So here it is! I don't know if I have to be stoked about this or not, but this is for sure the result of long days and weeks of work and a premiere for me. I couldn't imagine before that it could be so hard and long to organize, prepare, imagine and make a photo shooting by myself with a very limited budget. I mean I did not only the photographer job (which was finally the easiest part), but all which has come before and also after : to find the models, the make-up artist, the stylist, the places where to shoot, to contact the brands to get the products and clothes you need, to imagine a story, to organize the photo shoot, to shoot, and finally to choose the good images and to caption them... Yes, a photo shoot is all about this, and sometimes more!
These images are a step between two worlds I like and I work in : sport industry and fashion. But we had to take care about the Velo Vert readers to not be too much into the fashion way. We think this kind of "shopping" is really new in France for a MTB magazine, and this is what makes me happy. To show the products in a different way than only a photo of the product with a white background. To tell a story where a MTB rider can recognize himself. A everyday rider story...
Because without all the people who worked on this project and helped me, this had never be possible, I would like to thank : all the Vélo Vert Magazine staff and in particular Sébastien Corradini (editor in chief), Yannick Oven, Nicolas Baisin and Tom Zaniroli. Thanks also to my two models Hugo Le Nechet and Julia Swell, my make-up artist Charlène Coquard, my stylist Morgane "Momo" Benaiche, people who let me shoot in their home Rodrigue Fernandez and Parina (kitchen and bathroom), Laurent Foldes (bedroom), S. Corradini (garage), Loïc Berthe (the great Mini), Velo Vert (bike workshop), and all the buddies who came for the action shoot. Thanks also to all the brands and distributors.
Il est encore temps d'acheter le dernier Vélo Vert et son supplément shopping en kiosque ou ici http://shop.velovert.com/fr/magazines/831-velo-vert-mars-2012.html
