Sometimes you need to strip away all the distractions and start with a clean base.
I've been struggling with my creativity lately. I mentioned this on my Instagram recently *slight plug*. This Instagram post was about how social media has changed the way we interpret and digest art. And how this constant access to media can cause a mental strain on those trying to insert their work into this system. To pull a direct quote from my Instagram caption:
Shoutout to everyone who commented in agreement! As an artist, we need to be able to step back and reflect on the way our industry is evolving, for better or worse.
As a fashion photographer, I often feel like my photos need to be elaborate and outrageous to even be considered "fashion photography". In online publications and social media, images in the genre that are praised are those that display clashing and complicated patterns and layers. Models with stone-cold gazes and elements that have nothing to do with the location. Not to say that any of this is wrong, but my mind does not work in these overly complex ways. I don't want any element of a photo to distract or fight with one another. I strive for harmony and I appreciate simplicity. And it's always helpful when you know a familiar face who always up for a shoot.
So, in the light of all of this. I decided to take away the distracting elements. No elaborate location. No stylist. No makeup artist. No retouching. Just a girl and a trench coat. Something simple. Something natural.
I've been struggling with my creativity lately. I mentioned this on my Instagram recently *slight plug*. This Instagram post was about how social media has changed the way we interpret and digest art. And how this constant access to media can cause a mental strain on those trying to insert their work into this system. To pull a direct quote from my Instagram caption:
"We are constantly consuming art. This art and images are often meaningless. Anyone can pick up the pen and draw a flower. Anyone can get the newest camera gear and just click the shutter. But that doesn’t make you feel anything. There’s no heart or soul in these crystal clean images. It’s empty and it gets sent into nothingness. Thus, it is so difficult to not feel stuck when you’re trying to creating meaning in an environment that doesn’t acknowledge it."
Shoutout to everyone who commented in agreement! As an artist, we need to be able to step back and reflect on the way our industry is evolving, for better or worse.
As a fashion photographer, I often feel like my photos need to be elaborate and outrageous to even be considered "fashion photography". In online publications and social media, images in the genre that are praised are those that display clashing and complicated patterns and layers. Models with stone-cold gazes and elements that have nothing to do with the location. Not to say that any of this is wrong, but my mind does not work in these overly complex ways. I don't want any element of a photo to distract or fight with one another. I strive for harmony and I appreciate simplicity. And it's always helpful when you know a familiar face who always up for a shoot.
So, in the light of all of this. I decided to take away the distracting elements. No elaborate location. No stylist. No makeup artist. No retouching. Just a girl and a trench coat. Something simple. Something natural.
Follow us on Instagram!
Me: @alyceebyrd
Jesse (model): @heyyyjesseee
Thanks for reading!
Sometimes you need to strip away all the distractions and start with a clean base.
I've been struggling with my creativity lately. I mentioned this on my Instagram recently *slight plug*. This Instagram post was about how social media has changed the way we interpret and digest art. And how this constant access to media can cause a mental strain on those trying to insert their work into this system. To pull a direct quote from my Instagram caption:
Shoutout to everyone who commented in agreement! As an artist, we need to be able to step back and reflect on the way our industry is evolving, for better or worse.
As a fashion photographer, I often feel like my photos need to be elaborate and outrageous to even be considered "fashion photography". In online publications and social media, images in the genre that are praised are those that display clashing and complicated patterns and layers. Models with stone-cold gazes and elements that have nothing to do with the location. Not to say that any of this is wrong, but my mind does not work in these overly complex ways. I don't want any element of a photo to distract or fight with one another. I strive for harmony and I appreciate simplicity. And it's always helpful when you know a familiar face who always up for a shoot.
So, in the light of all of this. I decided to take away the distracting elements. No elaborate location. No stylist. No makeup artist. No retouching. Just a girl and a trench coat. Something simple. Something natural.
I've been struggling with my creativity lately. I mentioned this on my Instagram recently *slight plug*. This Instagram post was about how social media has changed the way we interpret and digest art. And how this constant access to media can cause a mental strain on those trying to insert their work into this system. To pull a direct quote from my Instagram caption:
"We are constantly consuming art. This art and images are often meaningless. Anyone can pick up the pen and draw a flower. Anyone can get the newest camera gear and just click the shutter. But that doesn’t make you feel anything. There’s no heart or soul in these crystal clean images. It’s empty and it gets sent into nothingness. Thus, it is so difficult to not feel stuck when you’re trying to creating meaning in an environment that doesn’t acknowledge it."
Shoutout to everyone who commented in agreement! As an artist, we need to be able to step back and reflect on the way our industry is evolving, for better or worse.
As a fashion photographer, I often feel like my photos need to be elaborate and outrageous to even be considered "fashion photography". In online publications and social media, images in the genre that are praised are those that display clashing and complicated patterns and layers. Models with stone-cold gazes and elements that have nothing to do with the location. Not to say that any of this is wrong, but my mind does not work in these overly complex ways. I don't want any element of a photo to distract or fight with one another. I strive for harmony and I appreciate simplicity. And it's always helpful when you know a familiar face who always up for a shoot.
So, in the light of all of this. I decided to take away the distracting elements. No elaborate location. No stylist. No makeup artist. No retouching. Just a girl and a trench coat. Something simple. Something natural.
Follow us on Instagram!
Me: @alyceebyrd
Jesse (model): @heyyyjesseee
Thanks for reading!
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