How to Shoot Fashion for Luxury Brands that Pop!

As a part of Nikon Presents: Z Creators, I had the pleasure of instructing a gaggle of trend images fanatics on easy methods to create excessive finish trend photographs for luxurious manufacturers that pop!

Through the session, they discovered easy methods to plan a trend photoshoot, put together a artistic temporary, in addition to direct and elegance an expert mannequin that includes excessive finish trend BALLY utilizing Nikon Z cameras.

Listed here are my 3 high tricks to taking pictures excessive finish trend photographs for luxurious manufacturers that pop…

⭐️  TIP #1 – Create a great rapport together with your mannequin. You need your mannequin to really feel heard, secure, comfy and revered in your presence so spend a number of minutes attending to know your expertise. Particularly if it’s your first time working with them. Ask them easy questions on what they like doing to interrupt the ice. I typically prefer to discuss to my expertise when they’re getting their hair and make-up prepped. Placing on their favorite music and having a collaborative spirit additionally helps the expertise to really feel heard and relaxed.

⭐️  TIP #2 – Give clear posing instructions. Now that your expertise is comfortable, give clear and easy instructions. Communicate in entrance of your digicam and use your hand to direct. Higher but, show the transfer or pose or present them a reference picture so that they perceive precisely what you’re desirous to create.

⭐️  TIP #3 – Deal with getting a robust expression. Lifeless eyes, smile and even dead-weight arms can destroy and make a picture look bland. Upon getting the pose, set, lighting and outfit all working cohesively collectively, concentrate on capturing a dynamic expression that encapsulates the story and emotion you are attempting to inform. Typically describing a particular motion (for instance, you need her expression to ooze softness ….so that you say: “think about your self strolling as much as a boy and telling him how a lot you’re keen on him ….” The expertise would instantly smile, shoulders relaxed and eyes softened) or taking part in a particular track to create the correct temper.

In consequence, making use of these 3 high ideas would flip any trend picture from good to GREAT.

Due to everybody who got here to be taught and play – what an superior day it was! In case you are eager to affix my future images workshops, e-mail me at hey@karenwoo.com.au so I can notify you when it launches.

Shout out to NIKON AUSTRALIA, BALLY and my unbelievable crew for making this occur:

hair + make-up STELLA TU
trend VINCENT CALDERON
expertise EMILY MILLEDGE @PEOPLE.AGENCY
help ALAN WOO STEPHANIE BOLGER

This put up is supported by NIKON AUSTRALIA #NikonAustraliaPartner #NikonAsia #Zcreators #MyNikonLife #Advert

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