In Development - A fashion story about a new model.

In Development

Photography by Kent Johnson http://www.kentjohnsonphotography.com.au/ 
Hair & Make-Up by Rhonda May http://www.rhondamay.net/ 
Styling by Frank Sidney 
Model, Chanel at Viviens http://www.viviensmodels.com.au/ 


Shot 1 Title Left , Amy Kaehne - Silk Hand Knit beige jumper. Right, Maille - Side Drape Sheath, Storm/Black
Shot 3, 5, 7 Marvin – Black Chevron Dress
Shot 4, 6 Maille - L/S Cowl Arm T-Shirt - Charcoal Marle Shot
8 Maille - Side Drape Sheath, Storm/Black 
http://amykaehne.com/ 
http://www.maille.com.au
http://www.marvinclothing.com/

Fashion Modelling Portfolio - Lisa M

Finding the best looks for your portfolio is is part of the way I work creating the most compelling and beautiful images for you.

I've had some interesting and very positive feedback from Lisa's modelling portfolio shoot; "Stunning", "She looks like a movie star", "gorgeous" and that's from showing just a few shots on my phone... And this was Lisa's first ever photo shoot so I think we all did pretty well. I thought the multiple movie star responses were quite interesting as she does have that great 'classic cinema' actress look; she looks like a woman not a waif which is something I don't think we see enough of these days and it is nice to see a woman that wears a bikini or lingerie in a strong and positive way. 

All these shots were taken from my 'Basic' modelling portfolio package shoot and I think you can see there is nothing basic about this package at all. The only problem is deciding which shots to use! And that's a great problem to have. One sometimes solved by selecting an extra shot or two and putting a comp card together, all done and good to go.

Photography - Kent Johnson
(61) 0433 796 863
kent@artcommunication.com.au

www.kentjohnsonphotography.com.au

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Two Sisters, Natural Beauty - Studio Portrait

I recently had the privilege of photographing Bec and Amanda, two sisters in the studio together. I was struck by their natural beauty which is exactly what I have tried to capture with my camera. Long red and brunette hair, curls and beautiful long locks, fresh translucent skin and freckles, next to no make-up at all! (Click the top picture to see a larger size). Its always interesting seeing the difference in character when photographing family (and part of the privilege too) ; in shots together and as individuals; there are always such interesting changes going on. We had a great time doing the shoot and are all quite happy with the results. I hope you enjoy them too.





Kent Johnson, Sydney Australia.
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Sophie, The Strobe City 5000 & Black Canvas Background

This was a portfolio shoot with quite a few firsts, or at least they were firsts for me. It was only Sophie's second time in front of the camera and while portfolio shoots are a regular event for me I did have a few new items to test out along with my new model from Vivien's. The studio now has a 'new' vintage Strobe City 5000 flash unit; and for those who are not familiar with the history of studio flash equipment.. The English Strobe brand is the brand of flash that lent its name to all flash equipment being referred to as Strobe! This unit (picture below) comes with a huge soft box mounted on its own mast and boom, the power console and boom all rest on a trolley so you can wheel it around; the whole thing is adjusted by ropes and pulleys very much like a sailing rig; its all pretty cool to work with and has a stunning light quality.

The other 'first' was using my new black canvas background that I had made the week before. I love the look and feel you get with a canvas background; a few folds and bumps, the texture and the ability to shape the background too. Its quite a bit different to working with paper rolls. The other 'new' thing was my recently acquired vintage Nikkor 105 lens which I used on the shot below, this is a lens legendary for its sharpness and its great to see it worked very well indeed on my digital Nikon camera.

Of course none of it means anything at all if you don't get the shots. It was a real pleasure working with Sophie and I think together we came up with some pretty great shots with the kind of classic black background studio feel I was looking for.

And here's a daylight shot of the set on the day with the Strobe City 5000..
I'm looking forward to doing a lot more work with this fantastic new set-up!

Photography - Kent Johnson
(61) 0433 796 863
kent@artcommunication.com.au
www.kentjohnsonphotography.com.au
www.streetfashionsydney.blogspot.com/
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Maddy's fab modelling portfolio - with lots of shots!

All these shots are from just one portfolio shoot with Maddy. The package was the 'Here I Come – Pro Modelling Package'  which includes shooting 5 looks, 7 finals and a comp card. But as you can see we came up with a lot more shots than that! Yes it can be hard to choose when you have such a good range and quality of shoots but that's a great position to be in! Better too many of those killer shots than too few. And here they are, a mix of Maddy's selections and my own.
Along with Hair and Make-Up artist Kaori we were able to put together a range of looks and styles for the comp card that feel like they were made on different shoots when in fact they were all made in the space of about four hours. Maddy has worked for years as a child and then young teen model; we wanted to keep the smiling happy Maddy but also to create a new older and sexier Maddison too! Yes we were all a bit tired by the end, its quite demanding work; but we were all very pleased with the results as you can see.


If you would like to create a portfolio like this for you; click here to check out my model portfolio packages here.

New Designer - Studio Fashion Shoot.

Three dresses from my 'New Designer' shoot for Melissa Carmichael.



Hair & MU by Kaori
Design + Styling, Melissa Carmichael
Model, Marta M, Chadwick Syd/Melb