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The life of a fashion photographer — ah, shooting gorgeous male and female models all day long sounds like a dream job come true. Imagine being in a studio and hearing music blaring in the background as loudly as Abercrombie and Fitch, fog machines going off, and seeing Victoria Secrets-looking models posing in all possible angles. And then to make life even more amazing you see all these huge fashion photographers being invited to all these extreme parties in Los Angeles, New York, Milan and etc. Sounds like the life!

Well, I’m going to tell you the hard truth now, so take a deep breathe. Did you breath? It’s not really like that for 99% of fashion photographers. The lucky 1% have made it up there alongside the other major fashion photography Gods. The most partying I do is drinking a martini by myself  in front of a computer screen going through a million photos a day.

Fashion photography is without a doubt one of the most popular areas of photography, and unfortunately, it is also one of most over-saturated and misunderstood area of photography.

I’m going to discuss some things on this blog post that many may not agree with, so everything here is completely subjective and can obviously be left to any interpretation. Please leave any comments or questions you may have below and I will quickly answer them.
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WHOA! It was seriously a crazy weekend! I still have no idea how I went through the day shooting without any liquid courage in my system. I never thought shooting five female models one day, and three male models the next would have been so hectic.

Asides from hair and makeup taking forever, the shoot itself was pretty much a breeze and I got some pretty great shots that my assistant and I are still reviewing. We basically shot in three different locations around Dallas with a variety of looks ranging from swimwear to formal, to a beautiful Louis Vuitton gown shot in a more editorial format at the Palamor Hotel.

There was this very cool dressy shirt made entirely from pearls! I kind of felt sorry for the model that had to wear that outfit because you can only imagine the pearl’s absorption of 58 degree weather on the model’s skin.

Anyways, I’m too lazy and tired to write any more stuff for today. See the behind the scenes photo of the fashion shoot below shot by Vuvu Duong.

As you all know, my field of photography mainly focuses on fashion and advertising, but I often get commissioned to do wedding photography at least twice a month. While capturing the memory of a lifetime for your client sounds like the greatest job in the world, which it is, it is definitely not an easy task. But one definitely worthwhile if you have clients that understands your pricing and have a total respect for your art.
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