Sunday, 19 December 2010

Love & Luck, Gothic Fashion; Photographing Designer Handbags on Location.

My second of three photo shoots for Love & Luck. Here I photograph the Gothic inspired Skull & Bones range of handbags and accessories in an ancient cemetery on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean; with two beautiful models wearing black lace masks and matching gloves, the scene is set for a high-fashion drama!

Sydney has a lot of great locations to shoot at & I shot two well know locations for my first time working on the L&L campaigns. This location is of course that well known and much loved cemetery on Sydney's rugged coastline..

Masked woman in cemetary with designer handbag, Love & Luck, Gothic Fashion Accessories, Skull & Bones Range, Fashion photography by Kent Johnson

Two masked female models in a cemetery overlooking the sea with designer handbags; Love & Luck, Gothic Fashion Accessories, Skull & Bones Range, Fashion photography by Kent Johnson

Sitting under an angel - Love & Luck, Gothic Fashion Accessories, Skull & Bones Range, Fashion photography by Kent Johnson

Two women together in a cemetery with designer handbags - Love & Luck, Gothic Fashion Accessories, Skull & Bones Range, Fashion photography by Kent Johnson

High drama in a cemetary overlooking the ocean - Love & Luck, Gothic Fashion Accessories, Skull & Bones Range, Fashion photography by Kent Johnson

High drama in a cemetary with Angel - Love & Luck, Gothic Fashion Accessories, Skull & Bones Range, Fashion photography by Kent Johnson

High drama with two beautiful models in a cemetery overlooking the Pacific Ocean with designer handbags - Love & Luck, Gothic Fashion Accessories, Skull & Bones Range, Fashion photography by Kent Johnson

Photographed on location in Sydney by Kent Johnson. www.kentjohnsonphotography.com.au/

Models, Rochelle Fox and Michelle McNamee

H&MU, Emily Hayward

Assistant, Harry Perlich

BTS Video can be seen Here.

Friday, 17 December 2010

Lawless, Unauthorised - Love & Luck Photographers Edit.

I have to say I went a little (just a little) crazy on the Love & Luck shoot, particularly during the studio session. Although we were lighting the shoot with strobe it was impossible to ignore just how cool the daylight was that was falling all soft and diffused on the set. These are a few of the shots I cranked off with flash turned off! I did take the time to do a custom white balance, these pictures were all shot (the daylight shots) quite quickly.

Michelle, Fashion Photography Sydney, Lawless, Unauthorised Love & Luck  Photographers Edit.

Fashion Photography Sydney, Lawless, Black & White & Colour Daylight Shots. Unauthorised Love & Luck  Photographers Edit.

Fashion Photography Sydney, Lawless, Black & White & Colour Daylight Shot 2. Unauthorised Love & Luck  Photographers Edit.

Fashion Photography Sydney, Lawless, Black & White & Colour Daylight Shot 3. Unauthorised Love & Luck  Photographers Edit.

Models,
Rochelle Fox
Michelle McNamee

H&MU,
Emily Hayward

Assistant,
Harry Perlich

View the whole fashion branding shoot here.

Friday, 10 December 2010

Love & Luck - Behind the Scenes...

OMG! Well you know the world as you know it has changed forever when just a couple of weeks after your first BTS video appears, (and you didn't notice they were making it) your very next BTS video is there for all the world to see. We have been shooting the first Love & Luck campaign which has gone very very well (shots coming next week) and as you do... L&L have shot this BTS Video entirely on their iPhone. Yep its a brave new world where all your little tricks of the trade will be revealed. I even go Strobist on this one, ha! So check the video out, check the action over our three shoots and, you can check out more L&L on their new blog Here.



L&L will have there spanking new website up next week too so I will be posting shots from the ranges along with the link so don't forget to pop back then.

And of course, thanks to everyone involved, what a great team!

Friday, 3 December 2010

Fashion Editorial Collabo w/- Shine By Three

Shine By Three, Fashion Editorial, White Jacket

Shine By Three, Fashion Editorial, Jumping Shot, Shoulder Fringing

Shine By Three, Fashion Editorial, Print Dress


Shine By Three, Fashion Editorial, Fringe Dress

Shine By Three, Fashion Editorial, Fabric Platt

Shine By Three, Fashion Editorial, American Indian Look

Styling by Margaret Zhang.
Hair & MU by Maria Bravo
Model, Zoe S from Viviens

Margaret is running the Black and White version of the shoot over on her Shine By Three blog and has all the fashion details there too. And of course you can see Margaret & Katie's BTS video linked in on my previous post.

Thanks to everyone for working so well and putting together a great shoot.

Tuesday, 23 November 2010

Behind the Scenes with...

Shine by Three. I knew Margaret and Katie were shooting some BTS stills but a video! Great job and done and dusted inside 24 hours, what a team! Thanks guys :~)



Drums Tribal fashion shoot with Shine By Three here, and more on my website here...


Saturday, 20 November 2010

Money, Thats What I Want...

Well I don't care what other people say, I think this 1979 version of "Money" is the best version ever! And... I think its contains a timely reminder that the "New Paradigm" of "Everything is free (on the net)" and well, everything-is-free is not a particularly sustainable concept.

"Your love gives me such a thrill, but your love won't pay my bills. I want MONEY..."



I have done a couple of blog posts on the pitfalls of "free" or no-budget in photography here, How to produce a good lookbook and here, what it takes to produce a good modelling portfolio; for anyone interested in such things.

In a nutshell it takes skill, talent, time and well you know... Money !~)


Oh and the original Flying Lizards clip is here. Yeah, Fun, Creativity and ... thats what I want.

Friday, 12 November 2010

Male Modelling Portfolio, In the Studio...

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


Male Modelling Portfolio, Main Body Shot. Kent Johnson Photographer


Male Modelling Portfolio, Body Shots, Sport, Boxing. Kent Johnson Photographer


Male Modelling Portfolio, Matt, Studio Headshot. Kent Johnson Photographer


Male Modelling Portfolio, Formal Shots. Kent Johnson Photographer


Male Modelling Portfolio Mid Shot, Studio. Kent Johnson Photographer


Click here for more Male Modelling Portfolio shoots.
Thanks to everyone for a great shoot.


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