JACK CODLING:
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER.
Jack Codling is an up and coming fashion photographer based in Cornwall but also working around London and East Sussex. He first began his passion for Photography at college where he discovered his talent for capturing the perfect photo. Whether it be landscape, black and white or digital - Jack has the flare!
After Jack completed his college A Levels with flying colours, he ventured further into the world of Photography and took an Art Foundation course; this is where he discovered his love for fashion photography and he has never turned back.
Some of his work include gothic, dark images, whereas others are bright and extremely artistic.
MODEL| Freya Montague
DESIGNER| Jacob Stevens
ASSITANT&MUA: Elliot Baker
DESIGNER| Jacob Stevens
ASSITANT&MUA: Elliot Baker
MODEL: Elliot Baker
MODEL: Maiken Fortes
MAKE UP ARTIST: Jennifer Stead (me)
STYLIST: Jack Codling
MODEL: Jennifer Stead (me)
STYLIST: Jack Codling
MODEL: Krystal Tang
How long have you been a fashion photographer, when did it all start?
Well, I didn't really call myself a fashion photographer until I started my degree back in September. I guess I didn't count myself as doing it seriously until I started doing my degree.
Have you always known this would be your career?
No! I was always sure I would do something creative as a career, but I was never quite sure what it would be. It took a lot of trial and error to see what I was most interested in. During my art foundation is where I found out that fashion photography was definitely what I wanted to do!
Your work is amazing, what inspires you?
Thank you! So many different things inspire me, trends and styling are both huge things that inspire my shoots. I do almost all of the elements of my shoots, including the styling, and I think seeing all these new trends coming up just brings ideas into my head of how I can take them and incorporate them into my shoots. I'm also finding that living in Cornwall is very inspiring, being around so many great landscapes is brilliant! Tumblr is also a guilty form of mine to get inspiration from, you see so many inspiring visuals on there.
What is your favourite work so far?
Picking my favourite image is always very difficult because its usually the one that I've done most recently as I seem to like my shoots for the first few weeks after finishing them, then I seem to go off of them... So my favourite work at the moment would be one of the pieces I've produced in the last month, I don't think I could pick one in particular though.
What has been a highlight for you so far?
That's another really difficult question, I find that I have moments that last a couple of hours that are highlights, moments where I feel as though something is going right and I'm making progress in my work. There have been a couple of moments in the past few weeks of being in the studio that have been highlights - creating lighting that works well is always an exciting moment.
How do you choose your models?
I choose models based on how I think they will photograph. Testing models is always a good idea because you get to know the models face quite well and you know what light works well with how they look.
Any inspiring words for aspiring fashion photographers?
Well, I guess I'm still an aspiring fashion photographer in many ways! But I guess I'm on my way in the right direction... I would say if you're coming out of A Levels, definitely do an art foundation - there is no better way to explore yourself as an artist and find where you belong. If Fashion Photography is definitely for you, following it up by doing a degree is brilliant because since coming to university I have never been more inspired and driven than this to produce work and better myself as a photographer.
What have you got planned for the future?
At the moment I'm just finishing up my first year at university. I hope to be shooting a lot back in East Sussex during summer, then back to uni for second year where there will be a lot of moving image/fashion films coming, so expect a lot more personal work and fashion films to come next year.
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