juliette
Juliette I think might have been the first “Quecbecois”I ever met, as in a French speaking Canadian. As someone who currently lives in Canada and comes across these fake Europeans a lot, it’s funny to think I had such a nice time with my first one.
I had been shopping again for this one. The local vintage clothing shop in Hackney had started to rent me clothes out, 20% of the overall price for 2 days. Not a bad deal overall for either of us. This time they had a baseball jersey, which I couldn’t say no to. So on my way home I made a stop at Sports Direct to find a baseball bat and ball. I enjoyed shooting like this, having props be dictated by the limitations I had. The studio I had at the time was shared between 3 of us, and someone else had some curtain material which I pulled in to create a second set.
Anyway, this was quite a fast shoot, we only had an hour or two max. We started off in the curtain set up. Two drapes hung on staggered C-Stands with a 3x4 soft box between them. I was going for some sort of “behind the scenes” style image. As if you were seeing a performer take a second before going back out for the second half. I don’t think it quite worked. The curtains weren’t right, the floor too grey and cold looking. The styling not ideal. Still, the act of physically shooting it taught me a lot as always.
The baseball scene was easier, because it was mostly me just throwing a ball at Juliette and laughing with her. All natural light, simple styling and props. This is where the strength of the model comes through, and she came all the way through. It’s no wonder when I look at her now, her recent work is for people like Vogue. I love these images, it’s an exercise in restraint and simplicity when it comes to set/makeup etc.
I hope you’re ok Juliette. Thanks for getting me ready for all these fake French people in Canada.
