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Fashion photography in NYC is opening up!

I am pleased to report that my New York fashion clients are starting to shoot again.  My first shoot since lockdown was June 30 at my fur client’s warehouse.  It felt a bit weird returning to set but we all wore masks (except the model of course), did our best to social distance, the space was large and airy with good ventilation and fans to circulate the air.

So far all my work has been at client sites and location.  I have not worked in my studio yet but look forward to returning!

Here are a couple of portraits of my models from yesterday.  I am not able to post the client’s photos but shot these for social media purposes: Alexis Morgan, APM New York;  Amanda Mondale, W/360 NYC

 

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Alexis with APM New York

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Model Amanda Mondale W/360

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Model Amanda Mondale W/360

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Behind the Scenes Video From Recent Fashion Photo Shoot In My NYC Studio

A super cute behind the scenes video from a photo shoot with my client Nue by Shani.  I love working with Shani Grosz and the team.  Shani creates stunning dresses with hidden shape wear that create a perfect silhouette flattering her clients. The first two thirds of the day starts with shooting looks for her line sheet and customer e-commerce usage against white background.  We then switch over to the creative, fun part of the shoot powering through  multiple look changes on four separate setups. We are clear and focused on what we need to accomplish. Backgrounds and props are planned out and prepared. The biggest challenge for this season was suspending large clocks.  The rigging and stabilizing was a bit time consuming but the results made the effort worthwhile!

Enjoy the video!

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NYC Fashion Photoshoot featured on Japanese Blog

I have been collaborating with makeup artist Hiro Yonemoto for many years.  Hiro is from Tokyo but lives in New York.  He does go back to Japan for work and to visit family.

On my  last shoot with him for custom couture client  Lee Anderson he brought along a team from a Japanese beauty blog to interview him and film behind the scenes footage of  the shoot.

Hiro just sent me a link to the video.  It is well produced, fun to see, but I have no idea what they are saying!

The model Kate Petrova from Q Management New York is stunning and the fashion was gorgeous.  Below is the video for a look at the shoot!

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Behind the Scenes, Beauty Photography, NYC

Had a great day shooting beauty with the stunning model Kenz with One Management, New York.  Some behind the scenes photos with makeup artist Dani Schacter and hair stylist Tomoko working their magic.  They had the tough job of making gorgeous Kenz gorgeous. I look forward to sharing the final selects soon!

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Hairstylist Tomoko’s magic hands working their super powers on Kenz!

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Talented makeup artist Dani Schacter has the tough job of making beauty Kenz look beautiful.

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Family Portrait Photography

Saturday I had the opportunity to photograph a wonderful family from Long Island celebrating the parents/grandparent’s 50th wedding anniversary. This is a departure from my normal commercial fashion and beauty work, but was refreshing and welcome!  I love photographing people! We met at my studio.  I was set up and ready to go.  We had 6 adults and 4 kids individually and in various combinations.  There was so much love and everyone was so comfortable. The kids were amazing. All I had to say is “get closer” or “pile on dad” and magic happened! I used both strobes and natural light to vary the feel of the images. My favorite moment was when the kids started to get really animated, running up the curved cyclorama wall and photo bombing.

I got lots of wonderful compliments.  The ultimate was in and email received the next day wanting to make the day an annual event!

Below is the last frame of the day with me jumping in!

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Behind the Scenes Video – Fashion Lifestyle Photoshoot

My friend Kenny Chan of Full Motion NYC shared a behind the scenes video he shot from my lifestyle fashion photo shoot for shoe client J/Slides Footwear.  We had a great shoot, meeting in Central Park 6:30 am on a beautiful June weekday morning.  I was surprised how busy the park was at that time; runners, dogs, cyclists, trucks making deliveries. In retrospect I am not sure why I thought Central Park would be quiet.

Our models were Kianna Stupakoff and Lily Jean, both from Next Models, New York. Although they never met each other, they became best friends, at least for that morning.

To see some of the still work and promo videos please visit the client website by clicking below!

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Fashion Photography on Location

May and June have been really busy months for me. I have been shooting a lot of catalogs, advertising campaigns, promotional, and social media campaigns.  I even photographed my first wedding for a friend of the family who would not take no for an answer!

Now that we have some beautiful weather in New York I have been shooting jobs outside.  The past 2 weeks I had two shoots that took advantage of this.  The jobs were very different, but both great.

Jewelry and handbag designer Cristina Sabatini creates gorgeous high end pieces. She secured a phenomenal house situated on the water on the North Shore of Long Island. This weekend house was incredible and we had run of the entire property… including the Rolls Royce convertible! The landscaping was gorgeous, outdoor and indoor pools, magnificent decks, and super chill family that hosted us. The beautiful models were Genesis Suero (Miss New York) and Catalina Morales (Miss Puerto Rico). Hair and makeup by my talented dear friend Veronika Robova. The fashion stylist was Dash Armstrong.  The shoot was extremely elegant and upscale.  I love seeing the client beginning to post images on Instagram.  Can’t wait to see the campaign roll out!

Here is a photo of the two models shot by the outdoor pool overlooking the beach and bay.

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Yesterday I worked for footwear designer J/Slides.  J/Slides is a fun, comfortable, youthful brand creating quality casual sneakers and shoes.  The client cast two great models from Next Model Management NYC; Lily Jean and Kianna. We met in Central Park at 6:30 am with camera, shoes and clothes and ran around the park taking fun lifestyle images. I was amazed how busy the park was at that hour. People running, biking, walking dogs, supply trucks making deliveries. The models were great.  We made super fun images and video.  I am looking forward to seeing the client’s select. Here is a behind the scenes photo of me with the models shot by my assistant at the end of the shoot.

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Kids Fashion Photography, NYC

Yesterday, a rainy May New York morning, we had a faux snowball fight, drank fake hot chocolate with real whipped cream, and had a lot of silly fun photographing kids outerwear fashion for BJ’s and Costco.

Models Adrian from Generation Model Management and Emma from FFT New York killed it.

I love shooting kids (with a camera, of course).

The ham that I am, I had to don a men’s jacket and get into a fun photo with the kids.

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Behind the scene with kids fashion photographer Eric Hason and models. Having fun on set!

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Fashion Catalog Photography

Wednesday evening.  Just completed my third day shooting for the early fall McCall’s Pattern Company catalog; two more days to go!  McCall’s creates patterns for home sewers to create their own clothing.  The company has a deep, rich history dating back to 1870! I had the pleasure of working in their studio and touring their catalog archives.  They have all of their past catalogs and is a real history of fashion and trends. A plethora of supermodels have graced the covers!

The amount of preparation and thought that goes into each shoot is really impressive.  I am honored to be entrusted to help execute the team’s vision while adding my personal style to each shoot. The art direction, styling, model casting, makeup/hair and organization is always on point.

It is a thrill to receive the catalog after it is printed.  I love doing photography for this client!

Since there is an embargo on the fashion images I can only show limited images I take specifically to share for social media.  I get approval from the fashion editor prior to posting.

Here are some natural light beauty images of models Sam Vrielink of Wilhelmina New York, myself with model Bamboo (Shine Ibu),  Lauren Macarro of State Management NYC, Karen cutting Lauren’s hair (not) and Anna Vorobyeva Wilhelmina New York in the makeup chair with makeup artist Dawn Brocco and fashion director Karen Duffy.

Can’t wait to shoot children’s fashion tomorrow!

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Photography for NYC Knitwear Designer Label and Thread

I love working for New York knitwear designer Label and Thread!  They create beautiful sweaters, scarves and hats, are really great with styling the looks, book great models, and are really fun to work with.  We always use Andrea Wilson of Next Artists for hair and makeup. Andrea is extremely talented and a blast to work with. Her energy keeps the set jumping and her attention to detail makes sure each look is flawless. This season the client booked Dutch model Romy de Grijff from Wilhelmina NY. Romy is a stunning woman and a pleasure to work with.  She made my job extremely easy.

The day started off similar to most.  I arrived at the studio early to start setting up.  I like to be ready to shoot when the client arrives.  This way I am free to spend time helping the client with what they need to prepare for a day of shooting.  During the week another photographer had a job photographing food. My studio manager surprised us with a crate of assorted bags of tortilla chips. There were about 30 bags! Jokingly I asked him what about the guacamole? He came in with a bag of ripe avocados, onion, tomato and limes.  I spent the next 10 minutes making some killer guacamole for the crew and studio staff.  That was a first!

Unfortunately there was no tequila left over. Never too early for shots!

We had a really productive day of shooting.  Below are some of the looks from the F/W18 collection.  I am looking forward to seeing the images live on their website! If you would like to see some of our work from the current season take a look at www.labelandthread.com.

Romy and Andrea love my guacamole!

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And images of the collection

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