Fantastic Four
It’s been a while – a long while – since I’ve had the time to update this blog; the early weeks, and now months, of 2012 have been crowded with a mixture of catch-up editing and planning and shooting new editorials. At last, I’m on the cusp of the point where I can stay on top of things, so expect lots of new, regularly posted content.
The four models pictured here (in throw-away shots from separate editorials) have become the four faces that most inspire me, and I would pretty much drop everything to shoot any of them, at any time. As bad luck would have it, none of them currently call Los Angeles home, so I will take what I can get, when I can get it. Satoshi is in the middle of a brief, hectic stint in L.A., and he’s staying a stone’s throw away from my studio, so you can expect to see a handful of upcoming collaborations…
At any rate, all four of these models have everything a photographer could ask for; great bones, great eyes, great skin, great bodies, great personalities. And most importantly, great generosity.
[Editorial outtake]: Niclas Gillis & Erika Linder (Next); styling by Jamie Lauren Salazar; hair by Kali (Celestine); makeup by Heather Currie (Cloutier Remix)
[Editorial outtake]: Satoshi Toda (New York Models) & Lisa Marie (Ford); hair by Caroline Ramos (Next Artists); makeup by Thea Istenes (Next Artists)
special thanks to the teams, and to Monica at Ford and Mimi and Jillian at Next
Oh dear lord.. Erika always gets me everytime. Look at that face. She can pull of that feminine look and that hot boyish looks as well. I will never get tired of it. She’s a genius without even knowing it. Props to her.