Remember that move in Mortal Combat, that move when you pushed you controller forward twice and the dude just jump kicked your opponent. This felt like that. Lets Get It On last night was amazing. The promotion really rocks, it was a packed house and the place looked great. Go RiverCree Go. Man Edmonton this summer is going to be sweeet.
I'm not lazy I'm busy, I know that's no excuse. These shots are the start of what I'm guessing is going to me a world of summer life. Everything is still dead in the shot, hopefully there will be a slew of followers ready to shoot the next sexy sun set on the 98st bridge. It's huge, check out my set I overloaded it with street shots and landscape shiners.
Welcome to the VIP. The Top end, Empire. This is a friend of mine her name is Sam. She is an excellent model and is looking forward to a career in modeling.
A very cool set. I have started to change the way I feel about Twisted Graffiti. I'm Giving it a very Urban feel. Visit. Come by, get loaded and checkout a killer paint job. Twisted is a night I totally have had the Privileged to stumble upon. Perry Media Paints us into the mystical world that is Twisted Graffiti. Don't look back now the the Walls are getting retouched.
The nights are getting less intense as time goes by. Shooting the clubs is still a blast though. Clubs shooting seems to be the equivalent of Event photography on steroids.
Lets Go to New YorkFashion there is something about it that I really like. It's sexy, it's clean, it's dirty. Fashion is so many different things, Fashion Week here in Western Canada means culture. Fashion means something positive a move in a direction that I like. This week itsyourphoto spent his evenings shooting fashion, seeing fashion, breathing fashion. I did it through my lens, a 70-200mm telephoto, a piece of equipment I'm just learning to use. This week was about an event, except not just another event where you see people get drunk and go home, this event is meaning more to me.
Fashion week is a way for Edmontonians to step out of their shells and into a world you don't see in Alberta, a world Albertan's need to cultivate. Fashion week is the type of event we need more off. Edmonton has been dieing to grow up and wear a nice outfit. Shooting fashion week here in western Canada I've seen a lot of young frightened models, I'll be honest. There is also a lot of incredibly beautiful and talented people in our city. I haven't been exposed to actual fashion culture ever here in Edmonton. I did grow up watching Fashion TV though. As a photographer you only get as exposed as your light source lets you. I used a 42 inch reflector, the gold side, warmed things up a bit, but my light was still a little chilly. Whatever, I am just learning. What I want to say is that I shot fashion week and fell head over heels in love. The cloths, the people, the money... No, no money not yet. Maybe after this week, after about 10,000 tries to create the perfect image on the cat walk here at Western Canada's Fashion week can I even think about asking for money for shooting. Even with this set, my fifth or sixth set I learned a little more about what I'm doing. What I'm trying to get at is the WCFW itsyourphoto photos are free to the public, and they are excellent but there is more. There is photographers sitting next to that cat walk with massive strobes thrown up all over the place. Some guys are using five or six lights. There is guys who have been shooting this stuff for a long time now. They don't give their photos away, they sell them. And much of the work is immaculate, here is the Facebook link, anyone can buy prints, the proceeds go to maintaining The Fashion Week.
There is a lot more to fashion photography then ........ Well there is a lot to it. Definitely politics get thrown around. Fortunately I'm shooting fashion to learn. I've met a lot of great people along the way, Nick Sporek, or, there is Kelly the freelancer, karinlocke, all these people kick ass. Oh and none of this would be possible without the incredible team from studio-e.ca. Watching this big time outfit is a pleasure, not only because they kick ass, but because they allow us to help create an image for the Western Canadian Fashion Week.... Thank you Studio E.
Announcing to the world is Edmonton "We are here and we are free. We are a world that promotes fashion and good sense."
This week itsyourphoto has had the chance to expose itself to the incredibly photogenic world of Fashion, and "Wow" what an experience. Fashion has gone a long way in this city and now with Edmonton's FashionWeek turning into Western Canada's fashion Week we Edmontonians find ourselves dead center in world wind of costumes and clothing. Fancy Dress's and Urban gear, thrown down by some of the most talented designers in our half of the Contenent. What a time this is for all of us photographers. The city is movin and shakin kids so get on before it kicks you off. Rock on....I mean Walk on. Hey Click this link if you have a chance and remember to give my set a peek Fashion Week
Western Canada Your Fashion week is here!
www.edmontonfashionweek.com
