The Process, A new section of my website

Photographer: Petrina Tinslay

Photography: Christina Holmes

Photography: Anna Williams

Photography: Christina Holmes

Photography: Sang An

Photography: Christina Holmes

Photography: Kate Mathis

Last year when I conceived my website with my designer Christina Holmes, who is also a wonderful Photographer, check out her work, We wanted to include a section called The Process that would give some insight into the background thinking of the way I approach my work. I wanted it look like it was a workbench or my desk from above so you could see in detail all the different elements that it takes to produce each job. Of course it would be impossible to show every job I have ever produced but I chose 3 jobs that reflect different areas of my work, An Interiors/ Decorating story, A Cover and a Beauty/ Still Life story.

It would take a year in the making almost, at first the section was “Under Construction” for many months. It was a final piece in the pie that would complete at least the first stage of the website as a whole. I have plans to keep evolving it and may also include a fresh batch of the process behind some more stories in the future. Christina and I actually shot these series of images on my Living Room floor, my apartment often doubles as a Photo Studio on a budget! :)

The section was designed in a scrolling fashion where the viewer can scan along the desk and see the final result while reading about in points how each job was conceived.

As many of you that work with me know I like to often sketch out my jobs, this could be in the means of loose idea to begin with, but often I will also sketch how I could see it working in a rough layout. Often sketches can be of sets that I will design to build also. I also like to produce mood boards or product sheets that reflect the total package or idea of where I am heading Prop wise for the shoot, choosing colors and paint choices is also a big part of the job, As is fabric choices to custom make some aspects of some jobs.

I hope you all enjoy seeing a glimpse of my work method, I am happy to share and demystify what a Styling Director does. This is my approach and is by no means a model for everybody. Naturally we all have a different approaches and this is what keeps Styling as a whole fresh and new, as it should be!

 

Thanks also to other Photographers, Sang An, Anna Williams, Kate Mathis and Petrina Tinslay for their contribution to this section also. 


See the actual section at www.marcushay.com

My new website

Website Opening Image, Photography Petrina Tinslay

Portfolios Opener

Food Portfolio, Photgraphy: Con Poulos

Interiors Portfolio, Photography: William Geddes

Tear Sheet Opener

Book Portfolio, Photography: Petrina Tinslay

Advertising Portfolio, Photography: Petrina Tinslay

Press Page, Photography: Petrina Tinslay 

About Me, Photography: Hallie Burton

The Process, A section to come, Stay tuned! Photography: Petrina Tinslay

Contact Page, Photography: Petrina Tinslay

It’s very exciting to announce the launch of my very own website marcushay.com, It has been many many months in the making and was designed with the very talented Christina Holmes who is also an amazing Photographer, check out her work, www.christinaholmesphotography.com

One would think it’s not that hard in this day and age to pull a website out of your back pocket but it takes many months of planning and tweaking before you can get it just right, even now I see thing’s that still need tweaking but largely it is complete.

The inspiration for the site came from using my existing logo and playing with it typographically, when you open the site a large scrolling image of my logo appears and moves across the screen. Behind the scrolling type is a “medley” of different surfaces that include a selection of my favorite vintage fabrics, pegboard and wooden surfaces, these form layers of surfaces that as a Prop Stylist in particular lay the foundations of most shoots. As a Stylist you start with the background/ surface and then you layer it with your props to form the final image.

With the help of my good friend and one of the world’s best Still life/ Food / Interiors Photographers; Petrina Tinslay, petrinatinslay.com I created images that would form the openers to the chapters, including opening image of the rabbits sitting on toy chairs to vintage phones indicating to contact me. These were shot in my very small studio apartment in Manhattan on a Sunday while Petrina was visiting from Australia. It was so exciting to get them done as they had been sketches in my mind for so long and they really were the icing on the cake.

I have not included all the content here, Please take a look and give me your opinions, The Portfolios will be updated from time to time so keep checking in, plus new sections will be appearing as the site evolves.