Volume 20 | Issue 3
photolife ANOTHER FORM OF ART
Q&A
Editor’s Letter
Evan Kane
Top 10
Rachel Canale
21& Legal The art in
Expression
Table of Contents
5 By The Numbers How Do You Take Photos?
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Editors Letter Photographers seek to tell stories through captured momentS.
“Nothing is
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Top Ten The different creative Techinques of Photography
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Product Review The Nikon’s fabulous D850 DSLR pretty much ticks every box.
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Q&A
Do you agree that you are challenged everyday to create something that has never been created before?
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Feature
Turning 21 is when you become a legal adult and start to take more responsiblity on your hands.
“Have a Growth Mindset�
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Editorial Recently there has been a movement to ban size zero models in the fashion industry.
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hotographers seek to tell stories through captured moments and let each frame unfurl a greater scene and narrative. As content creators explore new scenes and concepts, the growth of Patreon is undeniable. Someone wiser than myself once said (and I’m paraphrasing here) that when traditional social media channels and platforms aren’t able to support a specific vision or project (more adult oriented content for example) then content creators are left to explore alternative options. Enter Patreon and other subscription-style content delivery platforms. More than just the nature of the content itself, platform models such as Patreon are able to offer a business system and potential new revenue stream for creators that the traditional social media channels don’t offer. Imagine a story of travel, time spent on the road, laughter, life, and love with your partner in crime. Picture wanting to document and share your stories and experiences with a larger audience. When Instagram and Facebook aren’t able to tell your story or deliver the narrative you’re looking to share, a content delivery platform like Patreon makes perfect sense. One such endeavor is the new personal project of the model, photographer, educator, and editor team of Josie Fox and Nino Batista simply titled, “Camino Encantado.” Described as a liberating and expressive venture, with an emphasis on imagery and art stories, this is the type of content that seems perfectly suited for the Patreon-style platforms.
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The attractive aspects of Patreon and Patreon-like content systems are pretty simple and straightforward for creators. These platforms allow artists to set their own goals, tiers or monthly subscriptions, pricing structures, and content packages. Tiered options allow creators a way to offer different degrees of content to supports to choose from while subscription-based models allow supporters content access a la Netflix-style subscription. These platforms are an outlet for artists to offer content that is either exclusive by design or by nature of the content (anything featuring nudity for example doesn’t fly on Instagram and Facebook). Supporters and fans are given a more direct way to support favorite artists or creators, which is one of the most appealing aspects of these platforms. While these content experiences aren’t exactly new, they seem to have been growing at an incredible rate as the social media landscape continues to evolve and the big players continue to quash organic content in favor of sponsored advertising.
Evan Kane
CEO & Founder of PhotoLife
By The Numbers
Photo life Jayne Haugen Olson Editor in Chief
Brian Johnson
Creative Director
Sara Elbert
Executive Editor
Jennifer Buege Deputy Editor
Dana Raidt
Senior Editor
Sydney Berry Senior Writer
Andrew Zimmern
Contributing Editor
Elizabeth Doyle
Contributingt Fashion Editor
Allison Oleskey, Chelsea Yin, SHO & Company, Inc. Contributing Bookings Editors
Jean Marie Hamilton Senior Copy Editor
Edgar Rojas
Spanish Editor/Translator
Sabrina Badola, Rachel Guyah, Colin Miller
Art Directors
Steve Mathewson, Bill Sympson Digital Prepress Group
Frank Sisser
Director of Project Management
Jonathan Bernson
Production Manager
Bea Jaegar
Director of Circulation
on your camera
A way to connect with others
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Not Organized
on their phone
$3,000
Cost of ONE Photography Camera
$175 Portrait Shoot
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Engagement Photographer
On an avergage people spend about
Amy Ballinger, Ted Rossiter
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Editorial Interns
How Do You Take Photos?
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Wedding Photographer
$500 Photos at the Studio
Carin Russell
Circulation Manager
Anna Buresh
Circulation Assistant
Tim Mapes
Chief Marketing Officer
Julieta McDurry
Director, U.S. Marketing Communications
How Many Professional Photographers are in the US
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Product Review
Top 5
Photography Cameras By Phil Hall
Nikon D850 The Nikon’s fabulous D850 DSLR pretty much ticks every box. Packing in a brilliant 45.4MP full-frame sensor, image quality is simply stunning. But that’s just half the story. Thanks to a sophisticated 153-point AF system and 9fps burst shooting speed, the D850 is and incredibly versatile piece of kit, just a home shooting action and wildlife as it is landscapes and portraits. The Nikon D850 is perhaps the most well-rounded camera we’ve ever tested. Like the sound of the D850, but want a mirrorless camera? Check out Nikon’s new Z7 full-frame mirrorless camera.
1 Sony Alpha A7 III Sony’s growing range of mirrorless full-frame cameras offer a great alternative to Canon and Nikon DSLRs. The Alpha A7 III might be the entry-level full-frame camera in Sony’s mirrorless range, but it offers a stunning blend of features and performance that makes its a brilliant choice for the enthusiast photographer or pro looking for a second body. The 24.2MP full-frame sensor is excellent, while the advanced 693-point AF (borrowed from the flagship Alpha A9) and 10fps burst shooting should mean you’ll never miss another shot. For the price, there’s nothing that can touch it.
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Fujifilm X100F The X100F is a thing of beauty both to look and and to use, but it’s not for everyone. It’s a relatively large, retro-styled compact camera with a fixed focal length 35mm equivalent f/2.0 lens, and designed for photographers who hanker after the weighty feel and manual external controls of traditional 35mm film rangefinder cameras. It’s a relatively specialised camera and most owners are likely to have other cameras too. It may be a touch pricey, but there’s nothing quite like it – it’s an exquisite camera to look at and to shoot with.
3 Nikon D3500 Nikon’s D3500 is our top pick when it comes to entry-level DSLRs. While it shares quite a few features with the D3400, upgrades for the D3500 include a new 24.2MP sensor, better battery life (to a staggering 1,550 shots) and refined exterior controls. The D3500 is a great camera to pick up and use if this is your first DSLR, with its clever Guide Mode a useful learning tool that gives real-time explanations of important features. There’s no touchscreen, but otherwise, this is our favorite entry-level DSLR right now.
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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
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While the main specification of the OM-D E-M10 Mark III doesn’t offer a huge upgrade from the Mark II, Olympus has refined and tweaked one of our favorite mirrorless cameras to make it an even more tempting proposition for new users and enthusiasts alike. Some will criticise the smaller Micro Four Thirds sensor format (roughly half the area of APS-C) but the effect on image quality is minor and it means that the lenses are as compact and lightweight as the camera itself. Sporting a 5-axis image stabilization system, decent electronic viewfinder, an impressive 8.6fps burst shooting speed and 4K video, it’s no toy – the E-M10 Mark III is a properly powerful camera.
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Creative Photography Techniques & Skills
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Infrared and HDR Photography
aken to just the right degree and color-altering approaches like infrared and HDR can take ordinary scenes and make them extraordinary, enhancing contrast and rendering some aspects of an image more real than reality.
some contemporary photographers have reclaimed this original art and applied new techniques to the old approaches begun by the original masters of photography.
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Masterful Monochromatic Color Photography
Many photographic artist make marvelous compositions from a single color, shade or tone beyond greyscale.
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Mesmerizing Reflection & Mirror Photography Mirrors are found in many places in nature and architecture – from smooth running streams to finely polished floors.
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Head-Twisting Tilt-Shift Photography
Scale are perspective are pervasive issues in the realm of photography – mastering them is one thing, but twisting them to a whole different purpose can be quite another
High-Speed Photography
While most images capture moments in time that any ordinary human could see some high-speed shots provide us with photographic glimpses of faster-than-sight phenomena invisible to the naked to the eye.
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Mold-Breaking Black&White Photography
Time-Lapse Photography
From a single time-lapse shot it can be possible to see many moments collapsed into one and create permanent montage artworks from ephemeral events.
Some photographers shoot entirely in the round, creating amazing full-circle spiralling panoramas or even fully-mobile three-dimensional shots that can only be viewed on a desktop or laptop computer
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Nuanced Night Photography
Night photography can bring out the best in photographers, playing on subtlties of shadow, shade and contrast not visible during the daytime.
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Pinhole and Photogram Photography Long before cameras as we know them existed, innovative artists and scientists used these techniques to create images.
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urning 21 is when you become a legal adult and start to take more responsiblity on your hands. Everything becomes so real. When young adults become of the age of 21 they do not realize how much of responsiblities come to them until they actually start to live their life as a 21 year old. Most people think that 21 is a fun age to celebrate which it is, but at the same time you have to be so careful in the real world. Turning 21 years old also means that you are at the legale age to drink alcohol, gamble and have a little more freedom.
Celebrating Your 21st Birthday
By Elizabeth Aladzhyan
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Being Creative isn’t only hard work from the brain, but it also comes from the heart� Photo Credit Paulo Rosario
When people celebrate their 21st birthday it usually is a big party thats at a banquet hall that involves alcohol. Throwing a huge birthday party is one of the ways to show that you are no longer a child and that you are now a legal adult that can pretty much do anything. Some
other ways people celebrate their birthday is by going to Las Vegas because they are now allowed to gamble in the casino. Throwing a big party comes with thinking of themes to symbolize that your 21 and legal. Some themes people may consider are Poker Night, Royalty, Night in Paris, and FairyTale theme.
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Photo Credit Paulo Rosario
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Process of Work To begin designing, you start with an idea, it could be as small as a lipgloss or as large as the eiffel tower. The idea or concept doesn’t happen right away because changes can be made at any moment. A general lay out of what is wanted or expected is put together by our team according to the desires of the customer. Then we let the concept that was on paper marinate for a few days. We throw around ideas and collect samples of potential material that could be used as decor.
Most people think the process of work would be easier after you have all the ideas down, but in reality the process of work takes so much time and effort in each design we make. Sometimes we even have to have a back up plan just incase our process does not end up working out as we planned it.
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s a family, we have always enjoyed crafting and DIY projects. Sometimes it was more cost effective and a better use of our time to make the things we want rather than give it to another. Although, this is what professionals in this industry do, lets face it no one truly knows you better than yourself. When we realized that we could create things with our own hands nothing seemed to hard or to far from our reach. We began to be more bold. We decided to personalize our own events. Our very first event was when my sister turned 16 years of age. A sweet 16 is like a transition from being a teen to becoming a young lady. It’s a time filled with a multitude of emotions. The event was inspired by my favorite disney character, tinkerbell but more sophisticated. Day in and day out all we thought about was glitter, fairies and the thought of wonderland. The excitement we felt through the long nights of a glass of wine, laughter and of course decorating is undescribable. To many it may have seemed like a chore but to us it was a family gathering. We laughed, we cried, we argued but in the end seeing it come together was worth it. The day of the party was so surreal. I walked in and i couldn’t believe that what we originally imagined came together in such a way that left me speechless. In every decor I saw the person who created it. To create something with the ones you love made it all the more special. After that, we felt as though the sky was the limit.
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The Photos on the left page where all hand crafted and created with the idea of a young gril turning 21 and Legal Birthday Decorations all done by Elizabeth Aladzhyan, Gaby Kazaryan, Mary Mikaelyan, and Vickie Aladzhyan
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Poker Theme The meaning of this theme was about what the client really loves. Throughout the process work we had to think about what this client really loved and make creations based off of what they really imaged for there 50th birthday. Not only did he love playing poker, but the aspects about each and every one of the decorations symbolized all the games they would play at the casino.
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Being Creative isn’t only hard work from the brain, but it is also from the heart”
For his 50th Birthday we had hand crafted each table center piece as one of the games he would play. For example the picture on the top hand side was one of the creations of a craps table game that was all done through days of processing ideas that were thrown around and was able to picture how it should look. The way everything is put together took about 6 hours to do because of all the detailed work thats put in. Creating this theme took a lot of processing and days to put all together. Creating this design we wanted it to look different and have some different elements that symbolized poker instead of just having money that was coming out of the box we added poker chips and necklaces that had dices on them to show what they gave out at casinos to have a little fun in the casinos.
Most people that think of poke theme decorations would picture poker chips all around, but for us to bring it to life we handcrafted center pieces that were BlackJack, Craps, Money box, and even a little hint of the slot machine game of Elvis because our client loves Elvis and looked up to him since he was young.
Royalty The back story of this theme was a young lady that was turning the age of 16. She imaged her sweet 16 as royalty to show that she is the princess. When she first came to us with her theme we started to sketch out ideas to make sure we had everything she wanted as decorations. After sketching out ideas we started to think how we can make this work with having flowers, crowns, and carriages all in one theme.
What Makes It Unique This design process is unique because nothing like this has ever been done. When we think of royalty we think of crowns, carriage, king, and queens. This design was made based off of a princess theme royalty. Why its unique because the designs and decorations were made as a princess design and the theme colors were not the typical color theme of reds. We made the carriages with the crowns at the top to symbolize the aspects that not
all royalty theme designs need to have only a carriage but they can crowns at the top to symbolize the big picture of the entire sweet 16 decorations. Everything part of this theme is created by the idea that our client had. They loved flowers, carriages, and crowns so, we made sure that when we design we incorporated everything our client was looking for. All of these carriages and crowns were hand crafted with the color scheme of gold, pink, and red. With every touch on these designs is made with love. We even made there name out of flowers and put a crown tipping from the side of her name to show that she is royalty and this is her Sweet 16. The shoes in the glass case symbolizes the princess that left her shoe behind for the prince to find. All the shoes were covered in crystals to show a little sparkle as a glass shoe. Seeing her reaction to her idea of royalty coming to life was simply just speechless and gave us a great feeling that we accomplished another event with a plus.
Royalty Photos on the Next Page at the Top
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With hard work, passion, and dedication comes with PERFETION”
Hand Crafted by Mary Mikaelyan
Hand Crafted by Mary Mikaelyan
Photo Credit Seda Aladzhyan
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Photo Credit Sky Film Studio
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Upcoming Events Night In Paris Photos, all decorations done are hand crafter by Elizabeth Aladzhyan, Vickitoria Aladzhyan, Mary Mikaelyan, and Gaby Kazaryan.
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The Night In Paris theme was to symbolize as if you were in Paris for your 21st Birthday. The Element and theme brings in a different aspect in having a 21st Birthday. In Paris, we think of fancy, effel towers, and alittle old fashion dinning palces. Having this Night In Paris theme 21st birthday I would call it more classy theme. The designs made were all hand crafted and took about 4 hours to just do one effel tower. We went through the process of how we should make the entire banquet go with the theme. We decorated a whole bunch of Paris
Wedding Bachelorrette Party 25th Birthday
Nothing is Impossible when you put your mind to it and give it your all”
Night In Paris
Bridal Shower
Towers, little manikins that had dresses on, and even shoes. Our drinks were not only hard liquior, but was mainly wine because in Paris what they mainly drink for alcohol was wine.
Key To Success The key to our success isn’t only the fact that we are family but also that we collaborate to create a masterpiece. No one idea is better than the other. We believe that by combining our individual thoughts together something beyond words can form. The real work begins once we have found an inspiration. For example, the last event under our
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care was developed because of a single poker chip. This poker chip although small provided the spark for a flood of new ideas to surface allowing our brain to go into hyperdrive. As the inspiration comes it is placed on the inspiration board. This is one of the most crucial times during our process because every idea, every note is like a puzzle piece. When the right pieces are chosen the puzzle is completed giving fruit to our design. Being able to visualize what that day will be like right down to the color, material, and set up gives us the confidence needed to deliver our product.
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Q&A
Interview
With Photographer Rachel Canale
By Michael Suber
Q: Do you agree that you are challenged everyday to create something that has never been created before?
inspires you, who is it?
Q: Can you describe your creative process? What do you look for when creating a shoot and do your shoot line up to be what you expected?
Q:How would you describe yourself as a person & artist?
Definitely. I’m always trying to reinvent existing ideas, whether it be working with emerging models, trying different styling or composition and sourcing new locations. Being different is what gets you noticed. Innovation keeps your creativity alive. If you keep shooting the same thing, you will never improve your style and will begin to get stale.
To begin my creative process, I am initially inspired by my favorite photographers. I then brainstorm by creating mood boards to reinvent the original ideas. The inspiration images within the mood boards range from makeup and styling to locations and composition, so I have a clear idea of the final images. In saying this my photo shoots can steer off course, as a location often sparks new creativity and I like to experiment with all the surroundings. Q: You have to have a favorite artist in mind that drives your creativity or
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I am inspired by many Australian and international photographers. Some of those being British photographer Tim Walker for his amazing photo shoot set ups and in-camera technical ability. Lebanese-American photographer Jessica Kobeissi inspires me as she has an impeccable eye for detail and innovates fashion photography. Finally, Australian Photographer Vivienne Steer initially inspired me for with her flawless beach and studio portraits.
I am an extremely goal-orientated person. I have clear idea of where I want my photography career to go and I am determined to succeed. In saying this, I am still young and I intent to enjoy the journey, meeting new people and developing my style. Q: How did you know you wanted to be a photographer? My older cousin works in the arts and always involved me in her creative process. From here I developed a passion for all things visually aesthetic, so I knew I’d end up in a creative industry some day.
Q: Do you have a favorite photographers who inspire you? Why is that? I have many favourite photographers but at the top of the list would be Australian photographer duo, Jesse Allen and Pixie Bella. The two travel the world shooting in the most amazing locations with top international models. They specialise in fashion and swimwear photography, which is the direction I’d like to head in myself.
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I grew up surrounded by fine art and photography.”
Q: We have taken a look at your website/portfolio Online, how do you want the viewer to feel when looking at your work? I want my viewers to get an insight into my passion and go on my creative journey with me. I am still developing my unique style, so I want my everyone to be part of the process. My website and portfolio is filled with fashion editorials and portraits, however each image has story to tell. Q: Do you ever collaborate with designer brands.
Q: Does your personal life ever effect how you compose your shoots or do you have a set schedule/formula that you follow? What is it exactly?
The photography industry is a very tough one to make a name in, but I have found that with hard work and determination, the better relationships I build. The more shoots I do and more people I work with, people are starting to recognize my work and style. The best way to make it in the photography industry is to have a good reputation and the work will come.
I have made my passion for photography into a career and in doing so I have made it my main focus and priority. Therefore, I fit my personal life and other commitments around my photoshoot schedule.
Q: To be a photographer, you had to undergo a lot of struggles. What was the most difficult obstacle for you when putting together a shoot? The most difficult aspect of organising a shoot would have to be timing. Having to organize a team of approximately 5 people is tough when people begin to turn up late or not even at all. When you start to find artists and models you can really reply on, it begins to be a lot easier because you trust their professionalism and that shoots will run as planned. designers as they bring a new dimension to the industry.
Q: If you could shoot an editorial anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why is that? Definitely the Maldives. I have watched my favourite photographers and bloggers shoot and film there and I can only dream of doing a swimwear shoot amongst their famous villas and vibrant blue water.
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Photo by Rachel Canale
I have worked with many emerging designer brands helping them make a name for themselves in the fashion world with my images. It’s great to collaborate with new designers as they bring a new dimension to the industry.
Q:In the artistic world of photographers, do you see yourself not only trying to achieve your perfect shoot but also being known for your work?
Q: What was the main reason that you decided to become a photographer? . I grew up on a strawberry farm of eighty acres and the idea of being confined to an office space for a career did not interest me. With photography I am constantly moving around and I can be creative with so many aspects. I enjoy being able to stage all elements of the shoot, having the ability to be as eccentric or refined with the images as I want to.
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Q: Who excites you the most (Celebrity) & why? I would say my biggest celebrity influencer is Beyoncé. Not only is she an amazing singer and performer, but I consider to be an artist and a visionary. She always builds upon her style in an innovative way that no one expects or has even seen before. Her work as an artist transcends music and the visuals she creates to accompany her sound always coincides flawlessly. She is also a great role model and demonstrates how it is attractive to be curvy, confident, strong and fierce. Q: If you had to pass on a suggestion for someone starting out in photography, what would you tell them? Every photoshoot you do you will learn something knew, whether it be using new camera settings to get a specific style or composing your models in a unique way. Each of these details can then be used for future shoots. You can never stop learning.
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Q: How is your style of photography different from any other photographers? I rarely shoot in the studio which many photographers prefer as they have full control of the lighting. I personally favor shooting outside as it gives an extra element to the images using the surroundings as backdrops. I also focus on the beauty of the model, the surroundings are an additional bonus. I always try and capture the essence of the model in camera and only touch up the images a little. This makes the models feel valued as human beings and this is really true not only to my style but to my personal values. Q: What is your world-dominating goal? My goal is to travel the world as a photographer, shooting in the most picturesque locations with the world’s most stunning models. I want to be a well recognised Australian photographer, who is known for developing visually flawless images and capturing the model in her natural form.
Photo by Rachel Canale
Q: Can you describe one of your favorite projects that you have worked on and why was it your favorite? My favorite project would have to be shooting the editorial featured in this issue. The cactus garden was in an outer Melbourne location and was a three hour journey away for my team. I love shooting in a diverse locations. I predominantly work in the studio or on the beach so having a textured landscape to work with was very exciting.
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ecently there has been a movement to ban size zero models in the fashion industry. Size zero is estimated to be around a UK size four, a bustwaist-hips ratio of 32″–22″–33″. These measurements are equivalent to that of a twelve year old girl. Obviously there is a lot of opposition towards size zero models. This is due to them being role models for young girls, and because of the health risks that are involved with being size zero. But surprisingly there is also a lot of support towards the size zero models. How did size zero come about? Perhaps it was the misogynistic man and male fashion designers, with the pressures that they place on women to be within the public’s ‘ideal’ that is focused on in fashion magazines. This patriarchal pressure makes models skinnier and therefore fills women with this desire too. However it could be women who are to blame as they are obsessed with ‘thin culture.’ An example of this in everyday society is that women never compliment one another when they have gained weight, but they do compliment others on their weight loss, “oh wow, you look great, have you lost weight?”
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his illustrates that women are praised for losing weight thus encouraging women to lose more weight as they like the praise they receive from it.Perhaps though, these pressures are a result from society itself. Fashion is part of a propaganda that promotes to have value in society you must be physically attractive. This creates body dissatisfaction amongst everyday women and arguably fashion is not helping the matter. It could also be argued that fashion therefore encourages eating disorders. It is estimated that 1.1 million people in the UK suffer from eating disorders. The majority are young women aged between 12 and 24 years, although women of any age can develop a problem. (BBC, 17th February, 2010)
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Why Models Shouldn’t be a Size Zero? There are even NHS cases stating that girls as young as nine have been admitted to hospital with anorexia. Teens are obviously a group that can be easily influenced, nearly every teen has access to the internet and numerous forms of social media. The internet and means of social media are also now a problem. It is currently London Fashion Week, and you can become engrossed in fashion week through the means of social media such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. As well as this, you can now watch the shows live so there is constant access to images of skinny models. Continuing, the internet is causing large problems with numerous proana websites emerging. As well as this there are thinspiration blogs which give readers tips and tricks on dieting and how to lose weight. These type of websites also come in the form of social media. On their social media accounts pictures of painfully thin girls materialise. On the images themselves are comments encouraging one another to lose weight, thus suggesting to each other than no one but other girls with anorexia will understand. In this way they have formed a sort of cult together, encouraging each other with slogans such as ‘nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.’ Although is it surprising that theses websites have formed with societies pressure to stay slim? An example of this pressure is the exclusion of larger women (well not larger, just normal size) from designer shops such as Prada. They only stock up to a US size 6 (UK size 10), suggesting to ‘larger women’ that they are not wanted in the fashion industry. world, especially since she has become a designer herself. On the other hand, it could be stated that size zero models should not be banned from the runways. As surely these models are entitled to treat their bodies as they see fit, it is simply because of the media that they have a responsibility to promote a ‘healthy lifestyle.’ What is being done to stop size zero? In 2007, Madrid Fashion Week banned models with a BMI below 18. This ban came forth due to the death of model Luisel Ramo, who suffered from heart failure due to her weight lost for the shows in Uruguay Fashion Week. Surely fashion cannot ignore death? However other fashion capitals chose to do exactly this; New York, London, and Paris, decided not to apply this ban, as they feared the designers’ reaction.
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here are many downsides to the super thin models of today. They cause unattainable standards of beauty for people which leads to eating disorders such as bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating. This is affecting models and teenage girls the most, peoples health is being sacrificed for “fashion”, and it needs to stop. Models are the ones being directly affected by this epidemic. Modeling is hard, so models will do whatever they need to succeed. When you’re a model, size zero is what’s in demand, what the designers are looking for (Lee). Most models think that it is required and expected of them to have to be hospitalized because they don’t eat enough. One model says, “No, no. It is my job not to eat.” Some have resorted to extreme measures, “A couple of the others have resorted to eating tissues. Apparently they swell up and fill your stomach” (Clements). No one should ever feel like they need to eat tissues so they can be beautiful. Beauty is relative and just a concept we’ve made in our heads, so it can’t even be defined.The common size of models, a size zero, “requires the waist measurements of twenty three inches, which is the average size for an eight year old” (Size Zero).”
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Models Should be any size and any height and show off real beauty.
So why do they not ban size zero models? Banning size zero models would involve a lot of effort from the fashion industry, and their efforts would face a lot of resistance from within the fashion industry itself. Firstly, there has been suggestion that the industry should implement a health check on all models. This faces opposition as the models say that it would be an invasion of their privacy. When suggested to the British Fashion Council, they rejected the idea as they feared the impact that it would have. Mainly because of the designers’ reaction, a lot of these designers prefer models slimmer for their clothes. As well as this the models reactions, as they would seek work in other countries that do not enforce this rule, so Britain would lose a lot of talented models that would book a lot of jobs.
Thinking That All Models are Anorexic.. It is baffling to me though that the public are influenced by these types of images. People surely can see the manipulation of images. Not all models have anorexia and just because pictures of them make them look painfully thin does not mean this is the truth. They must realise that anorexia is as much a mental disease as a physical one, and you aren’t suddenly going to become anorexic by looking at these images. People often associate anorexia with vanity. But it is not the models showing off to the public, it is instead the public’s projection onto them for them to be like that. Skinny girls will never disappear in the fashion industry, the clothes are the most important thing and the clothes look better on the skinnier girls. As well as this, the public often perceive these images to be real, whereas a lot of the models will tell you that they have been manipulated to look like this; certain angles, shapes and clothes will make the model look skinnier.
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Eating HABITS of a Model...
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n the days leading up to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, Martha Hunt says that she actually eats “more than usual” in anticipation of the show. “I just make sure I get protein in every meal,” she tells The New Potato. “I’ll have Greek yogurt or eggs for breakfast, sushi for lunch, and salmon/chicken/or meat with vegetables and healthy carbs for dinner.” Her snacks throughout the day typically involve peanut butter or almond butter. Of course, she burns off those extra calories with more intense workouts. Eating disorders and pressure to diet are not the only issue. Kate Moss’s recent revelations that she wasn’t fed when she started out came as no great surprise. New faces (freshly signed, unknown models) work long hours, often in cities and countries far away from home, where finding time, money and places still open to buy food can prove tricky. You’re broke, you’re tired, you don’t speak the local language, you’re 15-years -old, and no one thinks to feed you: you’re going to bed hungry.
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