Fiber runway continues

As promised in last week's blog, I am including several more images from the Taos Fiber Arts fashion shoot at the beginning of the month.

Sometimes, within a particular photo shoot, such as this one and frequently weddings, a photographer is aware enough (and luck is on his or her side) to get a really great portrait which has not much at all to do with the subject matter at hand.  Although in this image, Ashley is wearing a one-of-a-kind felted shawl, this is a lovely portrait.

The "Ashley" here looks completely different, posed against Fred's Ganado red rug.  Double click on the image to see more detail in any portion of the photograph, including her tattoos.

And a final image from the wooden runway outside Taos Fiber Arts.

until next Monday,

DB

a passion for the image

Fashion week...in Taos?

It is spring.  The wind is blowing, the snow has disappeared below 7,500 feet elevation, and bulbs are out of the ground, ready to produce an abundance of color.  Spring and summer clothing is slowly making its way out of closets, so why not call it "fashion week in Taos?"

I had an extraordinary opportunity to do a product/fashion shoot at Taos Fiber Arts this week.  Owners Julie and Ashley Cloutman were organized, ready, and excited about giving some of their work a whirl on the wood, flagstone, and adobe runways.

The shoot could not have been better.  Ashley is the consummate model, the sun played games giving equal amounts of shadow and softness, and the breeze provided, gratis, that "wind in the hair look".  Note what the mother-daughter team describe as "Zombie couture" felted jeans jacket.

For this image, I wanted to make sure that the tree's shadow did not produce "hatchet" lighting.  With the partly cloudy sky, a nice softness fell on Ashley's face.  Fred Black's "Ganado red" rug, # 168, provides a popping backdrop. 

More "zombie couture" with fill/reflected light courtesy of the white walls

There will be more images from this shoot in next week's blog.  Too many good ones not to share!

Thanks, Julie, Ashley, and Fred!

until next Monday,

DB

a passion for the image