Unforgettable – Megan Fashion
Megan looked stunning in her beautiful dress, especially against the dingy backdrop of an old junkyard outside of Virginia City. Her delicate pearl necklace and script CTR ring added an extra touch of elegance.
Contrast – Ryan and Tori Fashion
Tori and Ryan serve as a study in contrast. Here, they model two totally different ways to wear blue. For Tori, denim and a saturated blue polo bespeak boldness and vibrancy. For Ryan, a crisp gray suit and tie with a single pale blue stripe suggests class.
All on the Table – Chad and Leighton Fashion
The old Virginia City saloon served as a great place to take interesting fashion photography. The contrast between the dark old wood, the bright poker tables, and the modern, relaxed clothing of the models made quite the look. I wanted to capitalize on this with some black-and-white edits and edgy, abstract text.
Breezy – Dundi Fashion
Dundi was wonderful to work with. She had some wonderful moxie and I loved her polka dot, sea green scarf and gray pencil skirt.
I’ve noticed that one of the distinguishing traits of high fashion photography is that the images tend to look a bit like under-developed Polaroid photos with gratuitous lens flare. I used a modified photoshop action to try and achieve this effect.
Credits
Model: Dundi Baribe
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Fashion Actions by VictoriaObscure
A Touch of Whimsy – Jip de Dreu Fashion
Jip de Dreu is a charming exchange student from Holland. I loved her combination of dark pinks and white. Her style reminded me of cute boutiques like Dots. I enjoyed experimenting with Photoshop actions to give her images a pink, whimsical glow.
You’re So Fly
Photography totally changes the way you see things. On a normal day, flies are just annoying at best. But, when you have a good camera and some macro extension tubes, they become fascinating subjects. The first of these flies I found struggling for its life in a stream. I held out a leaf to help it to safety, and since its wings were too wet to fly, I was able to get some really fun shots up close. The second little guy paid me a visit while I was trying to shoot photos of a dandelion. He sat on my pant leg and just chilled there for awhile.
Ink Swirls
These were shot using a single macro extension tube and an assortment of speedlights. The “ink” is food coloring that we dripped into a tall round glass of water. A big THANK YOU to Max and Kenna Gurrel for helping me get these exciting shots! It was really neat to see the shapes that the ink formed. The last shot was actually way over exposed, but I loved the way the blown out shot made the colors look.
Water Drop Macro
These shots were pulled off using a device called a time machine, which released carefully timed and sized drops of water while also opening the camera shutter and firing three speedlights. By changing the timing and water drop size, we were able to capture these drops of water at different points of entry. The vibrant colors were caused by the reflection of abstract panels of color on the wall behind the dish used to make these drops. For the last photo, I held up a bouquet of flowers instead of using a color panel to get the neat texture. A big THANK-YOU goes to Julie Peterson, who did a lot of work to get the time machine set up!
Dewy Flowers Macro
Flowers are so fascinating up-close. I had the opportunity to shoot these blossoms with a set of three macro tubes. I used natural lighting for all but the last image, which was shot indoors with a speedlight.
For this last image, I used a water dropper to place a large drop on the stamen of an exotic tropical flower. I aimed my camera at the drop in order to capture the upside-down fish-eye image of a bouquet of purple wildflowers that was reflected through it.
The Forest Floor
Call me strange, but I think mushrooms are absolutely adorable. It’s so unfortunate that they’re associated with poison and drugs! I certainly got some raised eyebrows from my mom when I went through a phase in high school and drew mushrooms on every piece of paper I could find. In my mind, I associate them with fairytales and video games. It’s not hard to imagine a little pixie poised on one of these tiny toadstools. I photographed these cuties with a set of three macro extension tubes while I was out on excursion in Island Park. The biggest of these is about an inch tall, so I really had to get close! I ended up sore and quite damp from laying on the forest floor to get these shots, but I think they were worth it!
