email | art_ii@yahoo.com
(phone beeps)
Hi Art! there’s a new guy in town, would you be interested to shoot him?
A: sure! is he a new model? from what agency?
He’s just a friend who models.
A: cool!
will show you his photos, will send you a link.
A: ok, thanks!
My very first test shoot for this year 2012.
I’d stopped doing test shoot late last year I was quite handful and couldn’t accommodate shoots, worst my favorite stylist wasn’t available. She’s my favorite stylist so far hahaha. (you know who you are)
The INTERVIEW MAGAZINE COVER is just a vision board that I have created out of boredom hahaha (Model is new & I thought my shot of him fits the cover.) I’ve read in a book that as a photographer you have to know where do you want your works to be published, so in that way it will serve as your “style guide”, So what I did, I borrowed my sister’s magazine collection & studied thoroughly the Print ads, Editorials & covers. I also listed down the name of photographers who inspire me the most & there are several of them. Aside from their stunning shots what made me like these photographers were the stories behind their famous names. Like Mario Testino who became famous because of Madonna. Versace loved his shots of Madonna so much & they’ve put his name in all of the campaigns.
Just a short story of one of Testino’s experience, Mario got a call from an organizer of Christies to shoot Diana together with a british photographer who was the official photographer of the royal family, very much trusted by the family & has access to the palace. Mario didn’t have that, all he had at that time was believe in himself & a small studio, so he thought there’s a slim chance for him to get the project. But Diana liked how Mario planned his shoot, Mario didn’t like the made up look, well Diana being a princess she has to be always presentable, Mario sticks to his style & the princess was convinced the next thing he knew he got a photo shoot schedule with the princess.
Know yourself, the things that you like and what inspires you because at the end of the day your work is a reflection of you it’s like you’re leaving a piece of yourself in every artwork that you do. Ok they say it’s the equipment that will get you from point A to point B I agree but if you lack knowledge there’s no way you can maximize your equipment’s potential right? I won’t forget my art professor back in college she told me that those people who produce beautiful artworks with no soul is like a person who knows how to cook “Adobo”(a very delicious dish from the Philippines) but never tasted one. So before you buy your DSLR know what you want to shoot & where do want your shots to be seen.
MODEL: Nathan lane
STYLIST: Eunicena
Special thanks to: Glaiza Bustos & Carlo Zamora
