are ultra–light, extremely cushy and perfect for doing whatever it is you love to do. The brand represents “high–performance leisure” — a quest for laid back self–discovery, deep breaths, and relaxed smiles and they make the footwear to keep you moving in that direction. I'm loving their creative ideas and MO.
Follow Taylor Godber on her quest for snow filled adventures this winter @fingerscrossedcreative. She a beauty girl on the inside and out.
