ITS GETTING HOT...

Temperatures are rising. Summer is right around the corner. What better way to cool off than to get soaking wet... with red model Art Stroman.

one to watch: Henry Watkins @ red models nyc

George Brown, new faces booker at Red Models NYC, called me and asked if I had time to squeeze in a test with Henry Watkins, there latest discovery. He was in NYC for the weekend from Philly. He was a great guy to work with. Took direction well and was a lot of fun. He created the term "panty-soakers" to describe the work i create. lol.

Henry is a combination of commercial and editorial and I look forward to seeing his star shine. With his dazzling classic looks and superstar potential, Henry Watkins is fighting his way to the front of the line.....

FASHION ICON: Valentino- The Last Emperor

This past saturday evening i went to the movies with fellow photograph Sean Watters to see VALENTINO The Last Emperor. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the world of fashion, featuring access never-before allowed in the high temples of Haute Couture. The legendary Valentino is the star of the film, along with his longtime business partner, Giancarlo Giammetti. VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR follows them for the final two years of their careers, and show the struggles the two men face as they confront the final act of a nearly 50-year career at the top of the world's most glamorous and competitive game. The struggle of art against commerce is at the center of the film. Its a struggle all creatives are facing in a society centered around money and greed.

The film documents the colorful and dramatic closing act of Valentino’s celebrated career, tells the story of his extraordinary life and work, and also explores the larger themes affecting the fashion business today. But at the heart of the film is the unique relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti.

I think every person who is a fashion industry creative or aspires to be apart of fashion business should see this film.

BRINIC GIVES US CLASSIC & SEXY

Brinic aka Bri, is a model I shot who arrived from LA to meet with agencies here in NYC for representation in the NY market. While she was in town, she was testing with photographers to update her portfolio. Her portfolio was very LA commercial and I wanted to supply her with classic fashionable images.

I did the styling, hair, and makeup myself. I actually made this dress out of a black t-shirt and the sleeve out of my fabric backdrop I cut up for the shoot. One of the guys I had previously shot left behind a wrist cuff thatI transformed into the neck piece she is wearing.



I wanted to also give Brinic images that were classic, sexy and would be in her book forever....

the imfamous...TARRICE LOVE steps in front of the camera.

image photographed by Brandon Parker

Brandon Parker @ Ford stopped thru to pick up his photos and get in a quick session and he decided to pick up my camera and play photographer with me as his model. My first reaction was "hell to the no!" Then he had this sad look on his face and I felt kinda guilty that him and all the models I've worked with totally trust me behind the camera and I wasn't giving him the same trust. So I decided what the hell, let'm direct me, guide me thru this.

It was wierd to watch Brandon be me, telling me what to do and i do it. It was fun. This was the first time I trusted a model with the image of myself and the results turned out pretty good. After I get this body poppin and turn this 20lbs of fat into muscle imma step back in front of the camera... ;)

Brandon Parker Signs With FORD Models....

Brandon Parker arrived to New York City in July of 2008 with hopes of a modeling career after a foot injury that put his basketball aspirations on hold. He worked with stylist and photographers developing his modeling portfolio and hit the open calls of some of the top modeling agencies in nyc with no luck. (open calls are for models agents are looking for and black models aren't high on the list. Agents haveta work 4 times as hard for black models...who wants to work hard)

He met me while working as a prepper for Ralph Lauren Polo styling manager Kelli Browning and Randal Jacobs. They were styling Pierre Woods for an editorial i was shooting for Uptown magazine. I worked with Brandon for months helping him developed a stronger portfolio presentation and in the process we have become great friends. At the end of the year I introduced him to mother agent Sean Bennett of Specimen Models to help place Brandon with an agency in nyc.


Brandon wow'd and dazzled one of the top agencies in the world, Ford Models. With Ford's ability to service the complete spectrum of clients with complete discipline and passion, Its a great place for a guy like Brandon Parker to be represented. He shares representation with some of my favorite guys... Kyle Saunders, Chavez, and Brian Peters... Congratulations Brandon Parker.

ANTM did her no justice - Marvita Washington

Check out the work I did with reality star ANTM Cycle 9 and 10's Marvita Washington. I enjoyed working with her and she was easy to work with. I styled her myself with outfits I created from t-shirts and cotton fabric I purchased from a fabric store in my neighborhood.


photography/ styling - Tarrice Love

Pierre Woods giving us face on the front of British GQ

It has been a long time since we have seen models on the cover of fashion magazines and its real nice to see my dude Pierre Woods @ New York Models leading the return of the supermodel. His face has a solo appearance on the cover of the current style issue of British GQ. This is a big accomplishment especially since for the past 10 years magazines are notorious for selecting entertainment celebrities, atheletes, and politicians to appear on their covers. This is an even bigger accomplishment for a black male model in this industry.


Stomping the runways in Milan for D&G and Ferragamo, a remembered appearance in last years Ralph Lauren Polo campaign and a slew of feature editorials under his belt its not surprising that he's quickly becoming a recognizable face to watch out for....... I'm proud of him - thats my dude doin' that danm-ness!

ph - Tarrice love

UNVOGUE online magazine presents "Makings of a Model"

It started out as an editorial for the popular NY based online magazine Unvogue. Their agenda was to spotlight unsigned models who have potential of getting representation with reputable agencies in nyc. It became something different after the models arrived on the set of the photoshoot.
They hand selected the models based off submitted photos and images that appeared on internet websites. To both our surprise, many of the chosen models hardly looked anything like the images posted on the internet. This totally changed the ideas we had in mind.
Unvogue magazine wanted to "discover" fresh new talent for the agencies. Because of the way the models looked in person, they nolonger wanted to put their name and reputation behind "models' who were obviously needy of photoshop expertise. I was concerned that these pictures where gonna be unused.
Inspired by vandals in Berlin who slapped stickers on subway posters that feature heavily retouched photos of Britney Spears, Leona Lewis and Christina Aguilera. The stickers made the subway posters resemble the user interface of Photoshop. Instead of the images going to waste and not being used, I sent the editor the image below and the story about the vandals and suggested he do his own version of this.

Unvogue decided to use the images to make a similar statement about the unattainable ideas of beauty and how Photoshop and retouching is used to help perpetuate those ideals of beauty.

The entire editorial is featured in the current issue of UnVogue Magazine silver anniversary issue.

pictorial #004 - DIVA featuring Rica Reklaw

photographed by Tarrice Love
featuring Rica Reklaw @ unsigned model
styled by Tarrice Love
makeup Crystal Clark
assisted bby Brandon Parker

The first images i saw of Rica Reklaw from LA where those of my fellow photographer and friend, William Elliot Springfield. They were hot!!! I was hoping to one day get to work with her. Makeup artist, Crystal Clark, hit me up and told me Rica was coming to NYC to test with photographers and makeup artist to add a "east coast" element to her portfolio. I was completely down to work with both of them.
We really didn't have a concept planned. All I knew was that from looking at her work with previous photographers, I noticed that everyone was going for this androgynous boy/girl thing with her. I told Crystal that I wanted to make sure Rica looked like a pretty girl with some tough edge.





We didn't have a stylist ( as usual) so I had to depend on my own creativity and use my available resources. I made her clothes out of pantyhose I had purchased at the bodega on the corner of my block. I was inspired by a vision of Aaliyah as a modern girl mummy. I think the look was creative and fun.

oooh y'all check me out...on DESIGN SCENE

My "Show Me The Light" editorial is currently featured on this hot fashion blog site called Design Scene (www.designscene.net) . It's always exciting to know that people are watching and taking notice .... i want to also publicly thank everyone at www.designscene.net for even considering my work good enough to include alongside some of the best fashion artist in the business. Its a great compliment to know that photographers, like myself, who don't have access to the best styling, makeup, and hair teams are being recognized for their attempts to produce quality work. THANK YOU...