Tips to get your photos published in magazines

G’day, guys, it’s your mate Aries Tao here.

As you guys know, I recently tried to work with magazines to push my portrait work to the next level. This editorial photoshoot was done for the Cover of Offtown Magazine. 

Editorial work is made up of teamwork.  it requires a stylist, hair stylist, makeup artist, props, lighting assistants, and a photographer. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my teammates.

My first tip is to make sure you have a good team and communicate through the use of a lookbook. This will ensure that the hair, clothing, makeup, and lighting all work well together.

Take the first scene as an example, we are aiming for a Sahara look (.. if that makes sense) so curly hair, smoky eyes, a Persian-style mask worked well. We couldn’t find any suitable cloth, so the fabric is simple, cheap and works really well.

I couldn’t control the weather, but I can choose the right modifier to match the cloudy day.

I used a reflective umbrella with a diffuser, which delivers a very subtle and soft light to match the over cast day.