Well, I guess if you’re shooting landscapes.. but, never mind that.. we are talking Fashion Photography. That takes a team. Even if it’s just two. TOGETHER great photographs are made.

I have been blessed over the years, having so many talented people to work with.. and I want to thank all of you. It has been a blast. Let’s keep ROCKIN’!

The photographs I am featuring below, involved some of my favorite people in the industry..

Hair: Monique McLaughlin
Makeup: Loryn Pretorius
Models: Abbey Leblanc and Marissa Nguyen
Styling: Tamy Lugo (Vstylist), who provided two GREAT looks (Abbey in Aqua blue caftan by Pat McGhee and Marissa in Black vintage couture gown by Emanuel Ungaro) and Kimberly Hendrix (K.Hendrix) who provided Abbey’s final look (grey knit shred).

I used one Alien Bee 1600 placed in a large Photoflex softbox for all three looks, shot on a mocha colored seamless from Savage (picked up from B&H). Awesome work team.. hard to choose the best..

Till next time.

-Brian James

On this shoot with model and friend Annelise Adams, I told her I wanted to shoot COLOR. She was instantly moved and began pulling from her wardrobe.. sending me picture messages of the looks she was putting together. I then began looking for locations that would compliment the outfits. For the first set, I chose a motel with this cool blue/green paint and minimal landscape.. Which, made the perfect setting for Annelise and her yellow pants..

Our second set (location) was within a few blocks. A pink auto garage, a fitting place to hulahoop? yes..

All shot with one light.. Alien Bee 1600 in a Photoflex medium softbox.. Added a ND 1.2 filter on a Nikkor 35mm f/2 lens to achieve an aperture of f/4.

Till next time..

-Brian James