I suddenly found myself confirming my commitment through e-mail with Eric Nelson of Sidlab Hair Couture for this shoot. Knowing full well of who and what Quavondo has shot, I was a little excited.
...maybe so much so that I arrived a half-hour early only to sit on the front steps, waiting and freaking out.
I hadn't really gotten any information as to what the shoot would be like, but I did receive inspiration photos for the shoot:
I brought my darker dresses and heels with me, seeing these images by Camille Rose Garcia and having Tim Burton in mind.
There were going to be two models shot: myself and a girl named Allegra. She was waiting on the steps when I arrived and we got to know each other until Eric opened the door.
We were escorted through a hallway and into a very old school elevator (one where you have to slide a gate open to get in). A man with a huge camera was waiting inside. It was Quavondo. It's always shocking to see who the eyes belong to the photographs I've drooled over, and it's always intimidating meeting them. I am quiet. It is better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. My mom taught me that :)
We are led into a basement room and the makeup and hair stylist Madeline Roosevelt created the coolest look based on the above inspiration photos. While she was doing that, a local tattoo artist Chris Graham came up with designs and drew them on our knuckles.
Meanwhile, Quavondo was in the next room, constructing the most unique lighting I've seen yet.
It was pitch black when we walked into the room. Suddenly, a flash of light went off and I only caught a glimpse of what we were to shoot with. A chair with holes in the back sat to the right, a branch placed on top of it, and a light immediately behind the chair, flashing the creepiest shadow on the wall. A red and blue light were on the left. Another light to light our hair, and another in front of us to get our face. It was intricate. It was professional, it was so incredibly fun!
I had to leave early due to the music video (read in next blog post!), so I went first while Allegra finished getting ready, then she took pictures while I changed looks, and we continued until we had three to four looks. I was incredibly disappointed that I had to run off from the shoot after a couple hours, but we did end up with the photos we wanted. Quavondo doesn't show his face, so I was unable to get a photo of him. However, here are the rest of the team involved!
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[/caption]Final photos:
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