{"id":347,"date":"2013-09-21T07:07:29","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T07:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/?p=347"},"modified":"2014-01-29T01:34:09","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T01:34:09","slug":"a-labor-of-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/a-labor-of-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"A Labor of Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F307139&auto_play=false&show_comments=true&color=ffca57&show_artwork=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There was an evening in early summer when I was sitting in Matthew Tyldesley&#8217;s backyard discussing future photo shoot concepts. \u00a0His backyard was in the process of being re-landscaped. \u00a0I mentioned that it would be a great idea to do some type of fashion theme in his yard. \u00a0Matt hesitated because he said that his yard was not finished. \u00a0My response was that it was perfect, and that the concept would be that the models were doing actual yardwork, but with a very editorial and glamorous style. \u00a0That is how our concept began, and the wheels were set in motion&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Photography &#8211; Josh Eskridge<\/p>\n<p>For the photography and look of the shots, I wanted to do this set in the middle of the day with harsh sunlight. \u00a0I would use high-powered strobes to match the power of the sun. \u00a0For all of the sets, I used either a Paul Buff Einstein with a white beauty dish or a ringflash. \u00a0This would give me a very spectral light that would provide good detail and contrast and that I could really bring out in Photoshop in a stylized way. As far as composition, I shot wide for most of the sets in order to stay true to the theme. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t want to disregard the setting by shooting close-ups. \u00a0There were plenty of compositional challenges with this&#8230;. \u00a0yard ornamentation, power lines, etc. \u00a0I did not intend to photoshop these elements out. \u00a0I loved the challenge of harmonizing the model in their settings, but still composing in a way that boldly drew attention to them.<\/p>\n<p>Hair &#8211; Matthew Tyldesley<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For this project I wanted to create a look that I thought would work, given the unconventional nature of the editorial. The look was soft, clean and\u00a0with minimal volume and\u00a0with soft waves using a 1-inch marcel iron using an off-base placement. The male model&#8217;s hair was\u00a0styled with volume\u00a0straight back\u00a0using a\u00a0Denman brush and\u00a0gel. \u00a0I hope the viewer feels excited, energized and seduced. \u00a0Thermal heat-Stylers, as well as a lot of finishing hairsprays were\u00a0vital for sustaining\u00a0the shape of the hair, especially when dealing with the heat and humidity on that day. We had a great set of models for this collection and hairstyles were\u00a0created to compliment each model&#8217;s features.&#8221; \u00a0Matthew<\/p>\n<p>Makeup &#8211; Isidro Valencia<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I approached elegance and simplicity in these looks, focusing on the intensity of color. I used dark eyeshadows and dramatic eyelashes, then I used nude lip colors and a touch of blush followed by bronzer all over the body, thus creating a radiant look.&#8221; \u00a0Isidro<\/p>\n<p>Wardrobe and styling &#8211; Matthew, Isidro and Josh<\/p>\n<p>For the outfits, we wanted the swimsuits to be very styled, one-piece suits, that would match our editorial look. \u00a0We created a Facebook group page weeks ahead of the shoot and collaborated finalizing the looks. \u00a0The swimsuits had to be special ordered, as you would not find these at your local mall. \u00a0The shoes were by Steve Madden and Vince Camuto. \u00a0For our finalized look we wanted the models to have a very pristine and polished look that would contrast with the manual labor theme that we were going to be portraying.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A Labor of Fashion&#8221; was published in the 2013 &#8220;Indian Summer&#8221; Issue of Vigor\u00e8\u00a0Magazine. \u00a0The issue can be accessed by clicking the link below.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/vigore\/docs\/vigore_magazine_september_2013\">http:\/\/issuu.com\/vigore\/docs\/vigore_magazine_september_2013<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Vigore.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140\" alt=\"Vigore\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Vigore.jpg\" width=\"1097\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Vigore.jpg 1097w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Vigore-300x40.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Vigore-1024x138.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1097px) 100vw, 1097px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8636ps_fb1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349\" alt=\"081B8636ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8636ps_fb1.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8636ps_fb1.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8636ps_fb1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8636ps_fb1-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8696ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-385\" alt=\"081B8696ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8696ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8696ps_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8696ps_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8696ps_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8860ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358\" alt=\"081B8860ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8860ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8860ps_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8860ps_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8860ps_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8714ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-351\" alt=\"081B8714ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8714ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8714ps_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8714ps_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8714ps_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8825ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-355\" alt=\"081B8825ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8825ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8825ps_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8825ps_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8825ps_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8786ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-353\" alt=\"081B8786ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8786ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8786ps_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8786ps_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8786ps_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8939ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360\" alt=\"081B8939ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8939ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8939ps_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8939ps_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8939ps_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8833ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-356\" alt=\"081B8833ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8833ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2304\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8833ps_fb.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8833ps_fb-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8833ps_fb-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8848ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-357\" alt=\"081B8848ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8848ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8848ps_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8848ps_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8848ps_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B9028ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-361\" alt=\"081B9028ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B9028ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B9028ps_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B9028ps_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B9028ps_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8617ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-341\" alt=\"081B8617ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8617ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2304\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8617ps_fb.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8617ps_fb-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8617ps_fb-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8746ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-369\" alt=\"081B8746ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8746ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8746ps_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8746ps_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8746ps_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8645_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-345\" alt=\"081B8645_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8645_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8645_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8645_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8645_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8584ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-387\" alt=\"081B8584ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8584ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8584ps_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8584ps_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8584ps_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8632ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-388\" alt=\"081B8632ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8632ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8632ps_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8632ps_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8632ps_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8971ps_fb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-370\" alt=\"081B8971ps_fb\" src=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8971ps_fb.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8971ps_fb.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8971ps_fb-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/081B8971ps_fb-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; There was an evening in early summer when I was sitting in Matthew Tyldesley&#8217;s backyard discussing future photo shoot concepts. \u00a0His backyard was in the process of being re-landscaped. \u00a0I mentioned that it would be a great idea to do some type of fashion theme in his yard. \u00a0Matt hesitated because he said that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[19,15,18,5,8,17,3,4,7,16],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":417,"href":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions\/417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}