Vintage Model Shoot

Professional photographers love to do personal work, also called self-assignments. It allows us to push ourselves creatively. One of my favorite things subject for personal work is vintage styled images, especially from the 1920s to the 1950s. In this case, I was inspired by the work of Mark Shaw for Christian Dior in Paris in the 1950s. Shaw was a photographer for Life magazine, also known for his photographs of Audrey Hepburn and John Kennedy and his family.

For this shoot, I found a dress that fit the period and style I was looking for. Jessica was the perfect model for this which is why we work together so often. The trick was finding locations that looked like Paris or at least areas with a European feel. There was no budget for a trip to Paris. The Ghent area of Norfolk, Virginia came close to that look. Jessica, Christine, my longtime assistant and Jessica’s mother and I had a great time and a very successful shoot.