Beauty Photographer

James Nader

http://www.jamesnader.com

James Nader is a UK based photographer, who focuses mainly on fashion and beauty. He used to only photograph still life and do commercial photography, but luckily for us, he has recently switched to fashion and beauty. Here are some quotes and bits of advice from the man himself!

“You start with various elements to create a story, clothes and styling, make-up, location etc. and you write it! I was always inspired by the great black and white Hollywood classics and loved the use of light. Photographing people allowed me to reproduce this for myself"

“One word of advice, don’t rely on a numbers game and what I mean by this don’t expect to get a great shot just by shooting and shooting and hoping for the best. If I don’t like it or it isn’t working I wont shoot it and I will tell everyone that this is so. We then reset and start a new pose or location. If it is the model who isn’t working, be subtle and offer a range of scenarios to try. If  it's still not working, move it, don’t try to force it.”

“Just remember to be flexible, creative, research your locations, choose models carefully and keep it simple.”

“I think the day you really believe that you have made it to the top (whatever or where ever that is) is the day you are not doing so well! And maybe left behind as there is always someone better than you waiting around the corner!”

“I like minimal lighting and I am kind of arty in a way, but I'm not too far out. I do like high fashion but I don't go too over the top. I keep it simple and I don't over complicate the lighting. If I have available daylight I use some of it and balance with the flash. I tend to use continuous or tungsten light such as a red head or blonde to give me the illuminated effect I achieve. Flash is great but immediate where as continuous lighting allows the scene to build up light, texture and depth. The colours are richer and more intense, the only downfall would be the that the exposure is slow. The model has to be aware that the lighting exposure is a fraction of a second and keep still."

Photos from www.jamesnader.com and the quotes are from http://www.ephotozine.com/article/A-passion-for-fashion-11313

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