Copyright 2012 Aleyah Solomon
February 16, 2012
Rocker Chic Shoot revisited
I have said it before, about past work, sometimes you need to walk away for a bit and then when you look again, you notice more images that you like. I did this last night when I was going through my images for my website. I also think I have come a long way since then with Lightroom and retouching in general. Here are the 'new' images of Jordin, in her Rocker Chic Shoot.
February 4, 2012
Adrian Wu: Brilliant Designer
Last night I went to a party at Adrian Wu's new studio space in downtown Toronto. First of all, he is so friendly and rocked awesome American flag pants and huge circular glasses.
Wu's clothing is incredible and so artistic, I was instantly a fan after viewing his collection online. He taught himself to sew and launched his career when he was 18 at Vancouver Fashion Week. I heard about Wu from FAJO Magazine when they published a piece on him. Click here to read the article. I have attached some of the pictures from last night, though they were only taken quickly with my iPhone, as well as some images of his clothing I found on various sites.
Wu's clothing is incredible and so artistic, I was instantly a fan after viewing his collection online. He taught himself to sew and launched his career when he was 18 at Vancouver Fashion Week. I heard about Wu from FAJO Magazine when they published a piece on him. Click here to read the article. I have attached some of the pictures from last night, though they were only taken quickly with my iPhone, as well as some images of his clothing I found on various sites.
For more about him and his collections, check out his website:http://www.adrianwu.com
February 2, 2012
January 22, 2012
Norwegian fashion photographer Solve Sundsbo
I was browsing Tumblr images and came upon Solve Sundsbo, a Norwegian fashion photographer. I really like his style and find him to be very inspiring. I relate to his style because of how he plays with shadows, textures and movement.
January 18, 2012
Film Review: Lars Van Trier's Melancholia
I have never done a review of a movie before on my blog, but I felt like this film was a bit different as I found it very inspiring visually. I knew going in, that this film was not a happy one, but I feel you get that from the title alone!
Lars Van Trier wrote and directed this story, and did so in such a soft, poetic manner. The style of how he presented this story is quite a contrast to the horror of the subject. The film is about Melancholia, a planet that is coming towards Earth and will eventually collide into it. It is focused on two sisters and their emotions and reactions to what is happening around them.
The beginning and last scenes were my favourite probably because they are mainly slow moving images, so dramatic and beautiful. The wedding scene, which is the majority of the film, was chaotic and felt like it was a never ending wedding. BUT...that is the point of it! We were made to feel how Justine was feeling, and it was a whirlwind of emotions.
Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and Justine (Kirsten Dunst) are the main focus of this film. Van Trier separates the focus by dividing them into two sections: Justine's view and Claire's view. Claire is a loving, nurturing sister who will do anything for Justine. Justine, who is severely depressed, appears selfish and unresponsive to emotions, yet it is Justine who comes through in the end for her sister and her nephew. Throughout the film, you both sympathize and dislike both characters.
The use of dialogue, camera framing and music successfully create the emotion and mood of the characters and the overall story. It was filmed to give the audience the same emotional experience that goes on with each characters, and I found it a bit intense to watch at times.
How the film ends is just beautiful, in a strange way, and is perfectly done. I have said it before in this review, but poetic is my word to describe it. I left with a feeling I have felt only once before, the feeling of being helpless. No, not the best feeling to have after 'escaping' reality, but I cannot seem to put into the right words how beautiful this film really was. I suggest that everyone sees Melancholia at least once.
This film touches everyone differently. It made me really think about traditions and rituals, making them seem completely ridiculous. It brought forward how many of us get so caught up with material items, but in the end they count for nothing.
Melancholia was the escape of all this for Justine, and she was so connected with the planet, it created a sense of peace within disaster.
Here are some of the beautiful images from the film:
Lars Van Trier wrote and directed this story, and did so in such a soft, poetic manner. The style of how he presented this story is quite a contrast to the horror of the subject. The film is about Melancholia, a planet that is coming towards Earth and will eventually collide into it. It is focused on two sisters and their emotions and reactions to what is happening around them.
The beginning and last scenes were my favourite probably because they are mainly slow moving images, so dramatic and beautiful. The wedding scene, which is the majority of the film, was chaotic and felt like it was a never ending wedding. BUT...that is the point of it! We were made to feel how Justine was feeling, and it was a whirlwind of emotions.
Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and Justine (Kirsten Dunst) are the main focus of this film. Van Trier separates the focus by dividing them into two sections: Justine's view and Claire's view. Claire is a loving, nurturing sister who will do anything for Justine. Justine, who is severely depressed, appears selfish and unresponsive to emotions, yet it is Justine who comes through in the end for her sister and her nephew. Throughout the film, you both sympathize and dislike both characters.
The use of dialogue, camera framing and music successfully create the emotion and mood of the characters and the overall story. It was filmed to give the audience the same emotional experience that goes on with each characters, and I found it a bit intense to watch at times.
How the film ends is just beautiful, in a strange way, and is perfectly done. I have said it before in this review, but poetic is my word to describe it. I left with a feeling I have felt only once before, the feeling of being helpless. No, not the best feeling to have after 'escaping' reality, but I cannot seem to put into the right words how beautiful this film really was. I suggest that everyone sees Melancholia at least once.
This film touches everyone differently. It made me really think about traditions and rituals, making them seem completely ridiculous. It brought forward how many of us get so caught up with material items, but in the end they count for nothing.
Melancholia was the escape of all this for Justine, and she was so connected with the planet, it created a sense of peace within disaster.
Here are some of the beautiful images from the film:
January 13, 2012
Basso & Brooke: London designs
I have been thinking much about how my style will change/progress this year; what will I add to my exisiting clothes to add some excitement. My answer: PRINTS!
I have always loved prints, yet I felt because I am not the tallest of people (I am only 5'4"), that prints would overwhelm me and completely take over. Yet, for these designs, I would definitely risk it. Designers Bruno Basso and Christopher Brooke are considered to be the pioneers of the digital print process in fashion. They won Fashion Fringe in 2004, and by the looks of their S/S'12 collection, they are still going strong!
Here are some favourites of their S/S '12 collection (in no particular order).
For more info click here.
I have always loved prints, yet I felt because I am not the tallest of people (I am only 5'4"), that prints would overwhelm me and completely take over. Yet, for these designs, I would definitely risk it. Designers Bruno Basso and Christopher Brooke are considered to be the pioneers of the digital print process in fashion. They won Fashion Fringe in 2004, and by the looks of their S/S'12 collection, they are still going strong!
Here are some favourites of their S/S '12 collection (in no particular order).
For more info click here.
January 10, 2012
FAJO Magazine
Very excited to announce I will be working as assistant to editor-in-chief Hannah Yakobi at FAJO magazine.
http://www.fajomagazine.com/masthead/aleyah-solomon
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