NOTESFASHION DESIGNER - KHARL WIREPA BRIEF FROM KHARL: Photos with clean simple lines. FASHION LINE KEYWORDS: Royal, Glamorous. Hair and Makeup done by models. Some of the shots with photography notes. Morning LocationLOCATION: On top of car park building. TIME: 8 - 9.30am Winter MODEL: Promise Royal CAMERA : Canon 70d with 24-105 mm lens set at 45mm. LIGHTING: Back lit with early morning sun, 2 speedlights with softboxes angled in from either side, plus on camera flash. SETTINGS: ISO 250 - 1/250 sec shutter - F/10 Liked the warm morning sun colours in this image. MODEL: Hine Uea CAMERA: Canon 70d with 24-105mm lens set at 55mm. LIGHTING: Natural, full sun to the left front. SETTINGS: ISO 250 - 1/250 sec shutter - F/14 Liked the playfulness of her shadow in this image, like a different person, holding her arm. MODEL: Hine Uea CAMERA: Canon 70d with 24-105mm lens set at 40mm. LIGHTING: Natural, full sun, almost directly in front of her. SETTINGS: ISO 250 - 1/250 sec - F/14 I liked this tree, and how we are high enough to be in front of it's top branches. Also Hine's posing is BA BA BOOM! MODEL: Hine Uea CAMERA: Canon 70d with 24-105mm lens set at 70mm. LIGHTING: Natural, full sun to left. SETTINGS: ISO 200 - 1/250 sec - F/7 I did love playing with shadows in this spot, especially with the black dresses against the white wall. MODEL: Hinea Uea CAMERA: Canon 70d with 24-105 mm lens at 32mm. LIGHTING: Natural, full sun in front of model. SETTINGS: ISO 100 - 1/250 sec - F/10 I like how she off the ground. I admire anyone who can jump off a step in heels. Afternoon LocationLOCATION: Lake Rd - outside of industrial building. TIME: 2.30pm - 4pm Winter
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THE WHERE Government Gardens in Rotorua. An old concrete foundation to a hospital building that never got built in World War 2. THE WHO Madelyn Skilton - Dancer THE HOW Camera: Canon 70d Natural lighting 1/500 shutter f4.5 ISO 640 Lens: Canon 24-105mm set at 40mm THE THOUGHT PROCESS Summer is hanging out at the local parks, and if you have a dancing soul, you also dance where ever you are. This is one definite photo shoot I wanted to do for the Summer Black and White Exhibition. A dancer in the park, using the trees, street lamps, and whatever else was there. I loved Maddy's expression in this image. I think it captures someone in their own little world for a time. Summer is dancing in the sunlight, in secret hidden spots, outside. xox Calico Jo THE WHERE
Old Scouts Hall in Ngongotaha, Rotorua THE HOW Camera: Canon 70d Lens: 24-105mm set at 32mm ISO: 125 Shutter: 1/320 F 7.1 Natural lighting THE THOUGHT PROCESS It was lovely to photograph Miss Poppy Bloom, vintage pin up model, to include in my black and white Summer Exhibition. The vintage pin up models I have worked with know their art so well. I don't need to tell them how to pose. I can just place them in a scene, let them do their thing, and capture the moment. The old hall and Miss Poppy Bloom reminded me of Summer Evening dances in some old country hall. Cicadas humming, the smell of hay, the faint tinkling and hustling from the hall's kitchen as some of the ladies put on a cuppa tea and supper... and do I hear Bing Cosby? xox Calico Jo The commission was to get some close up headshots of model Sharn Tapsell, for a promotional poster for Waiariki beauty school. Two of the star students did the makeup and hair, Shaquille and Nora, (I have contact details if you are interested in their work), and I was to pop in to get some quick shots around the classroom. The backdrops are walls and floors around the main classroom. The beauty school is well lit, and because it is a quick shoot I keep the lighting simple. One speedlight, on camera, changing the tilt to where I wanted the light to bounce off. Being a beauty school there was lots of mirrors and walls to bounce light off. Because the images are for big posters, I tried to keep the ISO low so there would be less noise when blown up. Photo editing was some brightening of the eyes and using frequency separation to smooth out little teenage skin bumps. Here are a few shots from the different backgrounds and the camera notes with them. All shots are done with Canon 50d camera with Canon 50mm lens. Speedlight is Yongnuo 565 EX. White wall. Black wallpapered wall. Model sitting on black reception couch on brown varnished floor. Teal / Blue painted wall. Model doing hair twirl. Flash bounced off ceiling. ISO 100 1/250th sec, F 2.8. Will grab a shot of the poster once it's all made up and show it on instagram.
xox Calico Jo For my black and white summer exhibition, I was lucky enough to have Pearl Paki model for me, before she went overseas to continue her modelling career.
THE THOUGHT PROCESS We did two clothing changes and locations. The first was more hippy, flared jeans afro type shoot on a bridge, which I also loved, but these shots and dress suited the summer theme more, so went into the exhibition. Pearl is wearing a green vintage dress from Kulture Shock. I have always loved weeping willow trees, even as a kid. There is something a little magical about them. This Weeping Willow is in the reserve across from my home, and I use it a lot for my portrait sessions. It has had buntings, blankets and mosquito nets hanging from its branches. Couches, tea trolleys, picnic blankets and vintage prams have been used as sets underneath. I have even used its fallen branches as frames for my head floral crowns. But over winter its leaves fall off and it looks miserable and unhappy. So for me the Weeping Willow is a Summer Tree and represents picnics and outdoor imaginings. THE HOW Camera 50d Lens 24-105mm at 95mm ISO 400 f/5 1/250 sec Natural lighting Summer is a green willow tree, weaving yourself amongst its' branches, keeping cool under its umbrella type shade. xox Calico Jo Spring has just started. On a cloudy day, with the daffodils just starting to appear, we went to Centennial Park in Rotorua to take some family photos. The mission, was to get a few family photos with the youngest boy being the focus. Equipment: Canon 70d and Canon 24-105mm lens Had a reflector and speedlights on hand, but found with the cloudy day, the natural light was lovely. Here are a few of my faves. A lovely boy, full of smiles and curiosity.
xox Calico Jo Dolly the pony drooling over her apple and looking at the camera was what made fall in love with this image for the Summer black and white exhibition. It was the biggest print I had on display. The colour version of this became the image on my new business cards.
THE HOW Canon 50d camera Canon 50mm lens f 4.5 bright day 1/1000th sec shutter speed Natural light falling slightly off center in the late afternoon sun with very little cloud. THE WHERE At their home in Hamurana. Love real lifestyle, natural lifestyle shots. At home, with the wildflowers and the hills. The dog and cats photo bombing as much as they could. I will feel the summer warmth every time I look at this picture. xox Calico Jo Dolly the pony was so gorgeous to photograph for my Summer Series. Here is the where how and why on this chosen image for the exhibition. THE WHERE
At their home in Hamurana. THE HOW Canon 50d camera Canon 50mm lens Natural lighting 1/1000th sec, it was a very bright day! f 3.2 ISO 100 THE THOUGHT PROCESS I grew up with horses. I have many memories of Summer pony rides and I just had to have a pony and girl photo shoot for my exhibition. It was certainly a bright day and they wild flowers just added to the summer atmosphere. This was one of my most fave shoots of the whole exhibition. I found it personally nostalgic. Fond Summer Memories with the smell of hay, the sound of insects, and the regular thumping of hooves. xox Calico Jo "When you get up in the morning, be aware of what you wear, because if you die today, that will be your ghost outfit forever"....
I had a giggle when I read his social media post, and when planning ideas on photographing Kharl for my exhibition, this quote jumped to mind. Even if it is so hot, you were cooling down an outside bathtub, you would still be dressed fabulously, if you were Kharl Wirepa... and have a bottle of bubbly, and a fashion magazine as well. Kharl Wirepa is a fashion designer who has his runway show this week at the NZ Fashion Week, so I thought it would be a good time to showcase his portraits from the exhibition. This image was my poster image and book cover for the whole exhibition. I thought it portrayed the hot summer / cool photos well. THE WHERE My vision required an outdoor bathtub, and I didn't have one. A call out on social media, and Robyn said we could use hers, and it was perfect!! So this was taken in her backyard. THE HOW The water was cold, out of the hose, yet he handled it with ease and without a single goosebump. It was great that the bathtub was next to a veranda, so I was able to get my step ladder on top and get some birds eye view type shots. I had to work around the sun. Half the bathtub was in the sun and half is the shade, so a reflector was used as a shade, and a speedlight on a softbox was used to light his face on the shady half. Camera: Canon 70d with the pop up flash triggering the speedlight. Lens: Canon 24-105mm set at 28mm ISO 100 F/5 1/250th sec shutter THE THOUGHT PROCESS As he is a fashion designer, I wasn't going to tell Kharl what to wear, but told him the theme, and whatever he chose to wear, it was probably going to get wet. His outfit of choice a fur vest (a Mereana Ngati design), sunnies, a hat, ripped black jeans and a pair of silver heels, from his massive collection that he has for his models. This is Kharl Wirepa, fashion designer, entrepreneur, larger than life, but still humble enough to collaborate and inspire and encourage others. I have a ticket to see his show, so I will post some pics on facebook and instagram as it happens. I also had the opportunity to photograph some of his collection and models for his look book. So I post some images after fashion week is over. xox Calico Jo HAPPY GO LUCKY: Someone who is easy going and carefree. Someone who takes things as they come.
This is the photo that was a wall display piece in the Summer Exhibition. It's a hard thing to throw a hat, keep a smiling face, and not block off your face from the camera. Renati knocked it out! THE WHERE: Old Mill bypass Road, Rotorua, New Zealand. THE HOW: Camera: Canon 50d Lens: 50mm F / 2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250 There is also a brushstroke painted texture layer overlayed in the editing process. I liked the low contrast and black depth it gave to the image as well as the look the texture gave to the painted wall. Lazy Summer Days, having time to sit down and hang out, time to perfect the hat throw, to chill out, to not have to rush off and be somewhere. xox Calico Jo |
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