Welcome back!
It's been a little while since I updated you all on what I've been getting up too whilst studying at F.I.T. so I figured that will be what I dedicate this post to. Yesterday I hit the six week mark meaning I'm more than a third of the way through my time here in New York City - I honestly can't get my head around how quick it's flying by!
Two of my classes are much more academic/not as exciting and hands on as my other three so I won't bore you all talking about those. Don't worry, theres still plenty to talk about! Faces & Places In Fashion is proving to be up there as my favourite class at the moment. As I mentioned in a previous post, every week we are lectured by somebody that works within the fashion industry. I got particularly excited about the lady who came in last week called Natalie Zfat.
She's a writer, entrepreneur and social media influencer and has partnered with some of the largest brands in the world including Rolling Stone, Refinery29 and Food Network. It was so insightful listening to her story and how she got to where she is now. She was super friendly, dressed absolutely amazingly and was more than willing to answer any of our questions which I loved! Please please please check out her social media profiles to find out more about her when you get the chance if I've got you intrigued!
My second creative class that I'm loving is Styling For Visual Presentation - mainly because my Professor is hands down one of the funniest/most charismatic people I've ever come across. At the start of every class we have a 'gossip' session where we talk about what everyones been up too/what's been going on in the fashion world. At the moment we're working on a large scale prop shoot which I'm so excited about. One of the girls in my group has a really cool pink chair which sparked the concept of it coming from inside a 50's motel room. I don't want to reveal too much about our idea just yet but I can't wait to share the final shot with you all when it's done in the next two weeks!
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| This is one of the shots I found on Pinterest that sparked the motel concept! |
Last but not least is Photographic Styling. This class is quite similar to SVP in the sense that it's very heavily shoot based, but this one is on a much smaller scale, it's all about perfecting the shot there and then. No editing allowed. We were recently set the task of shooting a beauty product, my group went with the Versace Eros Men's Cologne.
Next week we're getting to work on food styling, shooting some products for premium cookware brand William Sonoma. Keep your eyes peeled on my SnapChat (LanaCx) and Instagram (@lanaskyecaven) for any sneak previews! Again, what I love the most about this class is my Professor. She doesn't sugar coat anything, if what you're doing isn't good enough she'll tell you outright and help you fix it. I already feel like I've learned so much regarding styling in general - she has a really unique way of remembering things and it's definitely working for me too!
Love, Lana Skye x
Photo Credit: Myself, Natalie Zfat Twitter.
Text Credit: Natalie Zfat LinkedIn.
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