Chanelle de Lau
Fashion shoot with Miss International Curacao Chanelle de Lau.
“When in doubt, wear red.”
I was contacted by my client Antina photograph her new client Miss International Curacao Chanelle de Lau. We decided to shoot two looks with a possible third in the works. We met at the Art District, but for some reason I was having major BG’s this day. This has never happened to me before so the entire day just felt weird for some reason.
For the first location we went to the famous LA river where plenty of people have done shoots, movies and videos there. The first look was an army fatigue one piece, with high heel booties. It was an interesting walk down to the river because there is a slight incline into the river Chanelle crabbed walked all the way down and Antina needed help making her way down. For this shoot I rented the Nikkor 85mm f1.8 for Lensrental.com. Also, I used my drone to do some area shots for BTS footage.
After finishing up at this spot, I helped them up the incline and back to the car. Again my stomach was killing me. We drove around looking for the second location but still couldn’t find the train that was supposed to be in the Art District but we couldn’t find it. We found a graffiti wall that was very dope. So we stopped while prepping and someone came across and we started to chat it up. She allowed me to use her restroom in her shop. I will forever in her debt for that one.
Lonely Thoughts
The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Her second look was a red body suit with a motorcycle jacket and high heel boots. We used different angles and utilized every aspect of the area to get the best look possible. I wasn’t until the end of this location when we were on a high of such a good set that I didn’t realize that I left my camera on top of the car. I knew something I was up when those bubble guts came back as warning, I did not pay attention to at all. We drove to the next location and enroute there. There was a hard right and when we took that turn, my camera went flying right off the car causing major damage of course.
I picked up all the pieces that I could find in the vicinity. On the inside I was hurt, as I knew all of this was coming out of my pocket because I didn’t have insurance on the lens. On the inside I was dying and wanted to cry. To mustard thru the pain I wanted to continue the shoot, but Antina called it and took us to eat to finish the night.
**It’s been over a month and lensrental.com still haven’t charged me for the damages but I’m for certain those charges will come at a very inconvenient time.**
Nina Bradlin Photoshoot with Alex
This past weekend a few members of PhotoWalk:Michigan accompanied Alex Alexander on his shoot with international singer Nina Bradlin. We were able to see Alex work first hand and take notes on how to direct and model and shoot them.
The shoot took a little longer to prepare as the time kept getting pushed back. There were little difficulties with waiting on the makeup artist. Once they arrived, The crew met them at the River walk Downtown Detroit between the nature preserve and Chene Park. From there we all met Nina and Alex on top of the hill. From there, some of us assisted Alex with what ever he needed help with to get the shot. After about 20 minutes or so we changed locations to just up the street to an abandon business building with graffiti on it. The spot was a heavy traffic location, cars and people were in consent rotation. Alex was able to get the shots we was looking for, and after he was finish we allowed us to take a few shots of our own. There was a bit of confusion as there was a third location that concluded near the Tigers stadium.
I was able to few behind the scene shots (BTS) from the shoot itself that shows Alex at work. This Wednesday (8-5-15) Nina will be performing at the Motor City Wine and some of us will be there to show our support.
“There are things which nobody would see unless I photographed them.”
“I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.”