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yourbespokeartisanalapocalypse · 5 months

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Suits

Smilla Osswald photographed by Lachlan Bailey for WSJ Magazine

Demy de Vries photographed by Daniel Scheel for InStyle Spain

Angelina Jolie photographed by Hedi Slimane for Elle

Ana Milojevic photographed by Laura McCluskey for Grazia UK

Ana de Armas photographed by David Roemer for Madame Figaro

Ludmila Vasilyeva photographed by Amer Mohamad for Harper’s Bazaar Serbia

Mila Kunis photographed by Steven Pan for US Glamour, August 2016.

Anna Kendrick at the 2018 Grammys, Julia Roberts at the 1990 Golden Globes, and Zendaya at the 2022 Oscars

#ana milojevic #laura mccluskey #ludmila vasilyeva #amer mohamad #demy de vries #daniel scheel #smilla osswald #lachlan bailey #ana de armas #david roemer #angelina jolie #hedi slimane #anna kendrick #julia roberts #zendaya #suits #fashion photography #women in suits

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pleatedskirt · 2 years

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Ana Milojevic for Grazia UK by Laura McCluskey

#ana milojevic #grazia #grazia uk #Laura mccluskey #fashion #2022 #fashion editorial #fashion photography

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aefward · 2 years

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Dress, Dries Van Noten; pants, Stella McCartney

Photography by Laura McCluskey, Art direction by Michael Kelly, Styling by Helen Broadfoot, Fashion assistant Maya Gunavardhana, Hair by Sam McKnight, Make-up by Alex Babsky, Nails by Michelle Humphrey at LMC Worldwide, Set design by Paulina Piipponen

#Dries Van Noten #Stella McCartney #Jodie Comer #net-a-porter #LMC Worldwide #Nails by Michelle Humphrey #Make-up by Alex Babsky #Hair by Sam McKnight #Styling by Helen Broadfoot #Art direction by Michael Kelly #Photography by Laura McCluskey #March 2022 #Pure Brilliance #Indoors #Set design by Paulina Piipponen

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reecekingdom · 2 years

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Reece King for BRICKS Magazine (2021)

The Family Issue

Photography: Laura McCluskey

Styling: Kamran Rajput

Hair: Ross Kwan + Alice Platts

Makeup: Kareem Jarche

Fashion Assistant: Karran Rajani

Produced: Tori West

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saphiiiic · 2 years

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Jodie Comer for NET-A-PORTER

Photography by Laura McCluskey 📸

#jodie comer #net a porter #sunshine angel #🥺🥰

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afrostylemagazine · 3 years

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F L O W E R [swipe] A M O N G S T F L O W E R S Shot by Laura McCluskey, MUA by Bobana Parojcic, hair by Lauraine Bailey, styled by Jon Morales ft Alva Claire...Gorg!! @laurainebailey @alvaclaire @wilhelmina.london @lauramccluskey @bobanaparojcic @laurainebailey @mojamanagement @marianilastockholm @jonmorales___ #fashion #fashionista #instagram #art #love #amazing #tbt #instagood #repost #selfie #lol #beautiful #blackandwhite #photographer #photo #photography #summer #instadaily #photooftheday #followme #me #fun #style #throwback #color #creative #europe #africa #wedding #thinkoutsidethebox WWW.AFROSTYLEMAG.COM https://www.instagram.com/p/CTbBYmMF6MG/?utm_medium=tumblr

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mariabblackyr2 · 4 years

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Laura McCluskey - The Skin I’m In

Exploring how to challenge perceptions using photography

Tatti Findlater, 18

Christian Tchidjo, 42

Ahila Jegerajan, 37

‘The skin I’m in’ explores seven stories of people who are visibly different due to burns, birthmarks, psoriasis, poliosis, spots, the affect a tumour had on her weight gain. This series of images was meant to look at people we may look away from, ignore or treat differently due to a physical difference.

This series of portraits are intimate and personal which is amplified by them being accompanied by quotes/text from the subjects about how they feel about their condition and how people have treated them due to it. Alongside the portraits McCluskey has taken close up shots, when relevant, of the condition to put their differences into perspective. Combining head shots with close up shots and quotes, creates the story of the person which allows the viewer to feel more attached therefore allowing them to understand and relate more. Naturally due to the subject matter the photographs are compelling and powerful this is then reinforced by the plain background mixed with a combination of natural and artificial light. At first glance the photographs seem to be taken in a studio due to their white backdrop however when you begin to look through a blue carpet it seems to appear in the images suggesting the photographs were taken in a hallway or domestic setting. I think that not using a studio creates and connotes a more natural feeling. In terms of composition and positioning of her model, in some portraits the subjects are central yet looking off from the lens whilst others are looking, some are smiling and others have a straight face. To me this suggests that McCluskey allowed her subjects to have an element of control in how they were shot.

I choose to look at this work as it tries to change the perspective of a group of people. In today's day and age everything about you is looked at and I think it's important to bend the way people are looking at things through art. The way that these portraits have been shot is bold which allows McCluskey to challenge others point of view on people with visual differences and begins to raise questions within us if we have had a prejudice against them. I think it's important that this work challenges the world perception but also your own personal perception. In relation to my own work I think challenging perceptions of loss will be very important.

Moving forward : after researching challenging perspectives through photography I know what elements I can take forward to create a compelling but very powerful piece of work to change the way people think and make those who feel alone in their difference have a community.

links:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_skin_im_in

http://www.lauramccluskey.com/projects/bbc-stories-the-skin-im-in/

#manifesto

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reflectivejournaloflauram-blog · 7 years

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Seminar with Ross - 27th March

In this week’s session with Ross, we talked about websites for photographers and the do’s and don’ts. However, before the seminar started, Ross let us watch a very unusual video clip of Alexander McQueen’s 2004 ‘Deliverance’ catwalk show. He explained that when he was at uni, his teacher would sometimes fill a whole lesson by allowing the students just watch random artistic clips without any context. Ross said he used to go away from those lessons feeling really inspired and even more in touch with the photographic industry, he also mentioned that its good to watch things without context sometimes, as it gives you a break from the project you are working on. I’ve always been a huge fan of McQueen’s work and his unique approach to displaying his clothing on the catwalk. I absolutely loved the sequence at the end of this clip where the models freestyle and act like zombies or drugged up teenagers, stumbling all over the stage and making the audience feel slightly strange and uncomfortable.

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When creating a website, the first thing you need to ask yourself is:

Who are you as a photographer?

Portrait

Fine Art

Advertising

Interiors

Still Life

Weddings & Babies

Editorial

Fashion

Landscape

Once this is clear in your mind and you know how you want to present yourself and your work, everything else will be much easier.

Notes:

When clients visit your site, make sure they know who you are as a photographer - what do you take photographs of?

Don’t confuse your viewers with lots of different types of photography

Make sure your style comes across

If you specialise in two different types of photography, make this clear on your website

Create dedicated portfolios for each type and use obvious keywords as title pages and links: Fashion, Portrait, Landscape, etc.

You could also have two separate websites for your two different types of work/identities

Laura McCluskey is a good example of this:

The first website is for her commercial based portrait/fashion work - professional, simple, clean

The second is for her wedding work - fun, colourful, appealing

She has a link to her main website on her wedding website, as it might appeal to customers to know that she also shoots fashion/portraits for a living. But the wedding website is not linked to on the main website, as this may drive away professional clients.

Define and understand your audience - who are your potential clients?

What kind of information do they need before buying or hiring your services?

What kind of content will attract them, keep their attention and convince them to give you the job?

What purpose does your website serve?

Do you need a secure archive to store unlimited photos?

Do you need a site that serves as a portfolio only?

Do you need to be set up for sales so that buyers can license photos on the go?

Do you need your website to integrate seamlessly with your blog?

Examples of photography websites:

Gary Perlmutter

Extremely cheesy and cliche layout & images

Off-putting colours and patterns in background

Screams desperation

Suggests that he is completely stuck in one type of photography - isn’t very creative

Bianca Tuckwell

Doesn’t have her name anywhere on her website - should at least be on her homepage to make clients remember her name

Bland, uninteresting homepage image

Far too many images for each project - becomes repetitive

Trying much too hard

Covers too many types of photography - needs to be more specific

Laura Hynd

Layout menu is set in the middle of the page as opposed to on the left - feels very squished together

Images shown in square format thumbnails - good to see all images at once

Portraits are split into 3 different portfolios - no need for this - over-complicates it

Text font doesn’t suit the work, it is too strict

Kitra Cahana

Strong mix of digital and film with lots of cheesy/amateur manipulation

Images are very random - don’t seem to follow each other well

Use a slider at the bottom of the page to scroll through images - images are seen in a gap behind the menu when scrolling - messy and unattractive

James Friedman

Messy thumbnails on homepage - all different sizes and colours

His name appears in a black box at the top of the page - visually unattractive

Everything is very structured and square

When you click on a project, the menu appears with tick boxes next to each one - too structured - feels like I’m taking a test!

No defining photographic style - trying to do too many things at once - confusing to client/viewer

Paola de Grenet

Clear and neat thumbnail homepage

Thumbnails look messier on the other pages, as they are not all the same size and the spacing is uneven

Images take too long to load - impatient clients will not like this

Text is neat and informative next to the images when they are enlarged

One shot portfolios

Your homepage has a single folder for an edited portfolio

Begin and end with your strongest images

Open with a statement

Impact, technical profession, emotion

Look for themes, patterns and colours

Eliminate the extra

Thumbnail websites

Select your thumbnails wisely - look for impact

Keep them the same size

People connect with people

Stories portfolio

Begin and finish with your best images

Open with a statement

Have some text about the story - around 5 lines is enough

Tightly edit your images - use groups

Leave out the extra

Goals in editing

Proving your technical skills

Showing your creativity and vision

Showing your story telling skills

Showing your personal and recognisable style

Getting hired!

Keep the layout clean and simple

Don’t over-complicate the website with unnecessary graphics or colours

Don’t put huge watermarks over everything - very amateur

Let your photographs take centre stage

On average, people will spend about 11-20 seconds on your website

Keep your branding/logo simple - don’t be cheesy

Use large, high quality images

Make sure your website is responsive - must be adapted to work on mobiles and iPads

Make sure your website is easy to navigate

Visitors should always be able to get back to the homepage easily

Visitors should know where they are in a sequence of images - add numbers or make it clear in the layout

“Anything that you put online is up for grabs and can be stolen. You have to keep that in mind. If you have the greatest song in the history of the world and you post that on YouTube for free, you might dramatically undercut your ability to commercialise it. On the other hand, it might not. It’s very easy for us to imagine that something we’ve created will all of a sudden catch fire and everybody will want it—that’s the nature of creation. Is that likely to happen? Not often. When we decide to use the tools available to us through the Internet, being overly concerned about the potential for bad things to happen is probably just as much of a concern as overstating the potential for good things to happen.” - Chris Reeves, author of ASMP - Social Media Terms of Service Recommendations

Overall, this was an incredibly valuable session and it really made me think deeper about how I want my website to look and what should be included.

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pleatedskirt · 2 years

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