A Suburban Australian, Mens Streetwear Fashion Shoot in Sydney

 This photoshoot was a fashion portrait slash male modelling portfolio shoot (yes you can just book me for these). I have an outdoor location that is very versatile that I use for these photoshoots that provides everything I need.  The process goes like this. Someone just like you contacts me by phone or email about doing a shoot. We have a talk about what sort of pictures are required and if we are a good match, we organise a time and the place. Then, a few days before the shoot we talk again and go over the outfits the sitter, that's the model, has put together so we can be sure we have the looks we need to get the shots we are after.

This process has been working well for me and my sitters/models/clients for years. Discussion on the phone, good weather, versatile location, great shots - perfect! Everyone happy, smiley face emoji, excellent. On the pre-shoot call, with guys, I talk quite a bit about pants. That's trousers, jeans, even shorts. I'm not joking, this is all part of the photoshoot process. The reason I do this is as I wrote above, it is to be sure we have a good mix of clothing for the shoot to get the shots we want. And... once upon a time, one of the guys I was shooting a portfolio for turned up with only one pair of pants. We still got the shots, but my day at the office was a little more difficult. So now I do tend to double down on that information before the shoot.

Now in my mind a fashion portrait, model portfolio has to be fashionable to some extent, but it's not a fashion shoot. And it's not a portrait shoot either. Especially if we are thinking model portfolios. A portfolio shoot is more of a product shoot with you, yes you as the product (because that is how fashion photography works). The new model is you.This is serious and it is important. You are important. So I shoot for fashion but I'm not shooting the fashion, it's about photographing your attributes as a fashion model, I'm photographing what makes you you in a fashion photography sense of what makes you, you.

Photographing guys is usually quite different from photographing women. There is definitely a different dynamic, different concerns, though the desired outcome is the same - a great set of pictures. On this shoot with Gary I was a little caught out by his choices of clothing - which had not been apparent during the phone discussion. He has a great sense of personal style and brought some really distinctive fashion items to the shoot like the shirt above with it's unique bamboo leaf appliqué on the shoulder. This was anything but a generic shirt for a fashion portrait slash portfolio shoot, this shirt would not be a background item. Blue jeans and a white tee-shirt are still, a perfect modelling portfolio choice, a kind of industry standard - neutral and well known, and in that outfit, your uniqueness will shine. 

So for the first time in quite a long while I was a little flummoxed, this gear was more nightclubbing than garden party that was for sure. And here we were in a big Gardenesque park beside Sydney Harbour. What was I going to do?

As I said at the start of the story, one of the things I like about this location is that it is so, very, versatile. Not just for palm tree hat shots - first time for me actually. It is in a very nice part of Sydney suburbia and and I had been eyeing off some street locations (basically forever) with a view to doing some shots there on the streets. Suddenly today was that day so we went for it. Busted out of the park and did some street style Vaucluse, to round out our shoot, and knocked over some portraits in heavy shade on the path back out to suburbia.

And then we were on the streets of Vaucluse.

You can click the individual shots to view larger.  These pictures are all from one photoshoot, 3 looks for $390 (portfolio package details here) and you can see we shot some variations of the 3 looks too, to make sure we have got the shots we needed.  Like what you see? Please call me, lets shoot!

Kent Johnson, Sydney, Australia.

0433 796 863

kent@artcommunication.com.au

www.kentjohnsonphotography.com.au

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A Fitness Achievement Photoshoot

 A fitness goals reached, photoshoot, in the style of a male modelling portfolio, or perhaps, a fitness lifestyle photoshoot. Or, yes I do go on - a celebration of achieving your fitness goals photoshoot. Any one of those descriptions pretty much sums up what this shoot was all about. How did it happen? Well from my end it was simply answering an email and then there was a phone call, dates were set, styling - what Kris was going to bring to the shoot to wear, that was gone over on the phone too in the lead up to our shoot. On Kris's end it was about 10 years of gym work, so well worth celebrating and, important - documenting with some cracking good photos. Of course I've put in over a decade working on my photography, so when we do a photoshoot YOU get what you booked me for.

Kris left this review on my Google Business Page 

"The shoot with Kent was awesome, he's very professional and knows what he's doing. It was my first experience in a proper shoot but he made me feel extremely comfortable and relaxed so I could get the most out of the shoot. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to get a professional portfolio done." 

This is very important  'he made me feel extremely comfortable'. It's important so we can get the best result, the best pictures of you from your photoshoot. If you read the other reviews there or on my Facebook Page you will read similar things about shooting with me. Here are more shots from Kris's photoshoot.

Yes, that's the view from the location. This photoshoot was also very affordable - it's my entry level portfolio package - at $390! For that you get a photoshoot of about two hours, but not capped, I work to get the best shots, thats the goal - and the package includes four fully edited Hi-Res photos. Kris decided he wanted more than four. That's no problem, 'extras' are only $75 each and are fully edited too. There are no surprises about how much the shoot is or the editing when you shoot with me, you are in complete financial control.

My next blog post will be a studio male modelling portfolio. Bookmark the page, and check out my Men's Fashion & Modelling page on my web site here. PS click these shots to see them larger! Same goes for my website too.

After your shoot I watermark 'PROOF' and Dropbox about 100 shots, best of the best for you to go through and make your selection from. You may also download and keep these pictures. 

Unedited 'Proofs' from making a final selection uploaded to Dropbox

After you make your selection (I'm happy to help) I edit them and upload them to another Dropbox folder, Hi-Res A3 size and WEB size so the pictures are easy to email agencies or prospective clients. I also include B&W and Colour shots when I have made them too. There are no watermarks on these edited files.

Final selection, edited and uploaded to Dropbox

Ready to shoot? Call or email me and lets get started.

Kent Johnson, Sydney, Australia.

0433 796 863

kent@artcommunication.com.au

www.kentjohnsonphotography.com.au

www.fashionphotographysydney.blogspot.com/

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An Urban Male Model Portfolio - Sydney

If you have been to my website you will certainly know I love shooting fashion in the urban landscape, day, and sometimes night - even I have recently been noticing a darker edge to some of my shots lately.. There's look books, campaign and editorial shoots. And once in a while I'm asked to shot a modelling portfolio in a similar way. I am OK with that by the way; because I love the possibilities of these locations. There is just one caveat; I think this style is more suited to your second or third photoshoot. After you have covered the basics (which are not basic but I think are essential shots to have). Enough of the preamble. Jimmy and I met at Circular Quay on a perfect Saturday afternoon. Even though I'm very familiar with the areas I wanted to shoot I'd come down a couple of days earlier to check the light, and think about the locations as a backdrop to the portfolio shoot. This  always pays dividends if one has time to do the technical scout. We did a couple of looks down near Customs House, then went up to the walkway next to the Cahill Expressway and worked our way to the start of the Harbour Bridge; a fav Icon of mine, especially the Stairs at Observatory Hill! while we we shooting to an editorial style I was mindful that as a portfolio shoot - we had to see Jimmy. These pictures are his first photoshoot and are his showcase, pictures to send to model agencies; and for IG, anywhere he want s to show them. This was my 'Makin' It Happen - Location Modelling Portfolio' and you can check out the details here.

 Here's the shots. Thanks Jimmy for a great shoot.

Studio Modelling Portfolio

http://fashionphotographysydney.blogspot.com/2017/12/sydney-summer-fashion-and-fitness.html

Kent Johnson, Sydney, Australia.

0433 796 863

kent@artcommunication.com.au

www.kentjohnsonphotography.com.au

www.fashionphotographysydney.blogspot.com/

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And A Comp Card Too - Modelling Portfolios to GO!

The key to working as a model is having a great book, that means the best shots of you right-from-the-start. You need some versatility and variation in your shots, you want them to be of a consistent high quality and, here's the trickiest bit of all; you want them to feel like you have already been working for a while on a variety of jobs. Creating that feel comes from working with a great team on your portfolio.


Our half day shoot with Richard (on his first shoot) delivered the required results. Before the shoot we went through styling ideas both by phone and email. If you have been following Fashion @ Kent Johnson Photography for a while now you will probably have noticed that be it a Commercial Fashion shoot, Look Book or Modelling Portfolio there are always plenty of great shots to choose from - yes picking the ones you like best can be a pleasantly tricky task!





























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Photography & Styling, Kent Johnson
Grooming by Kaori
Photography Assistant, Hugh Baulderstone

Male Modelling Portfolio, In the Studio...

For Matt's professional male modelling portfolio. A great afternoon of shooting. Grooming by Kaori.

















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Thanks to everyone for a great shoot.


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Male Models, Impromptu Location Shoot

Impromptu because Brent (grey tee) and Josh (black coat) turned up with Manon last week, Friends/Entourage/Posse; well they gave her a lift and wanted to hang around for a bit and I guess see what happens on a shoot. Well as a rule we don't let people that aren't working on the shoot hang around but the minute I saw these guys I though wow! I just have to shoot them.


I don't normally use props either but I knew the big horse hip bone was going to be the perfect prop to loosen things up. Brent has a great editorial Look while Josh went straight to Commercial! Lots of fun mucking about (serious fun mind you) while Manon was in H&MU. And I just love this wall in this light, we are going to see a lot more shots taken there.


I hope you like the shots, I think they are vibing a bit of Bruce Webber! Cool, thanks guys.


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