I have always had a serious love for fashion photography. The styling, the creativity, the attitude, the way a great outfit and the right photography can come together to tell a story. I love all of it. One of my biggest creative dreams is to collaborate with a major fashion brand on a photo campaign. And while that opportunity hasn’t come knocking just yet, I decided there was no reason to wait around to create the kind of work I would love to be hired for. So, I grabbed a male model, styled him in two different Puma sweatsuits with sneakers to match, and got to work!
Something else that was important to me with this session was featuring a midlife model. Fashion and style are so often centered around younger faces, but let’s not forget that there are some seriously fly men and women over 40 who know a thing or two about putting a look together! As a midlife creative myself, I wanted these photographs to reflect that. Style doesn’t have an expiration date, and neither does the ability to inspire and influence through fashion. I wanted the images to feel cool, modern, confident, and worthy of a fashion campaign.
And let me tell you, I am SO pleased with how these photographs turned out! This session was about more than creating some cool images. It was about challenging myself creatively, stepping further into fashion photography, and proving to myself that I can create the kind of work I dream of doing on a bigger stage. If a major fashion brand ever comes calling, I want to have something FIRE to show them. And after this session? I think I’m building exactly that kind of portfolio.
Puma, come here. I want to show ya something.
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