EDITORIAL: City of Dreams for COOL AMERICA MAGAZINE

Editorial. CITY OF DREAMS

COOL AMERICA MAGAZINE.

@coolamericamag

Models: @kameron.ramirez at @soulartistmgmt, 

Victoria Saravia at @statemgmt, 

@father.tom at @majormodelsny

fashion director: janet igah

Makeup by dymond Anderson

Hair by martin plascencia

Art direction by me @i_am_tarricelove

Location: THE LAB- Bedstuy, Brooklyn

Jane Igah, the co-editor of Cool America Magazine, emailed me expressing interest in working with me for an editorial fashion spread centered around a 90's hip-hop group. I thought this was a great opportunity build relationships with magazines and industry creatives.

In the past, I have had the reputation of being difficult to work with because today's industry teams are accustomed to working with photographers don't have a strong background in fashion. They are use to working with photographers who are technical button pushers. 

I am an artist and I treat every project like it's my own. I'm my own art director and I am not used to having to struggle with the other creatives on set to have my ideas heard. I am not a push over and that makes me the type of artist fashion people are hesitant to work with....me having fashion knowledge makes me even more difficult to work with. I like fashion editorials to tell some kind of story and the images to look like movie stills. 

Young fashion people tend to be turned off by my experience so I walked in ready to pull back so that I don't overstep and seem over-bearing. I really wanted to connect and build with them because I really don't like that I don't have industry friends I can creatively collaborate with. I mentally prepared myself to let the fashion editor take the lead and her team run the shoot and sit back and be a technical button pusher.  

Editorial. CITY OF DREAMS

COOL AMERICA MAGAZINE.

Models: Kameron Ramirez at Soul Artist Mgmt

Victoria Saravia at MSA/ State Management
Thomas Castro at Major Model Mgmt

fashion director: Janet Igah

Makeup by Dymond Anderson

Hair by Martin Plascencia

Art direction by me @i_am_tarricelove

Location: THE LAB- Bedstuy, Brooklyn

When everyone arrived, nothing was what it was supposed to be... There was suppose to be 5 black male models who where suppose to be portraying a 90's rap group and only 3 models showed up (and one was a white girl). When I saw the clothing, nothing looked like anything I had seen rap groups wearing back in the day. The clothes looked more like they were inspired by the grunge scene of the early 90's. The team wanted to stay with the original concept but none of them was old enough to remember the 90's era. When I think 90's hip-hop, I think about baggy clothes, Fresh Prince, TLC, bright colors. Most of their reference was more the grunge fashion scene.  The editor and her team seem to welcome my knowledge about fashion and art, so I verbally expressed my ideas on how we could adjust to the last minute casting changes.

Instead of 90's rap group, I was inspired by how the girl model reminded me of young Madonna when she was in a pop band called The Breakfast Club. I started to create a story in my head that was inspired by Madonna and the Breakfast Club shot in my neighborhood in Bedstuy, Brooklyn. I wanted to tell the story of a trio of musicians who were from three different sides of the tracks that met and started creating music together with dreams of becoming stars in NY. The girl was edgy with street smart and used her sexiness to get producers, djs, and promoters to pay attention to their band. The black guy was the rapper who had access to the best weed, and the white guy was the songwriter who came from a family with money and influence. As soon as they got a taste of fame, the girl starts having solo aspirations and leaves the group to become a superstar.

Madonna and the Breakfast Club

reference imagery of Madonna when she first moved to NY and joined the band The Breakfast club

"The documentary story of Madonna's struggling days in New York with her first band "Breakfast Club," leading up to her first solo record deal." Written and Directed by Guy Gudio. Produced by Guy Guido and Paul Castro Jr. Copyright © 2018

  

Editorial. CITY OF DREAMS

COOL AMERICA MAGAZINE.

Models: Kameron Ramirez at Soul Artist Mgmt

Victoria Saravia at MSA/ State Management
Thomas Castro at Major Model Mgmt

fashion director: Janet Igah

Makeup by Dymond Anderson

Hair by Martin Plascencia

Art direction by me @i_am_tarricelove

Location: THE LAB- Bedstuy, Brooklyn

HIT THE FLOOR feat. Cort King

actor: Cort King - @cortkingthelegend

(www.imdb.me/cortking)

ph. Tarrice Love - @bytarricelove

I had the wonderful opportunity to work with actor Cort King years ago when he traveled all the way from Atlanta to New York to meet with modeling agencies. He made his way to Brooklyn and stopped by the lab. I've worked with him twice and both times he was great in front of my camera. He was very laid back chill. Him being an artist too made working with him easy. During our sessions, he told me about some of the independent acting projects he was working on. I watched them and became an instant fan. 

actor: Cort King - @cortkingthelegend

(www.imdb.me/cortking)

ph. Tarrice Love - @bytarricelove

top left - Cort King as Pax Lowe

Hit the Floor is a scripted drama that explores the inner workings of the professional basketball world through the eyes of the LA Devils. Its packed with sex and drama and I've been following it since season !. I was super excited when I found out it was moving to BET and there was gonna be a season 4. I was even more excited when I found out Cort King was joining the cast as the sexy new rookie basketball player #26 Pax Lowe. Also joining the cast is the amazing Teyana Taylor

I just finished watching the premiere episode and I'm so proud to see Cort killing it on my tv screen. He is definitely a new talent to watch and I'm looking forward to seeing him do more. I can't wait to get him back in the lab especially with all this new muscle he's added to his lean physique. Check him out on Hit the Floor on Tuesday nights on BET @ 10/9 central.

Kenny Braasch @ soul artist mgmt/ mp management

model: Kenny Braasch - @kennybraasch10

(Soul Artist Mgmt - MP Management - Front Mgmt Miami)

ph. Tarrice Love - @bytarricelove

styled by Tarrice Love

Kenny Braasch is a model you can't help but notice: his classic All-American features are timeless, and his artful array of tattoos decorate his awesome physique. His edgy rock and roll persona and his boyish looks will ensure you won't forget about him

model: Kenny Braasch - @kennybraasch10

(Soul Artist Mgmt - MP Management - Front Mgmt Miami)

ph. Tarrice Love - @bytarricelove

styled by Tarrice Love

 

When Kenny isn't modeling he is the talent buyer (entertainment booker) at 115 Bourbon Street which is located on the southside of Chicago. He also is the co-owner of The Right Stuff Entertainment which features the bands, The Boy Band Night, The Hair Band Night, The Ron Burgundy's and The Country Night.

model: Kenny Braasch - @kennybraasch10

(Soul Artist Mgmt - MP Management - Front Mgmt Miami)

ph. Tarrice Love - @bytarricelove

styled by Tarrice Love

FORM: Joshua Irvin aka Rawpastelle

model: Joshua Irvin - @rawpastelle

ph. Tarrice Love - @bytarricelove

art direction by Tarrice Love

model: Joshua Irvin - @rawpastelle

ph. Tarrice Love - @bytarricelove

art direction by Tarrice Love

actor Sean Boyce Johnson as Me

actor: Sean Boyce Johnson - @seanboycejohnson

(Abrams Artists Agency)

ph. Tarrice Love - @bytarricelove

Actor Sean Boyce Johnson is one of my longtime friends and recent recently graduate of the prestigious Yale School of Drama stopped by the lab for a quick photoshoot and to interview me for a school assignment where he had to perform a 9-minute monologue of a person he thought was interesting. It was an honor that he thought i was interesting enough to depict in front of an audience. he sent me the video and me and my roommate watched it and we both was in tears...both of us was laughing so hard. it was such a compliment to see how he saw me. 

Interview Project at Yale from S. B. J. on Vimeo.

CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO

Dyllon Burnside in POSE

model: Dyllon Burnside - @dyllonburnside

(Abrams Artists Agency)

ph. Tarrice Love - @bytarricelove

I'm excited for actor/singer Dyllon Burnside who has a major role in Ryan Murphy newest series for the FX network called Pose.

Pose is set in the world of 1986 and "looks at the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society in New York: the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe, the downtown social and literary scene and the ball culture world."

actor Dyllon Burnside as Ricky on the FX series Pose

Making television history, Pose features the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular roles, as well as the largest recurring cast of LGBTQ actors ever for a scripted series.The transgender cast includes Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar and Angelica Ross, who co-star alongside Evan Peters, Kate Mara, James Van Der Beek, Tony Award® winner Billy Porter, Charlayne Woodard, and newcomers Ryan Jamaal Swain, Dyllón Burnside and Angel Bismark Curiel.

model: Dyllon Burnside - @dyllonburnside

(Abrams Artists Agency)

ph. Tarrice Love - @bytarricelove

I'm always excited when I get to watch people I've photographed doing their thing on stage and the big screen. Check out Dyllon and the rest of the cast every Sunday at 9pm on the FX network.