After shooting fashion editorial with Meron and Alexandra from Red Model Management we decided to shoot some portraits in window light for fun and social media.
I am really pleased with the results! These girls are so beautiful and work really well together. Makeup artist Jackie Sanchez and hairstylist Karen Bishop and I are looking forward to shooting some beauty with these stunning girls!
Here are some of the results… no retouching!
Had a great shoot on Friday for American Boy by Vaughn Jerreaux 2014 Men’s fashion campaign.
Vaughn is an incredible creative and wonderful to work with. He has a strong vision which he is able to articulate. I love the graphics on his tanks and tees!
The model is Geo, an elementary school teacher; love his hair! I am sure his kids love him! Grooming is by Andrea Archer.
This winter my friend and former assistant Kentaro Minami visited NYC with his client Mitsukoshi Department Store to photograph events and other assignments. One of the assignments were to create photos of their newly designed shopping bag being used by people. I was quite flattered when he asked me and my family to model for the shoot, which of course includes our Italian exchange student Caterina and our vizsla, Hoshi. Sunday morning we had the crew over for a typical New York breakfast of bagels, lox, and cream cheese, then got down to work: hair, makeup, styling and shooting in my Brooklyn home.
The photos were recently hung in windows at their flagship store in Tokyo. Unfortunately my schedule does not permit me to visit Tokyo and stand next to the window in order to greet my Japanese fans and autograph shopping bags. I am thrilled to have the experience, memories, and photos! I love being on the model side of the camera.
A beauty test shoot is just what it sounds like. Get together a crew and make some photos. There is no client; you don’t get paid (actually, it costs money). It is a great opportunity to work with new people, try out new ideas, and create fresh work for your portfolio. That is exactly what we did yesterday.
Hairstylist Seiji Uehara and I have been in touch for years. We have been talking about working together but with busy schedules it never happened… until yesterday. Originally we were going to shoot with a mutual friend and makeup artist Susan Donoghue but Susan got booked on a job last minute that she had to take. Luckily the talented Tatyana Kharkova was available and could come to my studio to play.
Also my first time working with manicurist Ayumu Takasawa
After contacting model agencies and seeing what girls were available to test with, we decided on Lucie Pustova (Next) and Delaney Sproles (Major) and planned on shooting two looks with each model.
The team gelled, the girls were great, and everyone is excited about the results! I will share them after we select images and finish retouching them. Until then, here are some behind the scenes photos!
Delaney Sproles (Major Model Management) gets glommed up!
Lucie Pustova gets the perfect lip!
Lucie shows off her lovely lips while Tatyana admires her work!
Delaney flashes a gang sign with deadly nails!
Renowned fashion photographer Jurgen Teller published a book “Go Sees”. It contains photographs he took of models who came to his London studio for model casting calls. Here is a video where he talks about the project: Jurgen Teller discusses “Go Sees”.
Later this month I will be shooting three editorials. I held a small casting for some models I would be interested in using for the shoot. Here are some digitals I took of some of the models for reference.
Thanks to the following New York model agencies: Trump, APM, Next, Major, MC2.
On a cold, snowy, New York City January Sunday I had the opportunity to shoot a fashion editorial
for Prestige International Magazine, published in Paris, distributed internationally.
I was very fortunate to have the beautiful Sofitel New York as a location for the shoot. Due to the popularity of the hotel, dates were tight but the management graciously gave us a luxury suite with a huge patio and killer views and access to beautiful conference rooms and the lobby.
Fashion editor David Zambrana (I shot the opening photo on his website) and I decided on a suiting story. We wanted to book a sexy, cool model with an androgynous look, who better than Britt Linn from Red Model Management? Makeup artist Aeriel Payne, hair stylist Isaac Davidson, and manicurist Naoko Saita were given the enviable task of making the beautiful Britt camera ready!
It was a fun day running around the hotel, giving the guests a behind the scenes look at a fashion photo shoot, and making beautiful photos which I am very proud to share!
Erin was incredible to work with; down to earth, beautiful, fun and game. Fashion stylist Angellika Morton pulled beautiful gowns for the shoot, with wonderful jewelry,accessories and floral arrangements. Makeup, hair, and nails was the talented team of Aeriel Payne, Ayato Yokojima and Noako Saita.
We had a fun day, shot eight looks, and Erin was out by 5:45 to be whisked away to a charity black tie event.
Here are some behind the scenes photos from the day. Can’t wait for the magazine to publish so I can share the final photos!
Erin getting glammed up by Naoko (nails) and Ayato (hair). Aeriel in the background prepping for makeup.
Erin having her hair styled by Ayato while I photo bomb for a selfie.
Makeup artist Aeriel Payne gets happy!
Makeup artist Aeriel Payne applying eye shadow by the natural light of a window.
Ayato on set puts the finishing touches on Erin’s hair.
Showing off the bridal gowns!
Stylist Angellika Morton and I mug for the camera.
Gotta take a selfie with Miss USA!
Sharing a fashion editorial published in And Men Magazine. Long time collaborator Andre Austin styled the shoot which took place in my New York studio. Sean Harju from Soul Artist Management was the model.
And Men is a beautiful oversized magazine published in Australia twice a year and distributed worldwide. The quality of and standards for photography is incredibly high. It is always an honor to have work included in the book.
Andre Austin is a wonderful fashion stylist and a long time collaborator. He has a great aesthetic and has a great sense for styling both men and women. With men he takes classic looks but gives them a whimsical twist which makes you look twice.
I enjoy shooting men’s fashion. In many ways it is much easier than photographing women. Usually there is a lot less going on with hair and makeup, taking 20 minutes to prep and groom a guy. Also the guys just need to look like handsome, cool dudes, which they usually are anyway, we just dress them up a bit!
As promised, here are images from the Spring 2014 photo shoot for New York fashion designer Lee Anderson.
We were very fortunate to have the stunning Clara Settje (Trump Model Management) modeling for us. The talented Xtah Weiss did an incredible job with hair and makeup.
This was a pretty straight forward shoot using a white background, a wind machine on Clara’s hair initially, then giving her a more glamorous look the second half of the shoot. Lee always brings incredible shoes and accessories to finish each look.
Clara was incredible bringing each look to life. The shoot was held at my NYC studio in the Flatiron District.
What more needs to be said? A picture speaks 1000 words.
I love the shoulder and luxurious fabric that make this simple white dress so special.
Stunning fabric elegantly draped.
Love the royal blue and the necklace is to die for.
A black and white shift made with contrasting patterned fabrics. Elegant and playful. Styled with a bold necklace and a pop of red.
Stunning shoulder detail on a column, luxurious fabric
Laser cut top to a beautiful gown.
A simple bodice with a flowing skirt with fun embellishments.
A beautiful sheen and laser cut detail make this dress so stunning.
Bold color contrast and an playful but elegant cut.
Stunning layering of fabric.
An elegant muted sea green gown, wonderful volume and drape.
Lee loves using rich colors and bold pattens on a simple shift silhouette.
I have been photographing her designs going on ten years. Lee sells custom garments soley out of her Lexington Avenue shop. Her loyal clientele appreciate her fearless aesthetic using bold colors, strong patterns, rich texture, and wonderful silhouettes to create both classic and whimsical fashion for every body type. Her husband and partner Nick Angelakis takes care of production and the business end and daughter Kyra helps manage the main store and outlet across Lexington Ave.
I love working with Lee. The photo shoot is always elegant and fun. The first time I worked with her I found myself pulling a stuffed, mounted trophy fish off the studio wall as a prop.
Here are some photographs I took of Lee, Nick and their staff at the Upper East Side shop and their Garment Center factory.
Also attaching her bio at the end of the post. Later this week I will share some photos we have created together.
Lee Anderson at her Lexington Avenue shop which sells her custom couture designs.
Partner Nick Angelakis at Lee Anderson, custom couture atelier on the upper east side of Manhattan
Staff helping a customer get a custom fit of a gown.
Sales staff helps client select fabric and color on a custom couture dress at Lee Anderson, Manhattan
Sales staff adjusts the sleeve of a custom jacket.
Sales staff at Lee Anderson wearing her designs.
Tailor creating a custom fitted couture garment
Tailor creating a custom fitted couture garment
Sketches and a post card on the wall of Lee Anderson’s New York Garment Center factory.
Cutting from patterns at the NYC Garment Center factory.
Cutting from patterns at the NYC Garment Center factory.
Frank checks fabric samples.
Factory manager Frank pulling fabric to be cut for a custom garment
Cutting fabric for a custom design at the New York Garment Center factory.
Delivering the finished garment.
Lee Anderson had already garnered a reputation for creating custom made couture clothing that embraces chromatic luxury in world renown fabrics when she established her design business in 1980 in a townhouse just off Madison Avenue in New York City. Lee graduated from the Traphagen School of Design, founded in the 1920s by Ethel Traphagan. The school was known for its technical orientation of the art of fashion design, offering courses in pattern-making and drafting. Although the school closed its doors in the early 1990s, such fashion icons as Geoffrey Beene, James Galanos, Mary McFadden, John Kloss, Christos Yiannakou and Franklin Rowe are among its alumni.
After being introduced to Seventh Avenue by Ralph Lauren, Lee worked as a design assistant to legends John Kloss (a fellow Traphagen alumnus), most famous for designing a bra that appeared not to exist in 1974 for Lily of France and Herbert Kasper for Joan Leslie. Kasper made his name as a designer by working for Joan Leslie from 1963 to 1985, becoming vice president of the company in 1980 and creating high fashion looks that reflected trends but were commercial and wearable.
Soon after striking out on her own, Lee Anderson’s collection was featured at Barney’s New York, Bergdorf Goodman and other fine specialty stores in the U.S. Today, the designer dedicates herself to her signature couture collection and special New York clientele. She continues to create clothing that embraces chromatic luxury using the most extraordinary and researched fabrics of the world, including iridescent taffetas, brocades, hand fringed British district checks and Celtic tweeds.
Lee Anderson Couture caters to a clientele who share her love for the highest pinnacle in luxury fashion.
Eric Hason Photography, New York 