David Koma At Vauxhall Fashion Scout
Get an insight into the creative contributions of the beauty teams on a fashion show as Clic La Mode follows the fabulous Rachel Wood, lead makeup artist from New York, during show week.
In this video we go backstage at David Koma’s London Fashion Week AW2010 show following the creative process through from prep to show and get the thoughts of Hilary Alexander on David’s career so far.
Big Thanks to Rachel Wood – Lead Make-Up Artist
Rachel’s makeup sponsor for David’s show was Benefit Cosmetics (www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk) and she used the following products:
• Play Stick
• Perk-Me-Up – Face Powder
• Erase Paste (on lids)
• Get Even – Pressed Powder
• Tattle Tail – Cream Eye Shadow
• Some Kind-A Gorgeous – Tinted Moisturiser
• California Kissing – Lip Balm
• High Brow Pencil
Crew:
Voice Overs/Presenter - Emma Rice
Camera/Editing - Nicolas Laborie
Music - Pete Oldroyd
Producer/Director - James Lightbown
Thanks To:
Claire Collins – AOFM
Amanda Pilkington - Benefit Cosmetics
Lisa & Liz - Modus PR
Vauxhall Fashion Scout
and Hilary Alexander
Special Thanks To:
David Koma
“Six Ways To Die In A Bath”
A good few years ago I used to shoot the fashion editorials for some friends of mine who were publishing a monthly listings magazine in Manchester and there was one shoot in particular that stood out, “Six Ways To Die In A Bath”. About six months after the shoot I made notes on the whole process as a behind-the-scenes article and diary but at the time I wasn’t blogging so I didn’t have the opportunity to publish, until now….
So here it is, my diary of “Six Ways To Die In A Bath”.
The Best Camera… Is The Nearest One To Hand by James Lightbown
Chase Jarvis has produced a wonderful book, iphone app & community based around the principle of “The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You” for which he uses his iPhone (http://bit.ly/9Wks2m). I have to agree. I love the iPhone, the camera in the 3G model and all the fantastic apps available for tinkering with your images. I love them so much that, although I’ve started this post by talking about the iPhone I’m actually going to save it for a bigger article at some point in the future, an article that I’m thinking might even develop into a bit of a bigger concept and project for the site.
So why did I mention all that? Well it’s about that title… “The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You.” For the purpose of this article I’d actually like alter it slightly and say “the best camera is the one that’s closest to hand.” I love the thought of accessible photography. The story (urban legend or not) of Terry Richardson going away to shoot a huge campaign and realising at the airport that they didn’t actually have any of their cameras with them so simply popped into duty free to stock up on disposables is marvellous and should be inspirational. As photographers we can sometimes get caught up too much in all the marketing nonsense of the biggest and best cameras that we must have. Until I upgraded this year, the only camera in my kit was an old Canon 20D and it was fine. If I client wanted me to shoot with something better then they rented whatever they wanted me to shoot on, if I wasn’t sure how to use it then we got a digital assistant too. A great image doesn’t start with the camera you’re using, it starts with you, your model, your team and your creativity as a group. The camera is simply a tool to help you capture that moment when the team has all come together perfectly. Different cameras will help you get different results. That’s why Terry Richardson can shoot campaigns with a disposable.
