Fashion Week - Day 5
Bernard Weil, Chief Photographer/Multimedia
Some parting shots following another year of Toronto Fashion Week.
After shooting fashion and runway shows on and off at the Star for the last 25 years, I'd say the level of production here at Toronto Fashion Week now easily compares to the shows in Milan, London, Paris and New York. Big venue, good lighting and for gear heads, absolutely the fastest internet connection I've seen! Great for sending 20 images on deadline, in less than a minute.
A tip of my hat to fellow Star photog Carlos Osorio for his help and infectious enthusiasm. Also to George Pimentel for keeping things under control in the photo pit.
Shooting fashion is a great opportunity for me to try something different, whether it's on the runway or in the studio. Below is the result of several lens choices and angles I used to capture the mood and spirit of the event.
Rudsak collection, using a tilt shift lens.
Cydelic by Choryin
Heather Lawton
Anu Raina
Cloe comme Parris
Anu Raina
Attitude Jay Manuel
Juma
Basch
Basch
Pink Tartan
Chantal Levesque. Swimwear in a fall/winter collection? Why not?
Korhani Rug
Photographers get close and personal before the start of the Heather Lawton show.
Damn. Twenty minutes before the next show!
Pink Tartan. Back again next year.
Update April 3, 2011 - Here are some links to the regular coverage I shot for the Star's paper and online photo galleries. It's a more straight on approach designed to showcase the clothing.
Holt Renfrew http://photogallery.thestar.com/963172
Juma http://photogallery.thestar.com/963374
Denis Gagnon/Izma http://photogallery.thestar.com/963297
Pink Tartan/Joe Fresh http://photogallery.thestar.com/965522
Comrags/David Dixon http://photogallery.thestar.com/966263
Attitude http://photogallery.thestar.com/966320
Basch by Brandon http://photogallery.thestar.com/967179
Rudsak http://photogallery.thestar.com/967139
Vawk http://photogallery.thestar.com/967531
Amanda Lew Kee http://photogallery.thestar.com/968069
Some of these photos were great. Some not, especially the first few. It's fashion photography, but all we see are the model's faces. Can't even see the clothes!
Posted by: ts | 04/02/2011 at 01:41 PM
Have to agree... need to see the clothes. The most artistic was the broken camera lens - sorry!
Posted by: Robin Cohrs | 04/02/2011 at 05:06 PM
I thought these photos were great. As stated in the opening text, these are interesting shots meant as an overview of fashion week. They are and it is.
Posted by: Laurie M. | 04/02/2011 at 07:04 PM
Fashion week gets so cluttered that if you've never heard of a designer, why go to the show? So they put them together in one presentation. Stores are more competitive. Consumers are starting to go into stores and see that the clothes all look the same.
Posted by: party bags | 04/20/2011 at 06:14 AM