LA FEMME ROUGE | FASHION DEVELOPMENT SHOOT

Jan 4, 2021 | Portrait

Colour is such an important visual weapon in a photographer’s toolkit. It sets a mood, grabs your attention, and creates high impact when used creatively. So we thought why not to explore it with a monochromatic look?

By definition, monochrome is an image displaying one colour or different shades of that colour. The prime example of monochrome photography is black and white photography as it uses varying shades of neutral grey.

For our shoot, the concept for this particular set (we’ve actually shot about 8 different looks with Emmy that day, which I will share at a later date) revolved around the magnetic colour red. We’ve decided to go for a classic look inspired by the 60s that complemented our beautiful model, Emmy. She’s often told of her resemblance to the one of the famous fashion icons of that time, Audrey Hepburn.

With references in hand, we’ve pulled the clothing and accessories.

Monochromatic fashion shoot in red

STYLING TIP: When you dress head to toe in one colour, you appear taller and slimmer. Why? Because you create an uninterrupted line that naturally elongates your silhouette. Just ensure that the colour you choose for the monochromatic look suits you.

As the main idea concentrated on the colour, the shoot was easy to set up in the studio. For lighting, I used a large 32×47″ softbox positioned slightly to the right . The images were shot with Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L on Canon 5D Mark iii.

The post-processing was minimal, mainly removing some skin blemishes and fly away hair. To enhance the photos and complete the monochromatic look I changed the grey background to red in Photoshop.