Posts tagged los angeles photo studio
Ghost Mannequin Photography and the Body Form: What Mannequin Shape is Best for Your Brand?

At the Los Angeles studio of StyleExpo Photography, we know a thing or two about styling and photographing denim. Clients like Frame Denim and Hudson Denim count on us to light

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Top 5 Things Not to Do at a Jewelry Shoot

Jewelry photography is probably the most challenging of all the photography mediums that we do at StyleExpo Photography. With eight years experience shooting fine and fashion jewelry, we have

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Ghost Mannequin for Swimwear: All in the Details

One might think it would be pretty easy to style swimwear as a ghost mannequin, however, a lot of detailed styling is required of swimwear.

As noted in Blog Flats vs Ghost, we suggest that swimwear is styled as a ghost mannequin so

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To Crop or Not to Crop: Model Faces Edition

I am often asked from clients if I think it is better to crop the model’s face or not. First off, if you let the model agency know that you are going to crop their face so they are not recognizable, you might get a cheaper rate on the model. If you decide you want to crop the model’s face, then you have options where to crop.

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Flats VS Ghost Mannequin: Which Styling is Better for Your Designs?

We get this question a lot! (And if you're new to styling plans, be sure to read this first.)

From our experience, Ghost Mannequins styling is best for swimwear, activewear, underwear, denim, formal evening wear, and full figure sized apparel.

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Styling Terminology: Using the Terms to Get the Look You Want

In the apparel world, there are lots of terms used for when you want an image not on form (eg, not on a model). We get calls requesting “Flats", but really they just mean images not on models. Often times the terms “Flats” and “Product” shots are used interchangeably.

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