I’ve been meaning to blog about this shoot for some time. I was side-tracked with getting my new photography website up. If you haven’t seen my new site, take a peek! www.varapappasphotography.com
Electra Designs contacted me about shooting their corsets. The first ones I was asked to shoot were a group of 3 that had been designed to fit model io. She had originally had them photographed on io by Stuntkid. The designer and I went back and forth about models, but she decided she wanted Lily DeVille, a somewhat new model from Colorado. As for fitting the corsets, Lily was an excellent choice, she fit them as if they were made for her.
The morning started with styling. Hair stylist Jessica Watkins collaborated with me for the first time. I met her when I first moved to Houston, and her portfolio of hair styles from previous shoots really wow’d me. I’m hoping we can work more together in the future!
After hair, Lily was carefully poured into the first corset by the designer.
We shot this corset first. It’s actually an orange color. For some reason it shoots very peach. The brown accents give it a very earthy quality in person. I love the blushing quality it has in photographs.
The second corset we shot was one the designer actually did not get previous shots of. It’s an underbust, but she also designed a matching bra for it that is quite unique. I felt the colors matched my couch quite well, so we shot the model in this number on the couch.
The last corset we shot was my favorite of the series. I’m mostly enamored with the matching floral neck corset. I think the neck corset really sets it apart. I was very inspired by the candid photo that I took of Lily being laced by the mirror, so I had her pose near the mirror for me.
There were a great many more shots taken during this shoot. Blogging is not the best format for so many photos. So, if you’d like to view all 10 shots, please visit my flickr!