NEW! Commissioned Portrait Photography by JENNY JACOBSSON
Your story is worth to be a piece of art. Portray the unique beauty of what you are all about; RELIVE YOUR PAST, CAPTURE YOUR PRESENT, OR EXPERIENCE YOUR DREAMS!
It’s with the GREATEST of joy I hereby present, my special version of a portrait photography service, now available for you! I’m so happy I could cry. I’ve worked so hard and truly put all my love into forming something really unique for you out there and I deeply hope this will be of pleasure for so many people in the upcoming future.
“A single photograph can truly tell a full story. It holds the power to enchant us; to make us pause and reflect. It invites us to a world of emotion and intrigue and it lets us relive a story of the past or dream of what is to come. It gives us the opportunity to experience the beautiful tale of the one portrayed.”
Wouldn’t you say a portrait should be just like that? I surely do. Therefore I offer a portraiture service far beyond the usual headshot. My mission is to turn you and your story into a unique piece of storytelling art. Why hang someone else’s story on your wall as an art piece when you can hang your own!
For you who want that special something:
THE IMAGE A portrait from me is conceptual, strong in its idea, based on and telling your unique story. I will put it in an environment where it belongs and thrives. Behind every art piece lies careful planning and an advanced digital craftsmanship to create imaginative and extra striking pieces.
A PIECE OF ART | THE PRODUCT Truly I believe that you value quality before quantity, that you want a piece of art. Therefor together we will create one unique portrait, and this portrait will be presented as timeless prints for your wall, that will remind you about the beauty of your story every day.
HOW IT WORKS To create a unique art work telling your specific story, each collaboration needs to be a one of a kind experience. Together we will dive into your story and through 5 clear steps we will move forward. I will use my expertise to make sure you will get a fun, smooth, and exciting experience.
I reside in Göteborg / Gothenburg, Sweden, but I surely work on location without boundaries. Feel free to contact me (in either Swedish or English) if you want detailed information about my packages, to book your meeting, or if you have any questions. And if you think someone you know would love a unique portrait of themselves and their story, please feel free to share these news!
I so look forward to creating your storytelling portrait together with you!
In the spotlight of ‘f11 Magazine’ – 27 page feature and interview
“Jenny Jacobsson is a Swedish photographer from the city of Gothenburg. Her mission is to create a narrative, using expressive and emotional imagery. From concept, through construction, capture and post production, her images hint at stories where the impossible really does becomes possible. It’s a far cry from her previous work in neurobiology and the satisfying result of a decision to follow her heart and embrace her passion for creating conceptual imagery. Jenny Jacobsson – Storyteller“
Tim Steele
That is the description for the big feature and interview in f11 Magazine, written by publisher and creative director Tim Steele. I’m so happy to have been given the opportunity to be part of this amazing magazine written all the way from the other side of the globe, in New Zealand. In this October issue the magazine covers images taken from all across Australia (winning work from AIPP APPA Awards 2014), to the desert in southern Africa (Joshua Holko), finding its way to the northern climes of my home in Scandinavia, reflecting the global approach by f11. And it’s exciting!
Some of my favorite interview questions from the feature is
• Your subjects obviously inspire you to tell their stories, but what external sources also influence or inspire you? • I see strong conceptual pre-visualisation in the creation of your images, does the idea always survive the migration to the capture process?
If it’s hard to read from the images, read the full 27 page feature and interview here:
Do you remember the incredibly popular movie (and book) “Fried Green Tomatoes (at the Whistle Stop Cafe)”? I certainly do since it was one of my favorite movies growing up and the incredible story about friendship and strong women has always had a special place in my heart.
“The american author Fannie Flagg recently released a new book called “The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion” and when the Italian publishing house Rizzoli Publications asked me if I wanted my image to be the book cover for the Italian version, I jumped up and down out of excitement!“
The cover image is one of the portraits from my series ‘Parallels‘. A big part of my work process is the inspiration that I draw from a particular location. Passing by this old gas station made my heart jump and thump and this little story evolved in my mind. I just had to make this shot! Bringing a 50’s inspired dress of mine I went back there with Andreas as assistant and after half an hour of shooting, and lots of cars passing by real close (as always I wonder what they thought…), this retro fashion inspired shot was done.
This image is proof that if you get that special feeling in your gut for a place, don’t hesitate to go at it. I’m happy to say that this image is one of the most appreciated as an art print from me. If you are interested or curious about getting this image or any other, check out my Prints section on my website and don’t hesitate to contact me.
Want to read the book? Go here if you want to buy it on Amazon.com in Italian, or if you want it in English (not my cover).
Creating the story of a phoenix, and setting fire to a man
“The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune’s spite; revive from ashes and rise.”*
When Anders came to me to tell his story through my portraits I got so excited. We had worked at the same office before, but I had no idea about the strong and gripping story surrounding his path through life. I feel so fortunate and honored to be one of those he wanted to open up for and to have been invited to hear the full story has truly enriched my own view of life. Hopefully, many more will get the opportunity to sit down with Anders and talk about his interesting life, and even more so, the fantastic transformation he is going through right now to come out a stronger person.
THE STORY OF A PHOENIX
The more he told me about his life the clearer it got that to me Anders is like a phoenix. Transforming in front of our very eyes, shedding his old life, rising from the ashes and coming out in all his splendour. Ready to take on the world again, to spread his wings and fly. Together we took this story and made it into that fabulous imaginative and a bit surreal reality we both are drawn to so much.
SHOOTING, BARBECUING CLOTHES AND SETTING FIRE TO A MAN
So we threw ourselves into creating this image and after loads of conversation and planning to come up with this final vision we went out to the archipelago here outside Göteborg (Gothenburg). The evening was warm and still and we gave ourselves proper time to do all we wanted to do. We had a marvelous picnic that Anders had made. We were barbecuing, not food, but clothes. We shot Anders for about 30 minutes and then we sat down on the warm cliffs and talked and talked watching the sun set.
Before any of you think I’m a terribly cruel person, setting fire to a man and pushing him off a cliff, I want to say that the whole shoot was safe. The clothes weren’t actually burning on Anders’s body, but instead the flames were added afterwards with some digital craftsmanship in Photoshop from frames that I took with burning and glowing fabric. “No men were harmed in this photography session” 😉
“ALL THE PREPARATION”
Since Anders seemed to have such a wonderful time through all of the process creating this portrait, later on I asked him what he found the very most fun part of it all. And it was so great to hear that he had enjoyed immensely the whole preparation phase, planning everything and the time we met up to tear up his clothes, and then later going into the photography day. And well… I couldn’t agree with him more 🙂
*Quote: Miguel de Cervantes, The Book of the Bizarre: Freaky Facts & Strange Stories (2008) by Varla Ventura
Large interview and feature published in Fotosidan Magasin
“GRAND MINIMALISM Jenny Jacobsson is the neurobiologist who stopped researching the human limitations and started creating new worlds where everything is possible.“
That is the headline and introduction of the interview and feature Fotosidan Magasin (one of Sweden’s largest photo magazines) just published about me in their latest issue. The theme of this issue is “creative editing” and Fotosidan called me up asking if I would be their featured profile for this topic. And of course I said yes (with a huge cheer!).
I want to give a warm thank you to the reporter Amy Lagerman for such a nice interview and conversations. It was a blast!
Winner in PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2014
I’m so humbled and happy to announce that a series of my images was awarded with a Silver Medal and an Honorable Mention in the renown 2014 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, in the Advertising/Fashion category.
The Px3 is regarded as one of, if not the, most prestigious photography competitions in Europe. The jury selected PX3 winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries, and I must express that I’m so honored to have been selected as a winner. The PX3 is such an amazing competition and I want to congratulate all my fellow winners. There truly are such wonderful work awarded.
ABOUT PX3: The “Prix de la Photographie Paris” (Px3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. Winning photographs from this competition are exhibited in a high-profile gallery in Paris and published in the high-quality, full-color Px3 Annual Book. Website: px3.fr
Since it’s Throwback Thursday I want to revisit, and show you for the first time here on my blog, the conceptual portrait series ‘The creators’.
‘The creators’ is my examination exhibition project, shot and produced during my final year at Fotoskolan Göteborg (Photography School Gothenburg) and exhibited at Gothenburg Film Studios in December 2012.
THE CREATORS Examination exhibition series Portraiture
I – Pernilla – Writer, columnist, never-ending life reflector II – Eva – Dressmaker, fashion designer, bold style connoisseur III – John Ola – Composer, artist, stripped music hypnotist
Fascinated by the circle of inspiration and creativity, I knew I needed to focus my project on different types of creators. Reaching out to different types of artists, we initiated dialogues about what they do, why they create what they do, what inspires them, who they inspire, who they are… And the conversations shaped and carved out image ideas, building onto concepts. Through my portraits, I want to tell their stories, hoping to feed the circle of creativity.
Our wedding – Part I – Revisiting the best day of our lives
Today is the 1st year anniversary of our incredible wedding day! To celebrate I want to share with you, in this first part the wonderful images that we were blessed with from Rania and Nadim, to hold the memories vidid and bright. And in the second part, I can’t help myself being a photographer and all, to share some hopefully useful tips to all of you out there who are going to be married, or knows someone who are, “9 tips to consider before choosing your wedding photographer”.
Nothing anyone could have said would have prepared me for the emotional storm that a wedding day would bring. Nobody could have explained to me that devout feeling that filled me up the first part of the day, the surreal and breathless solemnity, during the preparations with my wonderful bridesmaids. The indescribable physical reaction of my heart and body when the church bells stopped tolling and just before the church door opened. The current running through me by Andreas’s touch when he took my hand. And how every piece of my being fell into a knowing of finding home, when we both said “I do”. Words fall short. But the memory will always be vivid and strong. And I have the amazing, and absolutely priceless, images from the entire day to bring me right back there. I can’t count how many times we’ve looked at them. And it has only been a year…
“To my life’s love, Andreas. To our beloved families. To our dearest friends. To the sun that shone. To the grand gestures. To the heartfelt moments. And to all that love in the air… “
At 08.45 I slammed the door to the car I was going to drive to the hairdresser, panting from the run, sinking deep down into the seat. I felt the rain water trickle down between my toes in my soaked shoes, the skirt of my dress sticking wet to my knees. I held my breath for a second, and then I yelled. I yelled from the top of my lungs. In those few seconds I vented all those built up emotions and anxiety about all those fears of a bride to be. The fears that everything would go wrong and that the weather gods would to let us down on our wedding day. I sat there soaked by the rain, but in that short moment, through the yell, I let go of the last of those emotions.
Instead, a feeling of calm and breathless expectation took their place. Ok… it might rain this day. But it didn’t matter.
“I was going to marry the best man I’ve ever known. My kindred spirit. My best friend. The person I trust more than life itself. And immediately I was filled with that complete and utter love again.“
This was going to be the best day of my life. With or without the rain. And no matter what would happen. I just couldn’t wait for it all to begin. And little did I know that later the weather gods would be my best friends…
I met up with my absolutely amazing (oh how I love you guys) bridesmaids Maria and Kristin at Studio Duo, and of course my beloved Rania, who was the designated photographer for the day. It was almost a surreal feeling seeing them, this being the last day that one of us wouldn’t be married. A complete new chapter in our friendship’s history. Maria, Kristin, and Jannicke, our fantastic hair dresser and make up artist, had prepared bubbly drinks, coffee, fruit, and sweets and we surely had a lovely morning in the studio.
“I kept on going back and forth from incredible happiness and laughter, to completely going into myself, trying to grasp the emotions going through me and collect myself.“
The girls who are mostly used to see the happy giggly me surely thought I was behaving differently, but I’m sure they understood. I’ve never felt such a devout feeling ever that I did that day.
When Jannicke showed me my hair in the mirror I think I couldn’t speak (for once). My eyes filled up with tears and I felt my heart land in my chest. I loved it. I was going to love my hair on my wedding day. What a fantastic and relaxing knowledge. I’m so grateful to you Jannicke, hearing me and creating something even better than I had hoped for.
I’m so happy Rania was shooting during the preparation time, cause I’ve realized that this part of the day was also a very important one. Spending time with my girls and going through all those emotions… I’m so truly happy I have beautiful images of it all to remind me for all coming future.
After the hair and make up session Kristin drove us all to Saltholmen ferry terminal where we took a boat with the destination Styrsö island. The wedding was going to take place at Styrsö church (Styrsö kyrka) in the southern archipelago (södra skärgården) outside Gothenburg (Göteborg) and we were kindly borrowed the beautiful cottage from my sister-in-law close by the church, where we could get dressed and do the final touches.
Andreas and his best man and marshal were close by in my parents-in-law’s house so we had to sneak by it not to be seen. The weather was terrible on our walk from the ferry to the cottage and hunched over we tried to cover us up as much as possible to try to save our make up and not getting our beautiful hair-dos to blow away. It was so nice getting inside the cosy cottage, taking a few breathes, and starting to get ready.
All those emotions were even more intensified and we got dressed under a very attentive mood. Maria and Kristin helped me got into my dress. I had been practicing at home to tie a perfect bow for the waist band of my dress, but my hands were shaking so terribly and I had a real hard time doing it right…
“And then something magical happened…”
Rania, who were walking around shooting pictures of us and also my dress, jewelry and flowers, came in from the outside with the most wonderful news ever! “THE SUN IS SHINING!” she announced. The sky had cleared and there was a beautiful blue sky! And the cottage was instantly filled with an amazing noise of romping and laughter! The bow came together and everything felt wonderful!
Later I was told that when all the guests had arrived with the boat to the island they were met by gorgeous sunshine and had a dry and lovely walk on the beauuuutiful pathway that is leading from the boat to the church. I couldn’t ask for more.
I had asked the very talented, and oh so kind, florist Sissel Karlsson of Fröken Blomma to do my bouquet and also the buttonhole flowers for the men, and she kindly added some pretty roses for us to use for the bridesmaids’s hair. The bouquet was everything I’d hoped for and I felt so happy and proud to have such a lovely creation in my hands that day.
We walked from the cottage to the building next to the church where we waited for the church bells to ring. Those few minutes were so intense. When my father walked in, he took a look at me and I saw the expression on his face change, and that look filled my eyes up within a second. “Wow, you look so beautiful” he said with a tone in his voice I’ve not quite heard before. I had to quickly look away and plead him not to say any more because I truly didn’t want to start to cry there and then, just minutes before the ceremony. And oh I was close…
We tried to gather our selves for a minute, and then I took Dad’s arm and we started to move towards the church.
It was time. The church bells rang. A few seconds of frenzy, the brides trying to get their hair in order, place the train on my dress right… and my heart almost beat out of my chest. The moment was here, that I’ve waited for with such longing. Behind those doors my beloved awaited. All the closest and loved ones of our lives where inside. I was going to be the wife of Andreas. He was going to be my husband. The feeling was surreal. I could hardly breathe…
The sweet tunes of Aerith’s theme started to play on the grand piano. (listen to it here)
And then the doors opened…
When I saw Andreas’s face there down the isle, I couldn’t had been more sure of anything in my entire life. I could hardly pace myself and almost wanted to run towards him to be by his side. I’m so glad I had my father’s steady arm to hold on to. Thank you Dad. You are the best father a girl could ask for. I love you so.
I hardly know what the priest said during the entire time. I was utterly filled with emotion and the touch of Andreas’s wonderful hand in mine. I looked over at my brides maids and I felt so grateful for having them in my life.
During the whole ceremony I struggled not to burst out in tears out of happiness. It was surely difficult, especially when I tried to take comfort with the best man Håkan. I thought to myself “Håkan is steady. If I look at him I will be steady too”. One look at Håkan and I saw his eyes red, touched with emotion, and my own got even worse haha. No help there.
It was a magical ceremony. The absolutely wonderful Alice Mattsson sang our songs like an angel, truly surprising everyone with her gorgeous voice, and I doubt there was a dry eye in there (I heard a lot of sniffles behind my back 🙂 ). Andreas had chosen ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water‘ to be sung to me, and I had chosen ‘Come What May‘ to Andreas. And it was so beautiful. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Alice. It was pure magic.
I never imagined that we would laugh out loud during our ceremony. But when it was time for our vows both Andreas and I misspoke a little and all those happy tears were exchange for pure laughter. And it felt soooo good to hear the church get filled with the sound of happiness. It felt like a beautiful symbol of Andreas’s and my relationship. Filled with love and laughter.
When we got to turn around and walk back down the isle every little tension were released. It was a fantastic feeling. We were finally husband and wife. As we were meant to be. I can truly say that this is what complete happiness feels like.
And when we all came out through the door, the sun was greeting us all. Although in companion with a rain of rice!
On the island of Styrsö no cars are allowed so everyone is driving around in rebuilt golf carts or flatbed mopeds. So what would suit better than being driven away not by a luxurious car, but an enhanced flatbed moped!? We absolutely loved it, and it resulted in a lot of enthusiastic cheering. A HUGE thank you to my now father-in-law who had decorated it with so much love and who also was our chauffeur.
As we drove off on our moped our guests took the beautiful walk back down to the ferry terminal where we had leased a big boat to carry us all to the neighboring island Stora Mosskullen where the dinner and party were going to take place. There are only two houses on Stora Mosskullen, one of them being an old boatyard house that is now owned by the restaurant and catering company Utsökt mat. We were lucky to got to rent the house and all the services from Utsökt mat, so all we had to do was to sail over there and get the party started!
Above photo: courtesy of Aki Hiraga
We had asked Emma and Nadim (above) to be our toast madame and toast master and surely they couldn’t have been a better or more loving couple and hosts! We love you guys!! <3
While everyone was relaxing with some bubbly drinks and canapés everything was prepared inside and Rania took some time to photograph some lovely images of the decorations and table setting. The old boatyard house is lovely rustic and full of marine gorgeousness and Utsökt mat had done such a wonderful job. Also, the food was absolutely delicious! We were so happy with it all.
The dinner was so wonderful and it truly was such a special feeling sharing the entire experience with everyone there who we cherish and love. We finally were completely relaxed and had a marvelous time enjoying a special written song, laughing hard at a couple of somewhat embarrassing 😉 but still endearing image slide shows…, and playing some very fun games. And last but surely not least, listening to incredibly thoughtful, lovely, tear bringing, and humorous speeches that warms my heart just thinking about them.
The evening was the best of my life and I can’t express my appreciation to each and everyone of you who were there, sharing and spreading the love. Thank you so much.
The dinner was such a success that everyone almost forgot to round it up for the wedding walz and the following party dancing. But eventually Andreas and I got to dance together for the first time as husband and wife, and when the walz was over… a true party bursted out! And we partied until it was time to take us all home with the rented boat.
Emma and Nadim (our toast madame and master) had, completely on their own initiative, surprised us with building an absolutely fantastic photo booth! Out of courtesy to the guests we don’t share more than one (rather innocent) image from within the photo booth…
“(what happens in the photo booth, stays in the photo booth)“
…but let me tell you, we’ve laughed SO hard to the incredibly fun images from in there! A hot tip for every party! And Emma and Nadim… thank you so so much for arranging it.
And so we finally were husband and wife. And we truly agree, that our wedding day was the absolutely best day of our lives.
ULTRA:EXTRA is an online platform for discursive conversations on visual art and culture in the digital age. They talk one-on-one with artists, writers, curators, critics, academics, and the public to create a forum for open and thoughtful discussion on what our eyes see in this world.
And when they asked me to take join in the conversation, I happily said YEAH!
If you want to see the interview and all the images featured on the ULTRA:EXTRA page, you can find it here.
I’m so happy to say that the fantastic Papercut Magazine published my fashion editorial ‘The space that is and isn’t’ this month! The series is showcasing the collection made by fashion designer Emelie Arvidsson with whom I’ve had the honor of having a fantastic collaboration with.
You can see the full feature over at Papercut’s website.
I’m also THRILLED to say the main image for the editorial, ‘The space that is and isn’t – I’ (above) won the prestigous international One Eyeland Photography Awards 2013 – category Advertising | Fashion. Read more about the win!
Winner of international One Eyeland Awards, category Advertising – Fashion
I’m deeply honored to announce that I’ve won my first international award in the fantastic and prestigious One Eyeland Photography Awards, 2013. My image participated in the category Advertising – Fashion and I won Silver (no Gold announced). The images of my fellow finalists were absolutely stunning, so a big congratulations to all of you!
One Eyeland Awards is one of the largest photography awards and the standard is incredibly high, so I’m very proud that my work was chosen by the international community of my peers from around the world. Thank you so much.
Also, a HUGE thank you to designer Emelie Arvidsson, model Ellen Brantemo and to Make Up Artist Linnea Arvidsson for your amazing job!
5 essential questions as photographers – Artist talk at Fotoskolan Göteborg
I was invited to do an artist talk at Photography School Gothenburg (Fotoskolan Göteborg) yesterday and together we wrote down answers to five questions. When working and living as a photographer sometimes it can be difficult to try to stay true to your own visions and keep your creative pride, thinking that you need to create something else because you feel pressured to. I strongly believe that if you are not true to your own creative vision and pride, you will soon start to resent the work that you used to absolutely love. And also, I’m a firm believer that as long as YOU love what you create, there will be lots of others out there that do as well.
“To remind ourselves what we actually love about photography, and also to keep pushing ourselves to do even better, be even better, we ask ourselves these questions. Questions that we can go back to and rethink over the years, in constant evolution, to move forward, but still remind ourselves of where our true love for photography once started and what our core values are for the images we create.“
WHAT MADE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH PHOTOGRAPHY? | Remind yourself of that magic moment, or those magic images, that ones pushed you to start shooting.
THINK OF 3 THINGS THAT YOU LOVE IN AN IMAGE | Try to as often as possible incorporate those 3 things in your own images, to keep your voice and to create consistancy in your work. May it be a color, a subject, a location, an emotion, a genre…
IF YOU HAD NO LIMITATIONS, WHAT WOULD YOU PHOTOGRAPH? | If money or relying on others were no issue, what would you create? Is there anything you can do, right now, that can make you go out and shoot something similar, or even more awesome?
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BETTER AT/STRENGHTEN YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH? | As photographers we need to constantly evolve and push ourselves. Right now, what can you do to evolve?
AS A PHOTOGRAPHER, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SPEND YOUR DAYS DOING? | Working as a photographer, we do not only pick up our cameras and photograph all day long. We need a focus as a business and spend our days creating more than photographs. For you, do you want to be hired by a company, sell prints, do exhibitions, do assignments, write a book, work for a magazine, teach…?
MY TIP FOR FURTHER READING
Conceptual imaginative portraiture truly makes my heart beat. If it does the same for you, and you want to learn more about creating it, visit my blog category Educational to find out more.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HIRING ME AS A SPEAKER, FEEL FREE TO SEND ME A MESSAGE!…
The making of the fashion editorial ‘END OF LINE’ in Unfolded Magazine
I’m excited to present to you the editorial ‘End of line’ (larger images), created for the fashion collection made by designer Emelie Arvidsson and published in the London magazine Unfolded Magazine. After the successful collaboration with the fashion story for Emelie’s previous collection ‘The space that is and isn’t’ the aim was to create a new story, strong on its own but with an alluding connection between the two collections.
CONCEPTUAL BRIEF AND PLANNING
Two months before the planned shoot I met up with Emelie over a cup of coffee to talk through the background of the collection, discuss the brief and to settle on a creative goal. Emelie showed me the artistic development for her concept and we talked through inspirations and important things to highlight.
The focus of the collection is lines that are a fundamental part of visual perception and Emelie’s aim was to investigate the dynamics of straight lines through experimental construction of dress. It is obvious how lines are a crucial part of the construction and the striving and direction is truly important. I picked up on Emelie’s explanation that line compositions can provide strong dynamics given it’s put in relation to body and movement and I wanted to incorporate that into the story.
Emelie’s moodboard
The brief had similar grounds as for the previous ‘The space that is and isn’t’ project and a futuristic setting with clear visual space/void, concrete/asphalt and strong shape was once again incorporated into the moodboard. Playing with the name of the collection, ‘End of line’, investigation of the dynamics of straight lines continues through the editorial, transferring the collection and the story into the futuristic setting that alludes to what inspired the collection. Bringing the characters and clothes into a somewhat post-apocalyptic setting, the search for the end of line continues.
After thorough location scouting and scetching and approving image ideas, the fantastic team met up early one summer morning for prep and make-up before taking off to the old abandoned airfield of ‘Torslanda gamla flygfält’, just outside Gothenburg (Göteborg):
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Photography | JENNY JACOBSSON Designer and Styling | EMELIE ARVIDSSON Model | from MODELLINK Hair and Make-up | LINNEA ARVIDSSON Assistant | JOHAN TORSELL _____________________
For the story, a harsh sun leaving no mercy for the long walk ahead, was what I wished for so I was really pleased with the weather that day. Especially considering that you can never be sure what our west coast city will bring. Although, it was windy as usual, but of course we were prepared with cover ups to resist the cold. While the girls were preparing the final things before the first part of the shoot….
…Johan got some time to enjoy the sun 😉
The story begins with the two characters leaving a city, now completely abandoned and empty, on their journey searching for the end of line. For the first image we wanted a bit of a birds eye view, later on making the city visible in the far distance. I must say I’m no fan of heights or ladders, but by getting absorbed by shooting I completely forgot about my fears and instead I was having a lovely time up there.
Johan did a great job with directing the light with the reflector and Linnea and Emelie were constantly on their toes, trying to fight the effect of the wind on hair and make-up.
The result of the day, and thereafter the many many hours of image processing behind the computer to enhance and convey the story we had planned for, has gotten such a wonderful response and I’m so grateful of the team, together making it all happen. I surely hope you will like our fashion story!
The team! From left: Linnea Arvidsson, model from MODELLINK, Jenny Jacobsson, Emelie Arvidsson, Johan Torsell
I had two cheerful announcements about getting published last week! First up, in the lovely Golden Age Magazine I was featured with an interview and images from my portfolio and my series Parallels.
