Editorial
Metro Magazine // The Beer Issue
We love our friends over at Metro Magazine! They have been one of our best clients over the years and I'm always excited for the next adventure with them! The magazine has recently hired a new art director, and this was our first shoot together! I absolutely love Liz and her vision on where to take the publication! I'm also loving her layouts and creative, yet organized approach to both her actual art direction and design!
I was SUPER pumped to photograph some of the most influential beer people in the city for Metro's Beer Issue. I learned a lot about the beer industry, including the fact that everyone has beards, wears Carhartts and are some of the coolest dudes you will ever meet! I absolutely love how these portraits turned out and am very excited to share them with you all!
FEATURED BREWERS//
Just for fun, here are some behind-the-scene photos!
Ceci Style // Art Deco
Every Tuesday, Ceci New York comes out with an online editorial called Ceci Style. I've blogged about these installments quite a bit, but I just had to share the latest cover I photographed with you all!
Ceci is a stunning woman, no doubt about it, but these covers go way beyond just making her look good. All of Ceci's covers revolve around an invitation she has designed for a client, the client's event and all of the inspiration that was pulled to create a piece of art. My job is to interpret the mood of this concept, using the correct lighting, direction and posing for our beautiful subject. When we shoot the covers for Ceci, we are always on location in NYC, so time is very valuable to the entire team! We all love working together, and want to make the most of the time we have. Therefore, we always end up photographing 4-5 looks in one day. Tons of work, but so much fun!
I just love the way this week's cover turned out! The theme is Art Deco and I chose to use, what I call, a 'Bad Flash' technique, which is basically blasting the subject with direct flash. It's tricky and very simple all at the same time, and I love the contrast that was brought out in this image. Everything about it is great! You can see the complete feature on the Ceci Style website!
Of course, many people helped us create this image, so I would love to thank them all!
CREDITS//
Photographer: Eliesa Johnson
Assistant: Allan Zepeda
Post Processing: Liz Hardt
Hair: Danielle Nelson
Makeup: Jaclyn Accetta
Wardrobe: Angelo Lambrou
Hair Accessory: Leah C. Couture Millinery
Jewelry: Tejani Jewelry
Call Me Ishmael // A shoot for Danielle Everine
Sometimes, a shoot comes together so easily and so perfectly that you just know it is meant to happen! That's the way things went for Danielle Everine's latest photo shoot for her look book. For those of you who are not familiar with Danielle's designs, they are truly incredible. The shoot was composed of a small crew of just 4 people; Danielle, Micah, Telsche and myself. The weather was perfect, our light was even better and we were exactly in the element where Danielle's inspiration was drawn from - water.
It's really easy to get lost in Danielle's designs and hearing her speak about her work is one of the most inspiring accounts you will ever hear! In the spreads below, Danielle describes in her own words, what she hoped to achieve when designing this collection. Special thank you to Micah Savage for all of the gorgeous hair and to Telsche for being our most beautiful of natural models!
One Frame //
I've been a bit absent on this blog for a while, that's about to change!
Here's an image that I photographed for Metro Magazine back before the holidays! I absolutely love the drama of this image, sometimes there's nothing better than simplifying things and opening up a door for some natural light to shine in!
The Manning Brothers//
Tara LaTour // Fall 2012 Collection
This past fall, I was lucky enough to photograph the newest collection of Tara LaTour's gorgeous gowns. Her work blows me away and she is most definitely a designer that is going to take the wedding industry by storm! This is the second collection of Tara's that I've photographed, and each time we have gone to the drawing board to conceptualize the shoot, it turns out better than we could ever imagine! This collection was very inspired by an outdoor fantasy land, with an ethereal touch. When we began having conversations about the background of this line, Juliane James Place was the perfect location to photograph the collection, especially with the fall colors! What I loved about this collection is that each dress literally had a different personality. Tara had named each of her gowns, and we really tried to capture each of these dresses with their own identity and charm! You can check out our behind-the-scenes photos from this shoot here! Otherwise, enjoy these lovely images!
CREDITS//
Photographer: Eliesa Johnson
Designer: Tara LaTour
Jewelry: Realia
Talent: Jen from Caryn International
Hair/Makeup: Amber Brenke
Location: Juliane James Place
Assistant: Liz Hardt
Styling Assistant: Grace Nordloh, Leslie Randall
Ceci Style // Winter Reverie
The latest issue of CECI Style has just hit the world and we are super excited, once again, to be a part of this project! We photographed 4 covers for upcoming issues of Ceci's online editorial, so stay tuned for more fun images! Make sure to check out the entire Winter Reverie feature on Ceci's site HERE! As always, a BIG thanks to my amazing team who help me make all of this happen! Ceci's shoots always take place in New York, and it is simply SO much fun to bring this crew together...magic always happens!
CREDITS//
Photographer: Eliesa Johnson
Hair: Danielle Nelson
Makeup: Jaclyn Accetta
Jewelry: Tejani Jewelry
Assistant: Allan Zepeda
All Tied Up in Knots
Testing is one of my favorite things to do, because it's all about pushing your limits, trying something new, having complete creative control - and simply having fun! Amber Rose and I came up with a slew of ideas for testing one day over lunch, and braids seemed to be a common love between the two of us! We thought it would be fun to incorporate some stunning portraiture, more on the beauty side of things for this shoot and I love the way everything turned out! It was simple, it was a small crew and a super fun set. One light, White Paper, Boom.
CREDITS//
Photographer - Eliesa Johnson
Hair/Makeup - Amber Brenke
Talent - Caroline and Alexandria from Ignite Models Inc.
METRO MAGAZINE // SKYWAY FEATURE
The November issue of Metro Magazine is on the news stands, and I'm super pumped to share this feature with you! A huge part of the editorial work that I photograph is environmental portraits and I absolutely LOVE to do this! I've always connected with people and I've always been intrigued with people, so this was the perfect assignment for me! Minneapolis is unique, because we have a skyway system, which many cities do not have. Obviously, it's only because it is so damn cold in the winter, we all need a way of getting around still, but it was SO interesting to actually spend time documenting the life of this place. It's a maze, and almost a little city of it's own. There's even a huge difference in the skyway culture between Minneapolis & St Paul's downtown areas. It was a fascinating piece and I met so many cool people along the way! This article incorporates some awesome straight-up-portraits that I love doing, along with documenting the food, some details and the overall vibe of the life in the sky!
Enjoy!