Travis In Black And White

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Travis In Black And White

April 21, 2015 by sarahallegra

Wall 1- © Sarah Allegra

Though I’m very happy calling myself a fine art, conceptual photographer, it’s fun now and then to stretch outside of your comfort zone. I would never consider myself a fashion or editorial photographer, but when I started working with Travis Weinand, he had a looked that just screamed “FASHION/EDITORIAL” to me, so I decided to give it a go.

Wall 2- © Sarah Allegra

And you know what? It was fun! It was nice to do something different, and something which didn’t require 20+ hours of editing for each image. As I made my editing selections, I just had a gut feeling that they should be black and white.

Wall 3 – © Sarah Allegra

I very, very rarely shoot anything that’s black and white, but, as with most of my art, I listened to my instincts. And I love how they look!

Wall 4- © Sarah Allegra

Travis is so easy to work with and friendly, despite how he can look quite intimidating at 6′ 5″, very muscular, an American Ninja Warrior alumni, and beautifully adorned with tattoos.

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He does moody and deeply thoughtful looks well, but I was also pleased to have captured several shots with him being a bit more natural; an easy grin and laughing.

Wall 6- © Sarah Allegra

It turns out that we have a shared love of Norse mythology and I’m a little jealous that Travis actually has some Norse ancestry.

Wall 7- © Sarah Allegra

I gave the images just a tiny touch of viking by braiding Travis’s hair; nothing terribly complicated, but he wore it well!

Thanks, Travis, for being such a good sport and easy to work with! Not a lot of guys would say “sure!” when I asked if I could braid their hair 😉

I’d be interested in hearing which images are your favorites! Feel free to let me know in a comment 🙂

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4 Responses

on April 21, 2015 at 10:07 am | Reply Noemi R

#2, 5, 10

Beautiful pics Sarah!! Wonderful black and white, placing shadows on the right places showing off the curvature of his muscles.
- on April 22, 2015 at 12:56 pm | Reply sarahallegra
  
  Thank you! 5 and 10 are my gut’s favorites, but it’s good to hear some feedback from others. And it’s nice that they seem to align with what I was thinking too! It helps me decide what goes up on my site and what doesn’t. Thank you for weighing in!
on April 22, 2015 at 6:16 am | Reply soundtek

I think Travis is one of the most beautiful people Ive ever seen… his angles and lines are so fantastic! (and if I lived closer I would try to steal him as a model from you – ha ha, no I wouldn’t, I don’t believe in that sort of stuff, Im just jealous that you get to work with him)… and you are a fantastic photographer – I think your instincts are right on and you did great with these

I think my favorites are #4, 6 and 8 – I think its because of the angles and lines as mentioned above… and #10 just because he has an amazing smile… but really, they are all so good
- on April 22, 2015 at 12:58 pm | Reply sarahallegra
  
  Well, luckily for you, I don’t own any rights to Travis, so if you find yourself in the area, you’re welcome to shoot him a message about working together 😉 I don’t feel any ownership over the models I work with, they are free to come and go as they please! It’s lovely that you’re thoughtful about it though 🙂
  
  Thanks for your pics! It helps me to hear which ones people respond to best and decide what should go up on my site. Thanks for weighing in!

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