MADE IN JAPAN: Satoshi Toda for The Fashionisto
Made In Kanagawa, to be exact: Satoshi Toda (Red Citizen / Marilyn MGM Paris) for The Fashionisto: styling by Eugene Ong; hair by Jill O’Neil @ Refuge Salon; photo assistant Kacie Tomita. Check out the story in higher-res on The Fashionisto Daily Digest here. Of the editorials I shot in 2011, I think my favorite [...]
09: Chris Peterson [Photogenics]
Powered by VIA: Chris Peterson (Photogenics); grooming by Ernesto Casillas; photo assistant Kacie Tomita special thanks to James at Photogenics
08: Ari Cooper [Vision]
Ari Cooper (Vision); hair & makeup by Ernesto Casillas. Special thanks to Meg at Vision, and to all those waiting patiently for test edits; November & December were genuinely overwhelming for me, in terms of cranking out successive editorials. I am back on track
Lost Portraits: Adrian Cardoso, Dylan Reitz & Luis Borges for Fashionisto
Outtakes: Luis Borges (DNA), Adrian Cardoso & Dylan Reitz ( Wilhelmina NY). Fashion Editor Carl Barnett; makeup by Georgi Sandev; hair by Colin Yeo. Order the Winter/Spring 2012 issue here. Carl titled our story Renaissance Man, and what was on my mind as we shot (apart from “does that backdrop really stink from having been [...]
Adrian Cardoso, Dylan Reitz & Luis Borges for Fashionisto Winter/Spring 2012
An Irving Penn-inspired story for Fashionisto Magazine starring Luis Borges (DNA), Adrian Cardoso & Dylan Reitz ( Wilhelmina NY). Fashion Editor Carl Barnett; makeup by Georgi Sandev; hair by Colin Yeo. Order the Winter/Spring 2012 issue here.
TOP BOY for TheOnes2Watch
A few frames of beautiful DJ James (L.A. Models), in his first-ever photo shoot; complete story and credits at theones2watch.com special thanks to Rosie at TheOnes2Watch and to Sergio at L.A. Models
2011: The Year In Jake Madden
Jake Madden (Ford) from our second shoot together – complete set and credits here Actually, it was really only a couple of months, and amounted to only three shoots, but if Jake hadn’t high-tailed it back to New York, I have a feeling we’d be just getting started. Some of the most effortless shooting [...]
Modern Screen: The Publicity Stills
Since we could only include a single shot of each model in our doomed dinner party for theones2watch, I thought it would be fun to put together an additional set of images. based on autographed production stills from Hollywood’s Golden Age. I mean, these kids are the L.A. all-stars, right? Why not give their fan [...]
Black Friday: Caleb Lane @ L.A. Models / Ford NY
Caleb Lane (L.A. Models/Ford NY); grooming by Ernesto Casillas special thanks to Sergio at L.A. Models
And Then There Were None [for TheOnes2Watch]
Bad manners: Ben Waddell (L.A. Models), Kayla Tangemann (Next) & Ricky Bennick (Bleu) – three of the unlucky thirteen guests in this dinner party shot for theones2watch, with original text by Svetlana Kitto. Check out the whole story, with complete credits here. special thanks to all of the agencies, the entire cast and team, and [...]
07: Charlie Shades [L.A. Models]
Charlie Shades (L.A. Models); grooming by Ernesto Casillas Cry Baby: Brand-new face Charlie Shades has bone structure that’s very reminiscent of a young Matt Dillon or Johnny Depp – all tautness and finely-modeled rhomboids and crazy elliptical cheekbones (with puppy dog eyes, as a bonus). For that reason, Ernesto and I decided to nudge this [...]
Under Wraps [Preview]
With the exception of snapshots taken by his mother, this very young man had never been in front of a camera. Signed immediately at his only open call, the U.K native is destined to become an overnight sensation. Here is roughly two-thirds of his spectacular face, framed in Raf Simons and Maison Martin Margiela. Stay [...]
06: Josh Slack @ Vision/DNA
Truth in advertising: Josh Slack (Vision/DNA); grooming by Ernesto Casillas Too often, when you open your studio door you are confronted with a facsimile of the model you’ve booked for a shoot; not quite what you expected….hmmm maybe in the right light, after hair and makeup, from the right angles. With Josh Slack, on the [...]
Égoïste: Garrett Rau, Tyson Paige & Tanner Novlan @ Vision for And Men FW 2012
And Men Magazine, FW 2012; stylist – Eugene Ong; grooming – Brian Haugen; models (from top) – Garret Rau, Tyson Paige & Tanner Novlan (Vision) special thanks to Joe at Vision Models
05: Mark Wystrach @ L.A. Models / Soul
Mark Wystrach (L.A. Models / Soul Artist Management); grooming – Ernesto Casillas Everything you could possibly want to know about Mark Cameron Wystrach is a Google click away; page after page after page of fun facts. I hadn’t done my homework, and instead agreed to shoot with Mark because I liked his face. Imagine that… [...]
Showboat: Devon Spence @ L.A. Models/Click NY
Devon Spence (L.A. Models / Click NY); photo assistant – Kacie Tomita Given a choice between a sexy shot and a stupid shot, I would almost always go with the latter – as long as the model is pretty enough to pull it off. In a very brisk set with Devon Spence (he had a [...]
Bull Rush: Charles Melton @ Vision/DNA [Preview]
Korean Drama (well, half-Korean): Charles Melton (Vision/DNA); grooming by Ernesto Casillas Somewhere in the heart of America (I forget where, exactly) Charles Melton was plucked from the 50-yard line and fast-tracked to modeling stardom. With his one-in-a-million face and memorable personality (a mix of court jester, leading man and slobber-knocker) Charles is well on his [...]
The Saddest Music In The World – Carbon Copy Magazine Issue #10
Number 10, The Latest issue of Carbon Copy Magazine, is out now, and available for order here. Ian, I’m chuffed to be a part of it! Special thanks to Ian Cole and Catherine Porter-Brown at Carbon Copy, Marco at Ford Models, Jake Madden, Lisa Tarlow, Eugene Ong, Ernesto Casillas, Vince Truspin, Thomas Thurnauer, Paul Laufer [...]
Trick Or Treat: Devon Spence @ L.A. Models/Click NY
Nothing says Halloween like a 99 cent mask and a million dollar smile: wunderkind Devon Spence (L.A. Models / Click NY); photo assistant – Kacie Tomita a) wishing all a safe and happy Halloween b) special thanks to Sergio at L.A. Models c) I owe you 99 cents Kacie (and not a penny more!)
Super Junior: Chris Peterson @ Photogenics [Preview]
Chris Peterson (Photogenics); grooming by Ernesto Casillas; photo assistant extraordinaire – Kacie Tomita The old gang and the new gang (welcome Kacie Tomita!) had an extremely fruitful shoot with Chris Peterson. Boy-band pretty in-person (and I mean that in the best possible way), Chris morphs into something darker and stronger once the strobes start popping. [...]
La Femme Nikita: Sabyr @ Vision [Preview]
New face Sabyr (Vision); hair & makeup by Ernesto Casillas What, exactly does one hope for when naming an infant girl Sabyr? Let’s be honest, in a screenplay, she’d be a hired assassin. Glamorous, but deadly. I was able to ask the man behind the name – Sabyr’s father – and he replied matter of [...]
04: Brett Reeves @ Vision / NY Models
Oh, Canada: Brett Reeves (Vision /New York Models) I scheduled a very last-minute shoot with Brett Reeves and Maximillian Silberman – no groomer, no stylist, no assistant – one model changing while the other was being shot. Luckily the guys hit it off, and what could have been Hurricane Max was somehow kept closer to [...]
Charlie Shades @ L.A. Models [Preview]
The face as art object: Charlie Shades (L.A. Models); grooming by Ernesto Casillas; perfect skin by God I couldn’t help myself, and I know I drove Ernesto crazy. If I didn’t say “you have such an extraordinary face” to poor Charlie Shades a hundred times, I didn’t say it once. Stay tuned for the full [...]
Bringing The Indoors Out: Caleb Lane
Caleb Lane (L.A. Models/Ford NY); grooming by Ernesto Casillas After searching high and low (it’s notoriously difficult to shoot outdoors in LA without a permit) I have found a top-secret location that I can now call my outdoor studio…at least until I get thrown out (Ernesto is sworn to secrecy). Huge, off the beaten path, [...]