BJØRN CHRISTIANSEN | Photographer

foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Trine Eide, stylist: Tina Larsen

Starting at Fotofagskolen I was pretty fresh shooting fashion photography. I didn’t have that much experience or “the right” inspirations to build my own shoots. After learning some techniques and leafing through various fashion magazines I got an understanding of what you should do in an editorial series. In spring of my first year, Tina Larsen from fstyle.blogg.no/a> asked me to help her out on her final exam at H2 shooting an avant garde, baroque-inspired fashion series. She showed me some inspirational photos and we discussed what location we should use. Having shot a lot of photos at NTNU Gløshaugen and Hovedbygget, the choice was quite easy. For my inspiration I used Cinderella and the Czech movie Three Wishes for Cinderella (Tri orísky pro Popelku) which in Norwegian tradition is always showing on Christmas eve. Our model was Trine Eide. I called NTNU and asked to use their building for location and got a yes.
Having helping me out as an assistant on this shoot was my friend Sascha Njaa. Before the photo shoot we went to the location places and angles fit for a backdrop. The photos were to be put in Tina’s final portfolio and viewed at a catwalk show the students at H2-Akademiet had put together later that month.

Having found quite a few spots to shoot at the location I was able to shoot a huge variation for the series. This particular photo was shot in a large window facing south, at the opposite side I had my huge bed sheet reflector which gave me enough light to get a decent exposure in the front of the model. Having a stylist doing clothing, hair and make-up doing the styling of your photo shoots helps you a great deal getting the photos you want to shoot. Have common understanding on what your theme and photo style should be. Tina passed her exam and is now working as a hairdresser at Heads Up Hårsalong på Byåsen and a freelance stylist.

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Unni Lund Olsen

Back in 2010 I did my first photo shoot with Unni Lund Olsen, from Trend Models with me on the team I had Tina Larsen, stylist and author of the blog fstyle.blogg.no, and photographer Sascha Njaa. We had planned three looks that for our shots. The first was an avant garde with some space age looking hair and makeup, the second was a high class Max Mara-trench coat look and the last was this one, summer mood with wet hair and kind of neutral makeup. All three locations were close by in my neighborhood and was quite easy to get to.

Korsvika, where this photo is shot, is close by to where I live and I’ve seen this spot several times and wanted to shoot there. It also matched the idea of having a summer look to the series. Shooting in bright, Norwegian summer light can sometimes give you some hard shadows where either the dark areas or the bright areas in your photo either under- or overexpose. As a precaution for this I brought a fairly big white / silver-reflector to the set having Sascha reflecting some of the light back at the model balancing out the darker areas in this particular shot. I am not quite sure if it is the silver or the withe side of the reflector, but by the looks it is the silver side.

A reflector is a cheap and easy tool to bring on to a set varying in sizes and colors with variations from white, gray, silver and gold. You might also have a black sided reflector to block out light spilling on your subject or emphasizing the contrast in your images. I have had my strobist days of making silver and white reflectors with cardboard and aluminum foil and white paper, but found it quite cheap to just look for disks at Ebay. Some may argue that more expensive Lastolite reflectors are better than others, I find it difficult to see the difference between a white bed sheet and an expensive reflector. As a tip I from earlier in my calendar, buy a bed sheet and stretch it across some poles and you have a huge reflector. Another way to make a cheap, big reflector is to buy big Styrofoam board. If you want dual purpose, paint one of the sides black. The larger your reflectors are, the more light they will reflect. This might be one of the widest used reflectors in the photo business, but one of the cons of having a 2x3meter Styrofoam-board is that it is not very portable. If you’d like to have small hot spots reflected you can use a mirror, full length or pocket sized. One of the best investments considering a reflector is asking a friend or colleague helping you out aiming the light at the angle you want instead of fixing them to a stand or whatever is at your hand. Make sure the reflected light does not come from below the model, but at a straight or downward angle. This makes the light more natural.

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Linda Fjølstad

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Linda Fjølstad

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Linda Fjølstad

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Linda Fjølstad

Having a few hours by myself I managed to do post production on a few more photos from the fashion shoot I had with Linda Fjølstad (Trend Models) late this summer. Styling was done by Marthe Engdal and hair and makeup was done by Tina Larsen.

Much has been going on and I haven’t got to shoot that much fashion as I had hoped to do, but considering that I got published Thursday with a lot of photos from an editorial documentary series, two interior shots and a bunch of business portraits I am quite satisfied. Looking forward to shoot both backstage and catwalk today for OI Hår og velværesenter.

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Editorial for Norservice

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Editorial for Norservice

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Linda Fjølstad

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Linda Fjølstad

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Linda Fjølstad

I’ve been working quite a lot lately and haven’t had the time to do post-processing on the last few jobs, nor published anything. But here are some shots from my most recent shoot with Linda Fjølstad from Trend Models at Øysand in Melhus a few weeks ago. Helping me out with styling was Marthe Engdal, who is currently in London studying at London College of Fashion, and Tina Larsen (fstyle.blogg.no) from Heads Up hårstudio doing hair and make-up.

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Hedvig Kristine Sundland

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Hedvig Kristine Sundland

October 2010 I did a fashion shoot with Hedvig Kristine Sundland from Trend Models out on Trolla in Trondheim. Helping me out on the location was my friend Rune Johansen, doing hair and make-up was Tina Larsen currently working at Heads Up hårstudio. The shoot was quite cold and I was working with at that time, new flash equipment, Elinchrom Ranger.

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photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Hedvig Kristine Sundland

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Hedvig Kristine Sundland

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Hedvig Kristine Sundland

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Hedvig Kristine Sundland

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Hedvig Kristine Sundland

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Hedvig Kristine Sundland

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Hedvig Kristine Sundland

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow - Maria Holmberg

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow

These photos are from the first part of the fashion / hair-trend show at Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel in Trondheim. The first show was held by hair dressers and stylists from Heads Up Hårstudio in Trondheim. Models are both represented by Trend Models and DP Models. Also on the runway was some of the band members from Irresistible who is competing in the Norwegian Grand Prix this spring. Tina Larsen had put together a great show for us.

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photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow - Stian Marius Sivertsen

Saturday OI Hår og Velvære and Heads Up Hårstudio arranged a fashion show showing off hair trends and styles. These pictures are from “Julecupen” a competition where the contestants style a model from top to toe, hair, make-up and clothes. Lotte Aalberg Kalvø (OI Hår og Velvære), with her model Stian Marius Sivertsen, won the category Male Fashion. Congratulations!

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photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, OI goes GAGA & HeadsUp Hårshow

Here is a small collection of images from “OI hair & wellnessa” and “Heads Up | hair salons” her fashion show where they showed off hair trends. Catwalk was placed at the Radisson Blue Royal Garden Hotel in Trondheim, where models from both Trend Models and DP Models were represented, and some volunteers second hårmodeller. OI’s style focused primarily on different Lady Gaga, haircuts and styling by Matt Heitmann at the forefront. Tina Larsen and Heads Up had booked including Shadi from Idol go had a more Fam Irvoll-inspired, classic fashion show.

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, models: Maren Elise Aasen and Unni Lund Olsen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen (fstyle.blogg.no)

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, model: Maren Elise Aasen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen (fstyle.blogg.no)

Here are, I believe to be, the last two pictures from my editorial fashion series from Bårdshaug Herregård in Orkdal. The two models are Maren Elise Aasen and Unni Lund Olsen, both from Trend Models which is the local model agency here in Trondheim. The makeup artist is Tina Larsen from fstyle.blogg.no.
These two pictures is outtakes that didn’t make it to the final editorial fashion series that I shot for Kvit Magazine, an assignment at school in November / December 2010. The reason that these to pictures didn’t make it was because they were different in lighting style. I originally went for a natural lit picture with a lot of flare and since this is lit with a flash it didn’t give the series that romantic, natural and Norwegian feel that I was going for.
Dresses are borrowed from BikBok where the one that Unni is wearing is from the Jenny Skavlan for BikBok – collection. Shoes are borrowed from Bianco Footwear and the other accessories are bought at H&M.

Lighting the scene

In these two photos I’ve only used one flash, an Elinchrom RX600 with a octabank with just one filter in front to give harden the shadows.

Todays tasks

We are still having this photo marathon at school and this weekends assignment was making a poster for Trondheim Jazzfest which is a jazz festival in May. I don’t feel this assignment is going that well. Lack of inspiration and ideas for any photo as well as trouble finding studio time gives me headache. I have a model, a makeup artist and the smallest studio at school doing a beauty portrait this afternoon, but I’m not sure if it will make it as a poster on this springs festival.

Also Trondheim Kickboxing Klubb is starting up their classes for this spring today. It’s only rookies and experienced fighters that have their class today, the beginners course doesn’t start until next Monday, the 17th of January.

Utplukk som ikke ble med i magasinet – Del 3

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modeller: Unni Lund Olsen og Maren Elise Aasen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modeller: Unni Lund Olsen og Maren Elise Aasen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modeller: Unni Lund Olsen og Maren Elise Aasen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen

Her er tre bilder til som ikke ble brukt i den redaksjonelle fashion-oppgaven vi hadde på skolen i slutten av November. Grunnen er at de ikke helt stod i stil til resten av serien på grunn av at lyskvaliteten var forandret. Jeg ville bruke naturlig, tilstedeværende belysning og reflektert belysning som vinduslys og reflektor, mens disse bildene er fotografert med fastmonterte glødelamper. Location er badet på Bårdshaug Herregård i Orkdal. Modellene er Unni Lund Olsen og Maren Elise Aasen, begge fra Trend Models i Trondheim. Hår og sminke er gjort av Tina larsen fra fstyle.blogg.no. Kjoler er lånt fra BikBok og sko er lånt fra Bianco Footwear.

Med dette vil jeg takke for i år og ønske et nytt år velkommen. Godt nytt år til mine lesere :)

Utplukk som ikke ble med i magasinet – Del 2

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Maren Elise Aasen, makeup artist: Line Sofie Steinfinsbø

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Unni lund Olsen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen

Her er to nye bilder som dessverre ikke hadde plass i fashion-magasinet vårt, Kvit. Modellene Unni Lund Olsen og Maren Elise Aasen er begge engasjert hos Trend Models i Trondheim. Tina Larsen (fstyle.blogg.no) har lagt sminken på Unni og Line Sofie Steinfinsbø har lagt sminken på Maren. Kjolene er lånt fra BikBok og H&M. Sko er lånt fra Bianco Footwear. Location er Bårdshaug Herregård og Sponhuset.

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Maren Elise Aasen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modeller: Unni Lund Olsen og Maren Elise Aasen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Maren Elise Aasen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Maren Elise Aasen, makeup artist: Line Sofie Steinfinsbø

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Unni lund Olsen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Maren Elise Aasen, makeup artist: Line Sofie Steinfinsbø

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Unni lund Olsen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Maren Elise Aasen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen

Da var oppgaven vår mote-magasin, redaksjonell fashion, levert, diskutert, evaluert og vurdert. Det ble en fin andreplass på magasinet “Kvit”, bak motebladet “Escape”. En velfortjent seier. Her er bildene jeg trykket i magasinet vårt. Det kommer en god del flere som ikke ble med på utplukket fremover, så om du har lyst til å se romantisk retromote er det bare å følge med fremover.

Kreditering

Modeller:

• Unni Lund Olsen (Trend Models)
• Maren Elise Aasen (Trend Models)

Hår og sminke på Bårdshaug:

• Tina Larsen

Hår og sminke på Sponhuset:

• Line Sofie Steinfinsbø

Assistenter:

• Jens Westbye
• Anita Eldjárn

Klær, sko og styling:

• Bianco Footwear
• BikBok – Jenny Skavlan
• H&M
• Cubus

Ellers vil jeg også takke for at Bårdshaug Herregård og Sponhuset stilte lokalene sine til fri disposisjon.

Andre fotografer i Kvit-gruppa som har lagt ut bilder:

• Jarand Boge
• Camilla Hay Jenssen
• Ane Aspén
• Heidi Hallseth
• Elisabeth Richardsen

Aktfotografering – Manneparfyme

I tillegg til andreklasses motemagasin hadde førsteklassingene innlevering av aktfotograferinga si, eller rettere sakt reklameopptakene sine for en manneparfyme. Her er noen av innleveringene de gjorde:

• Inga-Lill Larsen
• Malin Charlotte
• Magnus Bjørnerud
• Eirik Malmø
• Jon Danielsen

foto: Bjørn Christiansen, Modell: Ingri Rønning (Irresistible fra X-Factor på TV2 høsten 2010)

foto: Bjørn Christiansen, Modell: Saima Irén Mian (Irresistible fra X-Factor på TV2 høsten 2010)

foto: Bjørn Christiansen, Modell: Lise Viktoria Hagen (Irresistible fra X-Factor på TV2 høsten 2010)

foto: Bjørn Christiansen, Modell: Hanne Rindal Ree (Irresistible fra X-Factor på TV2 høsten 2010)

Portrettene er hovedsaklig ment til å brukes i mappene til makeupartisten (Tina Larsen) og frisørene (Susanne Amalie Nilsen, Daniel Furnes, Jørgen Eidem, Kristine Bjerknesli og Ellen-Kristine Framnes Skjelsvik fra H2-Akademiet og skal ikke brukes til selve fashion-serien. Lysoppsettet jeg brukte for å skyte inn portrettene var tre blitslamper. To striplights med softfilter på hver side av modellen og vinklet 45 grader inn, og en firkantet softboks (60×60) pekende 45 grader mot taket. Jeg har også fått assistenten min til å lette opp i underkant med en reflektor.

Lysoppsett for beauty-portrett med Irresistible fra X-Factor 2010

foto: Bjørn Christiansen, Irresistible gjør Fashion

I dag har vi hatt opptak med Irresistible fra X-Factor som går på TV2 nå i høst. Jentebandet gikk dessverre ut etter noen runder, men på den positive siden hadde de tid til å stille opp på et barokkinspirert fashion-opptak for gruppa mi med fashionmagasinet Kvit. Vi fikk også hjelp av fem studenter ved H2-Akademiet, deriblant Susanne Amalie Nilsen jeg har jobbet med på ett par tidligere opptak, og Tina Larsen til å legge sminke og sette opp hår.
Hovedfotograf var Jens Westbye, assistenter var Heidi Hallseth, Jarand Boge og Ane Aspén. Stikkord til opptaket er mel og barokk. Det ble litt venting, men på tross gjorde jentene en fantastisk jobb.

På Bårdshaug Herregård i Orkdal

Foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Unni Lund Olsen, makeup artist: Tina Larsen

Vi holder som sagt på med redaksjonell fashion på skolen og skal i den forbindelse lage et fashion-magasin hvor vi får fylle fem spreads hver (fem dobbelt-sider) med fashionbilder.
I helga fotograferte jeg på Bårdshaug Herregård i Orkdal. Hotellet var så vennlig å stille den gamle herregården til fri disposisjon på Lørdag i hele fem timer. Med meg på opptaket hadde jeg Unni Lund Olsen og Maren Elise Aasen, begge modeller også fra Trend Models, Tina Larsen som gjorde sminke og hår, Jens Westbye og Anita Eldjarn som assistenter og gruppemedlemmer på prosjektarbeidet. Jeg fått låne to kjoler fra Bik Bok i Thomas Angelsgt i Trondheim i tillegg hadde vi med to kjoler av Jenny Skavlan. Bianco var som vanlig ikke vonde å be om å få låne to par sko av heller. Ett par med litt tilbaketrukket design og ett par med litt detaljer, roser, oppover ankelen.
Opptaket er ferdiggjort og nå står utplukk og etterbehandling igjen. Samt en god del assistering, klipping av bak-kulissene-serie og trykking.