Lookbooks, editorials, and campaigns. The clothes, the person, and the city as the room.
The show
The walk, then the detail.
I photograph fashion in New York. A show is one kind of day. I shoot the walk, the face, and the detail you will want later, when the room is empty and the pictures have to carry the clothes.
A strapless set with gold leaf on the face. A pale gown with a tulle skirt and long gloves, the skirt still moving. I stay close enough to see the stitch and the expression, and far enough to see how the look takes the runway.
You tell me what has to be seen. A neckline, a shoe, a face, the way a skirt moves. I will not bury that in a wide frame that forgets the garment.
The room
Studio, street, or a set you build.
A studio is another kind of day. A wall, a window, or a seamless. A portrait in tailoring. A woman looking back over her shoulder. We decide the frames before the first picture, so the day has a shape.
The city can be the set when the clothes want it. A corridor of red lanterns. A wooden stage with people seated along the side. A street in SoHo or the Garment District, if you want daylight and pavement. Midtown, if you need stone and scale. A shop on a side street, if the collection already lives there.
I will walk the place with you before call time when we can. The light should be a choice. New York changes fast, and a block that is right at four can be wrong at six. I would rather know that in the morning.
After
Pictures you can send.
The crew stays small. I plan the frames with you, then I shoot. Designers, stylists, and casts do not need a crowd to get a clear picture of a look. They need someone who will wait for the skirt to finish moving.
The pictures come back in a private gallery on Pixieset. Proofs, finals, and downloads stay there. This site is the front door. The gallery is where the work lives.
If you are casting, send the references you care about when you write. If you are showing a collection, tell me the date and the neighborhood. Lookbook, editorial, show, or campaign. I reply from info@cottyphotography.com.
Questions
Before you write.
What kind of fashion days do you shoot?
Lookbooks, editorials, shows, and campaigns. A runway, a studio, or a street in the city. Tell me which one the clothes need.
Where in New York can a fashion shoot be?
A studio, a runway, a shop, or the street. SoHo and the Garment District when the clothes want daylight and pavement. Midtown when you need stone and scale. We walk it before the call time.
Where do the pictures go?
Into a private gallery on Pixieset. Proofs, finals, and downloads stay there.
How do I book?
Use the inquire page. Tell me the date, whether it is a show, a lookbook, or a campaign, and the neighborhood if you have one. I reply from info@cottyphotography.com.
Inquire
Tell me about the clothes.
The date, the kind of day, and where in New York we should stand.
