Fashion photography is a style of photography that captures not just the beauty of the model, but the clothing or accessories as well. check out this wiki entry on the definition of "Fashion Photography"
. The Goal of this contest is to do your best "FASHION" shots you can. Make your shots look like they belong on the cover of Vogue or any other upscale fashion magazine. Your model(s) can be male and/or female. Some inspiration of the style of photography can be found on the following links.
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Example 3
karaflazz: Perfect!!! ( 5 years and 3063 days ago )
smokebigbird: can we do kids ? ( 5 years and 3062 days ago )
Contest Moderator: photos with children showing upscale fashion are allowed, but they have to be fashion shots! ( 5 years and 3061 days ago )
friiskiwi: I know we have some great photographers on this site, but I'm blown away by the professional looking entries in this contest. ( 5 years and 3058 days ago )
MnMCarta: I taught them everything they know! Hehehehe ( 5 years and 3058 days ago )
MnMCarta: Im so glad we havent seen any "toddlers in tiara's" kinda stuff. that show makes me sick! ( 5 years and 3057 days ago )
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Thanks for the votes and the lovely remarks. It's my daughter and she was on her way to a wedding, and wasn't really all that thrilled to go down to the pool where there were a lot of people around. So I had to work pretty quickly. Have to admit I was pleased with this one.
Beautiful, simply beautiful. What a stunning model and I like our lighting. One thing I'd change though is to lighten the right side of her face, I don't like that her forehead is in shadow. But other than that this is superb.
author says:
I appreciate your comments, especially the one about her face in shadow. This was deliberate........... the shot was set up this way to emphasise the gems. My idea was to keep just part of the face a little darker to give it a little 'mysterious' effect. The client did actually want more of the face to be darkened, but I did not like this idea.
This was shot number 89 out of about 130....... a lot of the others were and will be used, but this one best suited the theme it was shot for.
Beautiful, just wish the necklace was a little sharper
author says:
Each one of the series of shots was done to emphasise a particular piece of jewellery. In this case, the ring was the subject, in another shot, the necklace was the subject, and so on...there are also one or two in which the ear rings were the main subject. The dof was set in each instance to accommodate this.
wow.
this is definitely what i expected from this contest. something JUST LIKE THIS!
well done. and i love the focus. truly meant for an advertisement in some jewelers catalog!
the first thing I noticed was NOT the jewelry, it was the shadow on her beautiful face I like the concept of trying to make the emphasis more on the jewelry, but because it isn't sublte enough, the shadow overpowers the rest. Still a great shot though!
author says:
I appreciate you comments, but the shot was taken tis way deliberately. and as it was used by a very high profile company for their advert, I cannot complain
ya know, I'm think that if this is in their catalog that has a black background, the shadow probably wouldn't be as noticible. Still though it is a great shot!
Having made jewelry for 35 years, if I wanted a shot to emphasize one of my rings... this would be a great one. (If I wanted a shot to emphasize a girl's forehead - not so much!
author says:
Thank you Kyricom, I was rather hoping you might comment, cos I remember you said you were a jeweller in a past life...... your comment means much to me.
The shot was always about the ring, not the forehead.
amazing shot! i love the urban style, simply because it is a style I wear also! It is quite popular in my city (brooklyn, ny). all the males in my family dress urban (since im a mix of jamaican and italian) - i really appreciate the urban style showcased in this fashion photography contest, thank you author for making it shine in a brilliant way!
Author, the rim-lighting is superb...great set-up and location, just need a hint of spot-lighting on the face to make this BAM! magazine worthy...sincerely great job
I have to agree with itsmymoment on this one because the man is a very handsome guy and his face isn't highlighted enough--it's kind of flat. But this is an awesome picture as it is! And I have to say that the posing is PERFECT! It looks natural and comfortable for him (I get OCD about posing sometimes)
edit: next time I would wipe off the back of his shirt though after posing him against things
author says:
Well thank you for you brutal critiques
Actually I agree with Kellie and James, the one thing that bugs me about this photo is the light on his face. There are two reasons why it is like this, first is inexperience. I had never photographed a person with dark skin before this shot so I had some exposure issues, the second is lack of equipment. At the time of this photo i didn't have a lot of the equipment that I have now, I only had 1 external flash and even though I did use it here I couldn't dial it up enough to expose his face the way I wanted without washing out his clothes. If I could go back again I would fix it for sure. As far as the dust goes.... that was just me not looking at the details.
AWESOMENESS!!! Love the all white, I know, I know it's called something. I just don't know what it is! My only nitpik is the way her foot on the floor is positioned...but that's just my OCD!
not about body position its about the lovely fashion shes wearing!! im in love with those socks!
author says:
oh lord! My ocd is gonna kill me too on her foot. LOL But I think the clothes stand out more on this one than that but my eyes will naturally go to that of course. hehehe CC I do have to say though that the "position" of someone in a shot makes or breaks it really. That is one main point in photography you always want to make sure you are watching. I am in the begining stages of remembering to watch for details on that (such as the foot in this one) but it really (like I said) makes or breaks it. Yes this theme is about the clothes but if you have a horrible position then people won't look past that to the clothes. At least that's how I look at things and have heard others say as well but I'm sure not 100% of people will agree.
My guess is that, the "hanging" pockets is the particular style of this fashion...
author says:
Yea the pockets hangin out are a trend. Most young girls wear very short shorts n skirts with them hangin out. Its petty cute i think. I cant pull it off but a lot of girls can.
author says:
If you google pockets hanging out pics youll see what i mean.
A few years ago, we would have binned clothes like this for being past their sell by date......now, you have to pay a fortune to buy them this way.........
Great shot by the way author. I know we are not allowed to use PS here, but if you use this sort of shot anywhere else, you might want to watch for the blown highlights around the hairline.
this is a great shot and great for the theme. I only have one nitpick....her elbow looks as though it should be on something because the way the arm is posed. It looks uncomfortable and unnatural. But I wouldn't go changing anything because this shot will do great!
How gorgeous, I love the lighting and the soft tones. Fantastic job. Just wish we could see at least part of her face.
Thanks, it's on purpose you can't see her face, I'm hoping to use her again in this contest.
Thanks for the praise, much appreciated.
this has a lovely 'retro' feel to it, with a little mystery thrown in for good measure.........![](http://www.pxleyes.com/forum/images/smilies/1.gif)
Front cover quality. Very nice.
I loved it.... congratulations...
Lovely pose like this one very much, sophistication and elegance in one shot , and the black and white enhances both.
Wow, what a great classy photo...well done author
This is very nice. It's ok that we can't see her face as the emphasis should be on the "fashion," which it is in this shot. Good job
A well deserved win............ well done.![](http://www.pxleyes.com/forum/images/smilies/1.gif)
Thanks for the votes and the lovely remarks. It's my daughter and she was on her way to a wedding, and wasn't really all that thrilled to go down to the pool where there were a lot of people around. So I had to work pretty quickly. Have to admit I was pleased with this one.
Congrats on 1st Place win
Howdie stranger!
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