the fragrance editorial that i directed is now out in 1968 magazine! i had this idea to have beautiful perfume bottles splashed with coloured liquid. when i told joe, the photographer, about my idea he joked "you should get pregnant more often" because, as the his remark suggests, i came up with this vision when i was pregnant.
i had to do some testing beforehand. food colouring and water alone wouldn't photograph well enough in front of a black background. i tried adding pastry flour to thicken it and to make it more opaque. it worked with the exception that there were little bits of flour visible on the bottle making it appear gritty. so we went with my original idea: add milk. it worked, we just had to make sure to do an excellent job cleaning up the mess after to make sure it didn't smell up the studio! i am very, very happy with the end results and i think joe did an excellent job!
SCENTS OF COLOR, 1968 magazine
summer 2014
photographer, joseph saraceno
creative direction, styling (& splashing), me!
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| eternity aqua | calvin klein |
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| daisy deam | marc jacobs |
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| florabotanica | balenciaga |
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| l'essence | balenciaga |
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| honey, pink edition | marc jacobs |
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| rose de chloé | chloé |