Makeup artist Sasha Steifel and I gave a fashion twist to this “Steampunk” collaborative portrait session.
Steampunk is a genre of science fiction. It incorporates anachronistic technologies inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.
The steampunk culture embraces artistic styles, clothing, and fashions developed from steampunk fiction and the Victorian era.
And it has inspired art nouveau designs and a range of films throughout the mid–20th century. Some popular steampunk-inspired films include “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” and the more recent “Wild Wild West” and “Sherlock Holmes.”
This creative fashion session was a true collaboration. Model Cynthia Russell discovered an incredible steampunk era dress. That dress provided the foundation for the makeup and Sasha’s artistic design work. The goggles, headdress, and other props were sourced from Amazon and craigslist.
The majority of the portrait session was photographed in my studio. There we used a range of paper and muslin backdrops. And the studio setting allowed the use of several creative lighting techniques.
However, we couldn’t resist taking the dress outdoors along with a large antique trunk. We were able to capture some unique images in a nearby park before the April rain brought our creative work to an end.
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