Class of 2017 Model Reps

Recently I photographed my class of 2017 model representatives.  I had six beautiful girls from Lenoir and Pitt counties that are rising seniors that modeled for me this year.  The girls wore clothes from Emily's boutique in Goldsboro.  I have partnered with Emily in the past for the Relay for Life fashion shows.  She was very excited about the stylized shoot and helped the girls choose outfits that would be flattering and would coordinate with each other.  She has a great eye for fashion.

 Each girl chose 2 outfits, one to wear at the warehouse and one to wear outdoors.  I wanted to do an urban vogue setting with some classic Hollywood style B&W images as well as color.  I also wanted to capture the girls' more whimsical side in a BoHo shoot outdoors.  I went about trying to find a warehouse that would have a grungy look as well as good window light.  I found the perfect place in La Grange!  They were gracious enough to let us take over for a day!  I already had a perfect outdoor location so we were set to go.

Hair and make-up was included in the session.  Because of the number of models we had, I used 2 new and budding hair and make-up artists from Lenoir Community College.  Each girl was treated to a hair and make-up transformation by Victoria Hand or Art Castillo for their indoor shoot.  They chose classic Hollywood style hairdos and rich red lips and heavy eyeliner for a vintage vogue look.  I photographed them each individually, in smaller groups and as a whole group.  After a quick lunch break, Victoria and Art restyled each girl for their BoHo shoot and we headed outside.

For our outdoor shoot, I used an old jeep I have as our starting point.  We moved from there to a grassy field and then to other scenes that I had set up.  We ended with the pink parachute as the sun started going down.  Of course whenever working outdoors, there are always obstacles to overcome such as heat or cold, wind, rain and bugs!

This stylized shoot gave the girls a chance to model new fashions, learn new poses, be pampered with hair and make-up and make new friends!  It was a great opportunity for them see what professional models go through and even gives them a taste of being famous!  Their pictures will be showcased at Emily’s boutique and used in several of my publications.