WNY Models

by Tiana on April 13th, 2004, 8:32 am

Here are some images i took on saturday of local model candi lynn. comments welcome.
she is listed on OMP...i'll post the link to more images of her next time i get on line.
oh, and with all my posts hair, makeup, and styling by me. if there is an MUA i will always post a credit.


more to come from the other sets.

by Max on April 13th, 2004, 8:58 am

by Tiana on April 13th, 2004, 1:09 pm

Thanks for the nice words. i tried a lot of different styles that day with candi. the 2 images i posted of her are typical tia style...lol. here is a different approach to her look. i don't feel that this set is as storng as the other two...what do you guys think? i know it is different...i dunno. let me know.

by Max on April 13th, 2004, 7:01 pm

by Tiana on April 13th, 2004, 7:57 pm

well, i think if i remember i started out entirely with mainstream images. i don't think i tried anything particularly interesting until after awhile.
as for what sellls...it depends to whom. i am going for high fashion. the agencies i met with loved the high fashion stuff...if i would have shown them a shot like the one i took of candi on the steps they probably would have rejected me. ultimately it depends upon your audience. personally...i think the image of her on the steps is a little boring, but it serves as a good shot for her book. I feel that if shows her well.
For me, if will never be a money maker.
For her, it might.

Here is another image of her...halfway in between commercial and fashion:

by Kelly on April 13th, 2004, 8:14 pm

Tia,

Of course I think all of your work is great. You've really impressed me with your versatility. I like the first two images the best because they are different. Your style is a lot different from what you are used to seeing and I that is why it sells so well for you. I notice a lot of similarities in your images between the ones you model and the ones you take. They are a long the same style and that is why you photograph that so well. Your "mainstream" images are good also, but I think your work looks better when it's something a little more edgy and high fashion like you are used to and that more suits your style. I look at the image of Candi Lynn on the steps more as something you'd see in a commercial magazine or a Spiegel catalog or something. Your first two look like something more out of a fashion magazine and I would love to see more of that kind of work from you. I think it's great!

p.s. If you ever want to visit the wonderful warm and beautiful beaches of North Carolina *hint hint* you always have a model here to work with!!!

Kelly


image by C.K. DeJong

by Max on April 13th, 2004, 9:26 pm

Ok, I am a little confused... are you saying that fashion photography is not like you would see in catalogs? I really think of fashion and equate it to catalog, newspaper and magazine advertising... and usually most all of those images are your "boring" images because it's about the clothing or hat or whatever... not about an artist's statement...

What do you mean by "high fashion", how is that different?

And lastly I like the general concept and feel of the last image... but I don't like the position of the right arm, it interferes with the subject's face... it a distraction... brought down, makes it more acceptable to my eye... but then what the heck to I know!

by Kelly on April 14th, 2004, 12:38 am

by wonderful213 on April 14th, 2004, 4:59 pm

Tia,

I have definately noticed the growth in your work as a photographer and it is simply wonderful . I look forward to working with you in the immediate future. When schedules permitt huh :;):

by debi911 on May 3rd, 2004, 10:16 pm

Hey Tiana!! It's Debi (back again I just thought I would pop in, I have really missed all of you so much. Email me if you have a chance, I really want to see how you are doing and how everything is going for you.

Deb Shaw