First look at this year's La Femme En Noir look book!

Good day, Steemians of the Internet. It’s Tuesday and I’m home after a relatively productive afternoon. Tonight, @vermillionfox and I will be prepping our home for a shoot tomorrow afternoon with @nikki.vance. I’ll be sure to shoot a lot of behind the scenes photos and share the first looks of this collaborative here on Steemit. In addition to home [set] readiness, I’ll be cutting grass and doing other errands. Sadly, I won’t be making it to @caffetto for MTG, but duty calls and I’m wildly excited about the art we’ll create tomorrow.

During the day, I did find time to catch up on edits from one of my favorite shoots on this recent trip throughout LA and Vegas. Last year, I shot an editorial look book for my friend @michelinepitt’s clothing brand, La Femme En Noir. This Spring, leading up to my trip, @michelinepitt again contacted me asking if I’d be interested in photographing a look book/product shoot. As some of my closest friends and company I genuinely believe in, I told her I’d be elated to shoot with LFEN again.

The look book came in the middle of a week of traveling in Los Angeles. Almost all of my shoots had been inspired and rewarding. I’d made time to visit my good friends @allangraves and @dressedtokillyou, even sneaking away for Monsterpolooza! When I arrived at @michelinepitt’s, there were literally crows in the tree above her house. A good omen for a gothic fashion shoot with beautiful models and talented people.

@michelinepitt actually has two brands. Vixen by Micheline Pitt and La Femme En Noir. Our friend Suzie is the staff photographer for Vixen and I was approached by @michelinepitt and her partner, Lynh, about shooting all the upcoming LFEN photography. My esthetic of dark pinup lends itself so well to LFEN. I’ve always been so impressed with @michelinepitt’s uncanny ability to find the talented and skillsets that artists and creatives excel at, and find their place within a company or brand. She’s always solving puzzles and few things could make me happier than being responsible for creating the dark imagery that represent La Femme En Noir.

We shot for several hours throughout @michelinepitt’s home. Both her and Rachel Sedory rotated through nearly two dozen La Femme En Noir designs for upcoming collections. We designated areas of the house for different looks. At this point in our careers, everyone is a total professional and a massive collection of garments was photographed in surprising efficiency. By the final hours, just as the sun was setting, we managed to capture a few hundred breathtaking images during the elusive golden hour lighting.

Thanks for reading and there will certainly be more from this La Femme En Noir collection shoot. I shot close to 1800 photos during the day and this selection was from the first few hundred images. For more photography, art, illustration and the stories behind the work, follow me here @kommienezuspadt!