Monday, 15 February 2010

Fashion Catalogue on Location, Annandale Sydney.

Whenever I do a shoot I like to make my own selection of shots and 'do my own' post processing on the shots. Yes its time consuming but it is rewarding as its nice to see the story as you feel it looks at its best (for the photographer). I have gone just a little crazy here by nudging the RGB layers of the pictures giving a slight 3D appearance to the shots, those strange coloured lines along the edges! The client went with a more straight forward version of the shoot.

Here's my take on our day of shooting in a Grand Annandale homes grounds.

Fasinator Fashion Portrait, Fashion Catalogue

Black Dress, Film Noir, Fashion Catalogue

Purple Dress & Hat, Fashion Catalogue

Purple Dress in Backyard, Fashion Catalogue

White top, black slacks, seated at a fish pond, Fashion Catalogue

Portrait with netted hat, Fashion Catalogue

Model, Natalie
H&MU by Kaori
Shot on Location, Annandale Sydney

Monday, 4 January 2010

Model Test, Anna Z @ Scene Modelling Agency, Sydney

A very simple studio & location model test. Anna did her own hair & make-up. The gown is by Anna's friend Anna Shin. (Revised with larger images 20-10-2026)

Anna. studio shoot, portrait behind a window with water running down. Photography by Kent Johnson.
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Model headshots, black and white, Anna, studio shoot behind a window with water running down. Photography by Kent Johnson.
Agency Model Test - Studio Photoshoot

Anna, horizontal studio headshot in black and white. Photography by Kent Johnson.

Anna studio model test against a white wall. Photography by Kent Johnson.

Model test shoot on location wearing an evening gown by Anna Shin. Photography by Kent Johnson.

I am quite keen on doing these simple tests as time allows in 2010 2026!!! (Yes I'm still testing and shooting portfolios.) Its great to just try out ideas, poses and techniques without needing to put together a big team. And the shots still look great! 
Anna. studio shoot, black and white portrait behind a window with water running down. Photography by Kent Johnson.

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Thursday, 12 November 2009

Carl Kapp AW10 at Stills Gallery

One of the great things about being a photographer invited to view a fashion launch is that you actually get to see the clothes! Now that might sound like a strange thing to say but often photographers are there with a job to do and that job is quite often photographing the clothes as they come down the runway. Nothing wrong with that! But if you are interested in fashion, shooting runway keeps you way to busy making pictures to allow you to concentrate on whats happening with the clothes themselves. Thats one of the reasons I don't shoot runway. I much prefer to be sitting on the side making notes about what I love about a new range.

trent Parke exhibition, Carl Kapp AW10 Parade and Goodie Bags
The show was at Stills Gallery in Paddington which still has the Trent Parke show up which I had seen at Trent's opening a couple of weeks prior. The work made a great backdrop for the parade and was getting a lot of admiration from the fashion set while waiting for the show to begin.

Carl Kapp Red Coat AW10
I have been planning a night shoot (with very little light) and wondering where I might find outfits with the sort of great structure that could stand out in tricky lighting conditions and still make a statement. Carl's show provided me with plenty of inspiration.

Carl Kapp orange and grey tunic top with jeans AW10
So in line with my contradictory nature (about photographing at shows) I pulled out my little G10 point-and-shoot and did a little 'shooting from the hip' to make some visual notes on Carl's designs.

Carl Kapp Orange coat with rolled collar detail AW10
Rolled collar on orange coat, wide black belt and 'strong' pockets. Pierre Winter necklace.

Carl Kapp, short red coat with pocket detail, two tone belt worn with tailored jeans. AW10
Short(ish) red coat with layered pocket detail, wide lapels and two tone belt worn with tailored jeans.

Carl Kapp slinky back dress with leather trim AW10
Slinky black evening dress with leather trim.

Carl Kapp Grey tailored skirt and jacket with white blouse and narrow black tie loosely worn. Very Helmut Newton! AW10
Grey (fine herringbone weave?) tailored skirt and jacket with white blouse and narrow black tie loosely worn. Very Helmut Newton!

Unfortunatly I didn't get shots of everything I liked. I missed getting a shot of the 'Biker Girl' inspired outfit; leather blouson jacket with tailored jeans, (but with more layers than the jeans worn with the red jacket above). The detail of the pockets was inspired across the range.


Thanks to Carl, Weihan, and everyone for putting on a great launch.

Carl Kapp

Stills Gallery

The full show at Tito Media

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Imelda Matt + Jean Brown + Moi, Display Collabo

Its nice to see blogging, portraiture & retail all getting on so well together. In this case I was able to collaborate with Imelda shoe blogger Imelda Matt once again on a portrait project; this time for a window display in Brisbane's luxury emporium Jean Brown. The shot was done in one fairly quick afternoon session in the studio.



Jean Brown Imelda.Com Window Display Brisbane

More shots and background on the Imeldific! launch at Imelda.com.au



Matt Jordan, Imelda Matt, Studio Portrait in Mirror



Matt & Tan sistyers, shoe blogger with shoe designers.Matt and the Tan sisters from a previous 'shoe & portrait' project.



Matt with a pair of Dunlop Volleys around his neck



A big thanks to Matt and everyone at Jean Brown who worked so hard to make this wonderful project possible.



Jean Brown



More Portraits of Matt at Kent Johnson Photography.



Jean Brown display shot courtesy of imelda.com.au

Saturday, 24 October 2009

Fashion Photography Sydney

Fashion Photography Sydney; or anywhere else you may have in mind.

My new web site is now up on-line. Its a complete redesign with horizontal scrolling pages that finally allows me to show the work the way it was shot-to-be-seen. I am quite excited by the result and some of the stories (the individual stories are now viewable on single pages) that perhaps left some scratching their heads thinking "what the...?" now make visual sense in the way they were intended to.


Fashion Photography Sydney, Bring Back SexyFashion Photography Sydney.


Fashion Photography Sydney, Studio Fashion, Location, Editorial, Commercial, Look BooksFashion Photography.

Beauty and Fashion Photography Sydney. RED, Studio Beauty PhotographyBeauty and Fashion, Beauty  Photography Gallery.


Personal work, Night Fashion, Personal Projects, Tests, Black & White, NgocNew Personal Work Gallery.

Portrait Photography SNO, Editorial, Artisits, PeoplePortrait Photography Gallery.

Kent Johnson Photography 0433 706 863

Thursday, 8 October 2009

Mirrors Art Collaboration with Elodie Silberstein

I had the great pleasure a few weeks ago of working on a collaboration with Elodie Silberstein and Rhiannon Bulley for the 'Mirrors' show opening next week at Morie Gallery.

Mirrors Image with Elodie Silberstein and Rhiannon Bulley

Concept and Direction was provided by Elodie whom I have known through art circles for a while now & who I also had the pleasure of doing a portrait shoot with back in April of this year.

The shoot took place in Glebe. Elodie came in with her art notes, outfit and of course Rhiannon who modelled as a kind of Japanese Ningyo Doll. It was a great learning experience for me working alongside Elodie and being part of her process for bringing about the final image she was visualising with Rhiannon. It was a bit like a Master Class in Art & Process!

Of course Elodie's final work is much much more than one shot and is part of the Mirrors Art Exhibition curated by Rhiannon; an awareness and fund raising show for The Butterfly Foundation. Its well worth coming along to the opening night if you can make it as there is also a performance aspect to Elodie's work that will only take place on the opening night.

Mirrors Art Exhibition, Mirrors opens next Wednesday, October 14 at 6pm at Mori Gallery 168 Day St Darling Harbour.

For more information about Mirrors click here.

You can keep up to date with Elodie's work here.

And you can read the City Hub article about Mirrors here

See you at the show.

Thursday, 24 September 2009

Hayley from Platform Models

A couple of shots from a couple of recent shoots with the lovely Hayley from Platform models. She was great to work with and has such wonderful skin.


Haley, Beauty Photography

Hayley, B&W fashion photography

I will be posting more work with Hayley from these two fashion shoots soon.