Important Update: 2nd Photo Contest Moved to November 1st Due to the fact that we are in Summer Holiday mode, we have decided to move the Benjamin Kanarek Blog & Fashion Indie Fashion & Beauty Photography contest deadline to November 1st, 2010. Please send your Fashion or Beauty editorial to: contest@benjaminkanarekblog.com Here is the contest [...]
BK Blog Contests
“The Benjamin Kanarek Blog & Fashion Indie” Fashion & Beauty Photography Contest #2
We are pleased to announce that www.fashionindie.com and www.benjaminkanarekblog.com are partnering for “The Benjamin Kanarek Blog-Fashion Indie Fashion & Beauty Photography Contest #2″ The winner of both categories will be published in a separate post on both Fashion Indie and Benjamin Kanarek Blog and the 3 runner’s up will be featured on a special post [...]
BK Blog Contests
Benjamin Kanarek Blog 1st Beauty Photography Contest Winner
We are pleased to announce the winner and 5 runners up in the Benjamin Kanarek Blog 1st Beauty Photography Contest. There were several interesting submissions, but after many hours of deliberation, the winner of the Beauty Category goes to Grant Thomas. Credits for his Shoot are: Model: Danielle Foster – D1 Models Hair and Make [...]
Photography
Mood Boards
I was asked what a Mood Board is and how it differs from a Story Board. This may seem convoluted but this is how I described what a Mood Board is: A Mood Board, unlike a Story Board, does not indicate a progression of images that will actually be shot, nor the actual setting. What [...]
BK Blog Contests
The Benjamin Kanarek Blog Fashion Photo Contest No.1
The BK Blog Fashion Photo Contest The winner will get a “1″ (One) Hour Phone Call Tutorial with Benjamin Kanarek to discus anything relating to Fashion-Beauty Photography. There will be “2″ Grand Prizes: One for Fashion and another for Beauty I will be available to discuss anything that the winner wishes to talk about related [...]
Designers
The best of the best in 2009
by per zennström It’s fun to make “best-of” lists and top 10 items and even though I already made one on my blog earlier, here I go again… Most beautiful project 2009: Hands down, it has to be the amazing technological and artistic collaboration (again) of Nick Night’s Show Studio and couturier Alexander McQueen. Broadcasting [...]
Beauty Editorials
Beauty Shoot for “Citizen K” Magazine “How Did I Do it?”
Recently, I received an e-mail from someone who saw my image on my introduction page of my blog, asking “…how did you do it?” I will not include what he speculated, which was actually quite close. For those of you wishing to participate, I would like you to tell me, what you think I did. [...]
Photography
The VOGUE Brasil Joséphine de LA BAUME Making of
I just wanted to share these images of the making of shoot with “the new it girl” Joséphine de LA BAUME for VOGUE Brasil. Some of the photos were taken by Sébastien Quinet the Hair-Stylist while we were doing the pre-light for the shoot. Some ambiance stuff as well. Thanks Seb great stuff. The definitive [...]
Photography
How to Break in to Fashion Photography?
As I have been asked this question on a number of occasions, I thought I could attempt to tackle it. As everyone that has broken in to this business has done so via several avenues, I will attempt to share some of the common means of doing so. There have been many stories of how [...]
Lighting
Which Lens and Shooting Space is Required for a Fashion & Beauty Shoot? Part 2
Part 2: Beauty Doing Beauty shots is sometimes more akin to doing still life, as the lighting is over a much smaller area and thus may be approached differently than fashion. The modifiers used and the placement of the model should be planned carefully if wishing to get something out of the ordinary. I often [...]
