This is part 3 of the photos from a recent photo session (see part 1 and part 2 and part 3) at the Josephine Butler Parks Center in Washington DC. The client wanted some portrait photography in a formal dress, with a classical look. Here are some of the photos taken on the grand staircase.
This is part 3 of the photos from a recent photo session (see part 1 and part 2) at the Josephine Butler Parks Center in Washington DC. The client wanted some portrait photography in a formal dress, with a classical look. Here are some of the photos taken on the balcony.
This is part 2 of the photos from a recent photo session (see part 1) at the Josephine Butler Parks Center in Washington DC. The client wanted some portrait photography in a formal dress, with a classical look. Here are some of the photos taken at the entry way.
I had the pleasure of photographing a lovely woman in the Josephine Butler Parks Center in Washington DC. I chose the location for the classical architectural detailing. The client wanted some portrait photography in a formal dress, and specifically requersted that at least some of the photos be in black in white. Here is the black and white set of photos inside the main ballroom.
Few people have as many different kinds of interesting socks as Frannie. She has striped socks, rainbow socks, piano socks, argyle socks, moose socks, ghost socks, sheet music socks, wavy socks, and more. I couldn’t resist bringing her over for a series of sock portraits.
I have known Adriana for about a year now, and it is always a pleasure to work with her. She knows how to strike a good pose, and she looks stunning in the strapless black dress that she bought recently, as well as in the sheer black nightgown and robe that she wore. Here are some of the photos we took recently in a modeling portfolio session.
I love vintage fashion photography. In fact, I would probably be a happy photographer if I shot only vintage fashion day in and day out. Ok, maybe at some point I’d get tired of it, but that day is a long way off. I love the challenge of putting together the whole picture of vintage clothing, model, pose, lighting, background, and props into a single shot that evokes the spirit of classic fashion and photography of days long gone by. It’s exciting to see the model when she first emerges wearing the vintage fashion, with her hair and makeup done up in period-appropriate styling. It’s up to me to then create some artistic photographs.
Torie was the model for this session. She contacted me because she had seen some of my previous vintage fashion photography (see my photos of Livia in 40s fashion, Lori in 40s and 50s fashion, the vintage fashion show, and vintage hat show) and wanted some pictures taken of her in 1920s styling. Of course I jumped at the chance! (And if you get the itch to do something similar, let me know. I’ll jump at that chance too.) More photos (and larger versions) available by following the link below.
I never would have thought I would be quite as involved in the vintage fashion scene as I have been in the past few months. I’ve shot portraits of Lori in her own vintage clothing, black and white "Old Hollywood" style fashion photography, portraits for a vintage fashion show, the vintage fashion show itself, and now a vintage hat show. These hats will soon be a part of the Smithsonian Museum collection. There’s a whole story behind these hats that would be worth posting at some point. I wouldn’t do it justice, though, if I tried to post the bits and pieces of the story that I remember. I’ll just say that the hats were made locally in Washington DC and are originals made by one woman over many decades. They’re hand-crafted works of art, and a lot of fun to photograph.
These photographs are inspired by some of the old celebrity photographs from the golden age of Hollywood. The photographs of George Hurrell come to mind as some of the most famous. They’re not carbon copies of any specific photographs. They’re my own creations, with a nod back toward yesteryear. There is something timeless about this type of work. I am fortunate enough to have good friends who have extensive collections of vintage fashion, and who know the ins and outs of styling the hair and makeup to emulate eras gone by.
I’ve had several opportunities lately to get involved with the vintage fashion photography scene, and I’ll have some more. I quite like it. It’s a chance to play dress up and visit a different era. Shelley White’s line of jewelry, Glittery Blue, is "vintage made new," as she puts it. The jewelry pieces aren’t faithful vintage replicas, but they draw on a number of points of inspiration from the past. When she approached me to photograph her jewelry with models, she said she wanted a "whimsical, romantic, fantasy, timeless, you-can’t-quite-put-your-finger-on-it look that draws influence from the Renaissance to the 30s." She used phrases like "just got out of bed" to describe how the models should do their hair, and she wanted a little bit of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland thrown in for good measure, minus the heavy face makeup and oversized heads. And above all, the photos have to make the jewelry look good. That’s kind of a tall order, but it did get my creative juices flowing. I admit that I skimped on the Tim Burton visual effects, but I think I got pretty close on the rest of her laundry list of stylistic measures. With a little (or a lot) of post processing, I bet these images could even enter Tim Burton territory.
This photography session was a lot of fun. It’s the type of work I’d gladly do again and again! Take a look at some of my favorites.
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