Hi,
Currently I go to a university studying computer engineering and japanese but recently I have become unhappy with computer engineering (but not Japanese) and I was thinking about getting into fashion photography. I was looking in fashion magazines and just seeing this beautiful art form. I just wanted to ask if anyone else was also in or studying to become affilated with the fashion photography industry and how it was? Is it over saturated with photographers and also how demanding and competitive is it? I find this art form so beautiful and breath taking that I just want to start doing it. I don't know anything about photography though but I just would like to know just about the demand for photographers in that industry.
Thank you
I don't know much about the industry itself, but I have a friend who is going to be attending art school for just that.
Photography is really fun, there are hundreds of good internet resources for people who want to start taking good photos.
Very small extremely competitive market low pay long hours.
Don't change your major, take up photography as a hobby.
you need to keep upgrading your tools of trade (cameras) its expensive and risky if you dont have an eye for composition/colours etc
>>3
I think I might have been the one to post that, not sure.
Anyway, strongly seconded.
I've always wanted to be in the fashion career but now that >>3 says that, it's sounds like that's not the greatest thing for some people. If you would like some advice on that career then, I mostly agree with all of the posts because they are all true, but the good thing is you would be making the models feel good about them selfs everyday and that's what fashion photography is all about.
Unless you're talking about some sub-culture photography such as cosplay etc
The real fashion photography is completely closed world of gay/rich/aristocracy so its unlike you will archive anything
Gay fashion is wild enough to drive me mad
Don't do it. Nobody gets in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4pyN6HOKA4
I'd like to get this headband/earmuffs combo thing that the lead singer of this band is wearing, but I don't know what it's called and thus do not know what to google. Can anyone help me?
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lol this*
My typing is awful
hair band
Fedoras. You've seen them on every college campus, atop the heads of every gangly pencil moustached fool that thinks they are stylish. What the hell is the deal?
It is a rare person who can pull off fedora without looking like an out of time and place retard.
Goony idiots saw one too many old movies and wanted to emulate the style of the 20s. That they look like complete fools in them? Why, my dear OP, you just don't understand: they're being UNIQUE!
You really have to have the body, face, and general style to pull off a fedora properly
This thread started in 2008.
Hipsters.
I have a black-ish fedora with a medium-sized feather in it. A lot of people say it looks awesome.
Don't wear one. No excuses. For every person who says it looks nice ten think it's ridiculous.
Now in everyone's honest opinion (and no blind patriotism please), which Asian country do you think has the best looking people? And which, the best dressed?
No flame war please. Just want to find out what everyone thinks.
Japanese then Korean then Chinese. The other countries are not very different to chinese in fashion, or are not that rich to care about.
EXCEPT FOR >>8, THAT GUY IS PREJUDICED AGAINST THE CLOSED-MINDED
Japs then Chinese
I like the Japanese look a little more, I guess, but it's really hard to say since you have such a wide range of looks within every ethnicity.
Well, the skin/bodies I would say South Koreans and Japanese. Chinese and Northern Koreans are not that great.
When it comes to clothing however, Japanese have the best fashion.
As a round-faced Anglo-Saxon male I am very jealous of Koreans with their tight cheekbones. But that's where my Korea-envy ends.
At the beginning of the year i finally decided to stop warring crappy, hot topic, baggy pants and video-game tees. Well anyway i started shopping at urban outfitter, seeing as at the time it was the only store with clothes of my taste, long story short, can anybody think of a store with clothes of that style, because im kinda getting board with their selection
>>7
H&M is okay, but I find that the quality of there clothing is usually sub par. I've had shirts and shorts from them start to thread after 1 week :/
>>10, really?
All the things I've gotten from them have lasted marvelously. Just follow the cleaning instructions.
Then again, maybe there is a difference in quality depending on country. I have items from the US and from Ireland that have all lasted well, but maybe other branches don't do as well?
uniqlo
This thread should be read by more 4chers.
yep, i'll always go for AA - good cuts, perfect quality, no logo, pretty good corporate philosophy. H&M is okay too, but don't expect the stuff to last long.
op here American Apparel has an online store. but what about the rest ? uniqlo seemed kinda nice, but it doesn't look like you can buy online, and it looks like the only store in the us is in NYC. I live in Houston Tx. thats a long way to go just for cloths. know of anything closer to me? or maybe something with an online store?
>>15, if there is a specific item you want from Uniqlo, you can usually order by phone. I did that to order one of their manga-style editions of shirts. worked fine.
>>11
there's definately a huge difference from country to country when it comes to H&M. the H&M in canada is a pile of shit compaired to the ones in america and the one in Japan.
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I only say Japanese because most people are familiar with them. But it seems all East Asians nowadays have this really nice soft hair that looks cool when long. My hair looks clumpy and thick like in those old Hong Kong movies. So I know it's not just the genes, it's mostly what I do.
But I'm a guy, and as desperate as I am to get that nice texture, I don't know what is "going too far". What do most males who care about their hair in Asian cities do? Do they commonly get it chemically treated? Or is it simply that their products are better for Asians because it's Asia?
Hai, I might have a similar problem; my hair is pretty thick and dense, so are my mother's, but it isn't the typical "Asian" type. Besides I'm only half Asian, and my hair tends to get some waves when it's long, at least this is what I think as I never had really long hair. As a kid and until the age of ~13, I had no waves or curls at all, and I wonder if this may be because of puberty, hormones, skin lipids and so on.
Never mind I was always going for an "out-of-bed" hairstyle with short or semi-long hair, but never got content with it. The problem is that I cannot seem to style my hair the way I want, here I must admit that I never got any experience in hair styling, since I was very shy as a teeny and hardly had any friends, got a little bullied and so on. However as I've grown older, I actually pay much attention to my looks, and now that I'm in Taiwan (on vacation), I see and admire lots of guys whose hair just seems to be so pretty by nature. I can't explain to me how some Taiwanese boys can have spiky or fringy hair that doesn't look as if they apply much gel to it. Perhaps somebody can disclose the secret for me on how they do their hair, do they actually straighten it? Even if most people think Asians have straight hair, I see a lot of people in Taiwan whose hair is wavy and curly, even more than I've ever imagined. Do they use hair wax or gel without me knowing?
I, for one, wouldn't like to straighten my hair by a daily base, as I don't want to interfere with my "nature", and I don't want to use much gel/wax because my GF doesn't like my hair to be gluey. Hence I put emphasis on the haircut itself, one thing I know is that getting a fringy cut really makes a positive difference. However because of my teenage experience, I have some kind of phobia to look into the mirror or at my face, because my hair never seemed to suit me. At the hair stylist I'm very shy and quiet, and let them do their work--all I can say that some use razorblades, some layer and thin my hair, some use gels … but I never have the heart to explain to them what I'd like. Here are some styles that I admire:
TL;DR (sorry I exaggerated a little bit)
To sum it up,
Look up Gatsby products.
do you use a drier after taking bath? it is basic though that is very important for your hair.
Get a haircut at Omotesando area in Tokyo.
They charge you \6000～ for a haircut, but they are good.
They can probably find a hair style suit you and give you some advice for maintaining it.
Cute Mohican
I got a plain black old peacoat, but it's got this extra turtleneck-like part on it. Been doing scarves a lot lately but I can't really figure out what color scarf should go with black peacoat. White, red, black, I dunno. I never really wear much for pants other then blue or black jeans either. What would be better for winter? I've gotten into gelling up my hair a lot too, something I've never done before. Though I keeps me from wearing hats which kind of sucks considering the temperature.
Your turn!
I could never stand those who valued appearance more than attitude. It's like, you're standing in the middle of the club wearing a Moncler's jacket and you don't even TAKE IT OFF! I grew up and blew away. Now it's all about being volatile and having no dependency on particular garment.
Synergy. Walking on to a good bargain, waking up two hours earlier in the morning just to pick a coat, being fabulous, enhancing inner beauty.
I also have a black peacoat! I like wearing circle scarves with mine. I've got a mauve one from Urban Outfitters that's textured kind of, and one of those classic ones from American Apparel in purple. Otherwise, anything looks good with a peacoat, I think. Especially tights!
As for boots, I had a pair of grunge boots I got from Value Village that were brown and from Club Monaco, but they started getting stinky fast. Now I wear a pair of David Bowie style boots that are black and god-awful, tbh.
Mittens!
Nice fashionable clothes are so expensive. I don't know how people afford to look good. I sometimes think if I have to be rich to look like that.
Any suggestion for where or how to buy nice clothes?
Macy's, Kohls, American eagle, Forever21
You can have your clothes cheap and good quality, but not fashionable.
You can have your clothes fashionable and good quality, but not cheap.
You can have your clothes cheap and fashionable, but not good quality.
I agree with >>8 it does take time, but then you can have it be your personal clothes
There is a 4th aspect to clothes. Cheap, good quality, and fashionable are incomplete: it is missing your personal taste. A person could like the clothes, but the quality of the fabric is bad, and everybody else hates it.
Ross.
Fashion sucks. Make your own fashion. I've found some beautiful stuff in second hand clothes stores, etc., there's something from every era so mix and match to suit your tastes. I've got a nice hippy vibe going on, and you wouldn't be able to buy these clothes anywhere else.
Time or money.
Money is like paying for a fish.
Time is like learning to fish.
Both can be combined.
Live in the UK?
Stores to Look out for:
Topman
Burtons
River Island
D2
Republic
AB10
Next
G-Star (RAW)
Some accessories such as:
Chains
yesstyle.com is amazing
Browse around thrift stores and the clearance/sale sections of department stores
There's a brand called Jiniy worth checking out.
It seems to me these days that skirts are so short, shirts so low, thongs are popping out everywhere. Not just in the young girls too, it's everybody! I couldn't believe some of the underwear I found in my daughter's drawers, and the clothing in her closet. And when she goes to school I often think, "Is she allowed to wear that!?". Am I just an old fogey who doesn't know about fashion, or is this really in bad taste?
Stylize me, /fashion/.
After reading what >>3 said, I'm tempted to go out and buy some hold ups myself, heh. I've been slowly trying to add more skirts to my wardrobe. I find them much more comfortable, and they give off a nice vibe towards others.
And yes, mystery is very sexy.
Never underestimate the power of a black turtleneck.
COSPLAYERS RULE XD
well said
getting back to the point, yes a HUGE chunk of teenage girls dress slutty as hell. it gets really annoying, cause some people may not be slutty, but they think that slutty=normal. that is a problem. but many do it because, as people have said, it makes them feel better when they might not feel good about themselves, and they want attention... this slutty clothing gets attention, but not a good kind... girls show off every scrap of skin they have, and wear tight, very tight clothes that make the breasts stick out... a lot....
should it be normal to see that EVERYWHERE we go?
I don't really think girls are to fault with what they wear. When you go to a clothing store of any kind, the majority of clothes avaliable are normally very showy with deep necks that could just about reach the navel.
Its just the fact that there aren't many options out there to turn to besides stuffily, out of date clothes from forty years ago to the new 'too revealing' clothes of today. Once one company started to make the revealing trend, just about every other one followed and its hard to find anything tastefully fashionable when there aren't many options.
all girls are sluts or want to be
no one gives a shit about how nice your personality is just how big your tits are
Global warming has an effect on this as well.
agreed, girls at my school say they dress the way they do because it's what they find at the stores now a days.
I was picking up my cousin at his elementary school and i saw a girl wearing fish net stockings and a mini skirt. everyone took it as normal
>>55
This is why I'm starting to do some fashion design. Sadly, I'm only good with designing male/unisex clothing... I'll get there one day. Maybe I might leave a positive imprint on modern female fashion, maybe I'll be completely ignored. Only one way to find out.
The problem is girls are wearing clothes that are too small and guys are wearing clothes that are too big