Sunday, January 29, 2012

Ariel: When Art Meets Fashion















Ariel and Rick

Ariel believes that "plainness in clothing is the enemy of art."  For my part, I believe when you see an artistic diva whose creative obsessions find expression from head to sole, it would be a shame not to capture her on digital film.

Ariel, who blogs over at Artfully Awear, was so fun to photograph. She studied art history and her blog is as much a miniature encyclopedia on art topics ranging from contemporary Western to Japan's medieval period. And each time, she finds a way to translate it into an outfit, which she chronicles in self portraits.

Today, I had the delight of working with her for a "street style" photo shoot. To see more of Ariel, check out her website.

Photos: Icon Americana

Saturday, January 28, 2012

half hip + half cool


Upon asking someone to take a street style photo, the next step is to choose the background for the image you'd like to take. You have to be quick about it though. It's not like someone is going to stand around and wait all day.

Luckily for me I quickly noticed that this woman's sweater matched the honey-mustard colored leaves fading in the background. The effects created the color palate I was looking for.  I also liked her style which I would describe as half hip, half cool.

Photo: Icon Americana