Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. Updates on projects and upcoming ventures to be posted startedx next week.

Hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday with friends and family.

~Ben Miller~

Red Balloons

Many of you may know about my red balloon project entitled 99 Red Balloons after the song  of the same title. I came up with the concept after hearing the song while editing photos. I was further inspired to do this project after discovering the french film Le Ballon Rouge. 

The project features models in various settings and styles with red balloons. It's a very simplistic, playful, and artistic project.  In completion the project will have 99 images of models with balloons. For the first stage of the project I'm planning to start with 33 models and use 3 images of each model. Following the completion of this stage of the project I will showcase the images in gallery showings. Eventually I plan to expand the project to include 99 models and then showcase one photograph of each model, and take that series to gallery showings.

Currently I have worked with 10 models on this project since starting it this past summer. In the next month I hope to add 3 more models to this project, putting me just past a 1/3 of the way completed for the first stage of the project. Above you'll see a preview of the work I've done so far. You can view more samples on my facebook page.


Enjoy and have a happy Thanksgiving.


-Ben

Good Fruit, Great Fashion

Well it's been far longer than I expected but without further adeiu here is my post on fashionable fruit.

While this may not be practical, it's a lot of fun.

The first fruit we have today is kiwifruit. The fruit gets its name from the brown flightless bird 'kiwi' which the outer fuzz resembles. The fruit is native to China but the common kiwi we see today was originally cultivated in New Zealand and interestingly enough is now primarily grown and exported from Italy. Another interesting fact is that the fruit is a berry, quite an odd look compared to common berries like blueberries and rasberries.

I chose kiwifruit due to it's wonderful color and bright fresh look.  I also chose it as the greens really compliment the models tan/olive skin. The make up shows a darker almost jade style appearance to contrast the almost peridot color of the kiwi. The black beads in the necklace highlight the small black seeds in the center of the fruit.

The second fruit we have is blueberry. Another berry, this time with wonderful deep colors. A native perienial plant in North America and Europe. Blueberries have amazing  deep blue and violet colors which are complimented nicely by the make up. In the jewelry I paired the blueberries with rectangular pewter beads to contrast the organic spheres of the blueberries.

Hopefully in the weeks to come I'll have more fruit photos I'm hoping to do a set with rasberries and  maybe something bright like grapefruit or lemons.

Also look for a post on my Red Balloon project.

Have a great day, and remember fruit isn't just healthy it's fashionable too.

-Ben

Fall Fashion

As the weather changes so does our fashion. Fall fashion is known for great earth tones paired with splashes or magnificent color. Many designers use the autumn season to create extravagant pieces. As interesting and artistic as their wardrobes are, I doubt you'll see many men or women wearing them on the way to their 9-5 office job or evening cocktail party. In two of my recent shoots I explored the practical and casual side of fashion.

Let's take a look at this wonderful hall outfit. Jeans are always in fashion but jeans are especially great when it comes to fall wardrobe. Fitted dark jeans say casual yet stylish a great base for an outfit. Next lets look at the top; Goldenrod is a perfect fall color matching many of the leaves and a nice warm color to contrast against the jeans. Finally to top it all off we've got a stunning brown leather jacket. The brown with red accent is a great addition to the fall color pallet in this outfit. Looking at the belt and design you can see references to the military inspired clothing has been popular for fall fashion the past few years. Lastly we have the footwear (not pictured here) this outfit was pared with some simple flats which worked very nicely, but you could easily pair this with some fall boots (either calf and ankle cut would work depending on the style). Overall a great fall outfit, stylish, casual, and simple.

Here's another great look for fall. Again very simple, but quite stylish. You don't get any easier than this, Top, bottom and accessories. For the top we have a 3/4 sleeve scoop neck sweater with an elongated waist. A versatile piece. The 3/4 sleeve are a nice cross of style and function. The length allows for pairing with just about any type of bottoms, be it jeans, pants or leggings. The scoop neck design has been oddly popular,while not considered the most attractive style at times, it provides a great open neck line and a unique fabric look. Again with this outfit we have a nice pair of dark jeans, probably the most versatile piece in your closet this fall. And lastly we have our accessories: a wide stand alone belt and a light knit scarf. Stand alone belts are great for dresses and elongated tops to help give definition and shape and a scarf is a nice addition not only for warmth with the scoop top but also to add some color to the outfit. For footwear (again omitted in the image) this outfit was paired with basic black heels simple and classy. Always remember to pair the belt and shoes when you're mixing black and brown in the outfit ;-)

Well that's all I have for today, check back later this week when I look at fashionable fruit.

-Ben

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