Fenix on Assignment: Spring Fashion

This month we had snow and though there was a couple of sunny days--mostly it's been cold dreary and wet. So when the assignment came down from Uptown Magazine to do a spread of spring fashion, I had to creatively problem solve. A bigger magazine, would have simply flown me to Costa Rica or somewhere warmer--however my budgets wouldnt buy coffee for the crew.

I remembered a photo that Sante d'Orazio took of a nude in a greenhouse--a photo I'd long admired. While I knew I couldnt shoot anything like d'Orazio here, I began to think that a greenhouse might be a way to shoot lush green foilage in a time when everything around here is dead and brown. My first thought was to try and get the aviary at the North Carolina Zoo--but distance and number of visitors told me it was impractical. UNCC had a more run of the mill worn down greenhouse, that would contrast nicely with the elegant clothes I'd be shooting, but my editor wanted me to supplement the issue's architectural theme if at all possible. It was then that I remembered that Daniel Stowe botanical Garden in Gaston County had recenlty erected an impressive architecturally beautiful facility to showcase their orchid collection. I set it up with DSBG and got to work assembling a crew of talented folks to do the hair, makeup clothes, etc--this type of photography is a collaborative art and I'm always grateful to work with other talented people.

Some of the images are below--not all of these will be published together and not all are included here--but these were some of my favs:

















Images: Fenix Fotography | fenixfoto.com
Makeup: Scott Weaver
Hair: Amy Swaney & Tina Patronis, Shine Salon
Styling: Lily Angel & Erin Finnegan
Clothing: Lotus | Ladyinlotus.com
Models: Wilhelmina-Evolution | evoutionmt.com
Set Crew: Donamari d'Andrea
Location: The Orchid Conservatory at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden| dsbg.org