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Quick Edit: Rania

Jay Watson — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:00:18 +0000

Portrait of model Rania Long. © Jay Watson Photography

Here is a quick pull from a recent shoot of model Rania Long at an Oakland apartment. I try to shoot models with a clothing inspired approach and push more towards portraiture. It is a verbal hang-up for me to avoid using the word “fashion.” This term gets slapped around whenever a model or piece of clothing is in front of the camera. As a fashion piece this fails because the dress is not styled properly, but who cares? As a portrait, it just feels much stronger. Semantics.

JW fashion spread Garage Magazine #16

Jay Watson — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:51:51 +0000

A few images were posted recently from a fashion shoot I did for Garage Magazine, but I didn’t want to show too much before the mag hit the stands. Last week the official release party for issue 16 was held at the Irish Bank in downtown SF. Here are the rest of the spreads as they are in the mag.

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About the shoot:
I have been wanting to do a period piece based off the 1930′s Dust Bowl era for several years. Recently I was able to convince the fellas at Garage to let me have a go at it. They were very supportive and after much collaboration it is finally in print. The scope of the project had to change slightly in order to fit within the budget and creative needs of the magazine. I was leery at first to give up some of my original ideas, but overall I am very pleased with the end result. This project comes after years of thoughts, a month of planning, a week of location scouting, and 10 hours of shooting. Our clothing stylist Malia was the unsung hero on this shoot. Her choices really helped bring the 1930′s to the camera and she was still able to keep the clothing relevant for today.

It is difficult to get approval for personal projects from a magazine. They have to showcase their vision first and foremost. Photographers can not take it personal. We have to keep working and keep developing new ideas. This piece has taught me that it can work out and everyone can get what they need. An extended gallery of out-takes from the shoot and the location scouting will eventually land on jaywatson.com

Gang at railroad yard. © Jay Watson Photography

Thanks to the entire crew…
Art Direction: Brian Bounds
Production Coordinator: Monica Merker
Assistant: Joe Reifer
Wardrobe Stylist: Malia Miyashiro
Stylist Assistant: Ewa Davis
Hair/Make-Up: Trish Ward
Female Talent: Molly Ferguson courtesy of Jada Ogden & Look Talent
Male Talent: Paul Catches, Scotty Strebel, Shea Shawnson courtesy of Garage Magazine
Location: Al McCracken and the Niles Canyon Railroad

JW shoot featured on Lexar

Jay Watson — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:37:16 +0000

This week Lexar.com has featured one of my photo shoots on their Digital Photography home page, which covers a fast pace shoot I did for the San Francisco clothing company Vive La Reine.

More work goes into a clothing shoot then you might think. Read Behind A Clothing Shoot to see the rest.

Dust Rolls Like Thunder

Jay Watson — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:11:09 +0000

A preview of images from a recent fashion shoot and current project based on young 1930′s travelers who rode the rails to escape the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. More to come. Much more.

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