photoshoot

I realize these are a TAD morbid for most's tastes, but, hey, that's sometimes editorial for ya. These are some photos I took in my photostyling class of an assortment of accessories. The assignment was to come up with some concepts for a three page spread in a catalog. Ours was Barney's Coop. After flipping through the catalog, we decided that one of the themes of the Spring 10 women's mailer was undoubtedly: "a wee bit off." And we took that to mean that if they could push the envelope just a little bit more, they would likely do a death-themed photoshoot. Maybe. Probably not.

Anyway, these are the shots we produced. Shoes on chain nooses, an Alex Wang (knockoff) sitting in a pool of blood, vintage baubles hanging from a knife. Edgy, no? We all got a little bit carried away with the fake blood and performed many a dangerous stunt to get the frame fixed correctly, but after everything, I must say ...

the results are to die for muahahaha

p.s. despite the innocuous lighting of the last shot, I think it is the creepiest of them all, as those lovely chains do appear they are levitating, no?

photos by: tamara eve jerardo

styling by: tamara eve jerardo, abdiel ortega, and gopika topriani

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