ALTERNATIVE RUNWAY

It's time to exit through the emergency exit because these pictures are on fire! Back when I posted my look Piloto I was also busy with my very first editorial-like photo shoot. The pictures were shot at the same Pima Space and Air Museum in Tucson, and were styled between the model, my other photographer friend Joie Estrella, and myself. The gorgeous model was Zuhaila with Arizona Model Management. Big thank you to Joie for setting this up!! It was a fun, exhausting, collaborative day. 

Acquiring a nice camera has been really transformative for me as an artist. I do not miss those point-and-shoot days at all. Since, I've delved into shooting stuff like this, fine art, and events. Both of my 30 day trails of Photoshop have expired, so I was only able to do simple adjustments on iPhoto. Oh well, I'm a broke undergraduate with big dreams OK? But, how's this for popping my fashion photography cherry? I mean these looks aren't straight from the runways of Milan, but we do what we can here in good ol' Tucson. Luckily, vintage shopping is never disappointing here. Plus, I finally began shooting a subject that isn't myself. God I'm selfish ;P

¡¡ENJOY YOUR WEEK, FANS!!

JO

Piloto

The Pima Space and Air Museum is probably one of the neatness places around Tucson. I was able to go shooting here last Thursday with a friend because all our classes were canceled (YAY). So we got a model, our DSLRs, and sunglasses and went on a shoot. We spent most of the day taking pictures of our model, but I will make an entire post soon dedicated to just those pictures. I took these while we were on a break with my tripod. 

This look has a bunch of items that are thrifted, vintage, but some new as well. I got the Givenchy shirt in Las Vegas and the jacket in Tempe, AZ both at a Buffalo Exchange. The boots are from Goodwill, pants from Topman, and sunglasses from Aldo. This entire look was basically a steal. 

I loved shooting here because there was such a gigantic variety. I believe they have around 300 airplanes so finding a place to shoot was easy. This was especially perfect because I also had to do a project for my photo classes so overall it was mega-productivo. 

And on a last note, I have to admit that the reason I was inspired so much by this place is because I've grown up around aviation my whole life. My mother is a pilot, so growing up I've seen her been a gate agent, flight attendant, and now a pilot for several years. Being around airplanes always gives me mega-nostolgia. So it's always a treat to come here. 

I'm a Braveheart

Took a slight detour today on the way to the airport to go to one of my favorite spots to take pictures. Super pleased with the results. 

I'm so inspired by army colors right now, it's pretty much all I've been wearing. Plus, I've seen various designers head in the direction of Army-Chic (i.e. Burberry) plus, something I can always afford H&M's spring 2011 look book has plenty of muted army colors in the collection as well.

Hope you enjoy, tell me what you think.