Quick Edit: Rania
April 16th, 2009
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.
