Perfecting Your Craft
The art of creating in the form of storytelling is about the way you use your ideas to bring out a certain vision in mind and portray it to public eye, or at least that’s what I say. Creativity is found by finding out your craft and applying your skills to come up with something never seen before. The creatives apart of this collaboration find passion in perfecting what is their lively craft. This shoot was a spark of interest in my mind and I had the pleasure of collaborating with these few artists to produce the fire content.
Life in the day of creativity changes periodically. You have those days where you can’t think of an idea so you rest and those days where your mind is moving so fast with ideas that you don’t know what to do with it. This day went a little different for me and these creative Ray, Giogette, and Brandon. This day was a setup to perfect our craft as creatives. The scene was a night shoot at an abandoned building based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The vibe of the scene brought the sleek vision to life.
Makeup artist, Model, Stylist, Media Designer
Gigi is a makeup artist who also takes interest in fashion and design, styling, modeling, visual media design, and cosmetology. Her creative talents grew on her a few years ago when she got into the scheme of modeling and art. It was her gateway to her passions and she continues to grow new skills to push her limits in the industry.
Learning to model young, Gigi’s experience has given her the skill and ability to showcase her technique and style. Her persona exceeds her effortless style, inspiring those like her to reach their full potential. Gigi’s intricate designs in makeup is used with pops of color on each model, aiming to showcase the art of personality in the form of beauty.
Designer, Model, Creative Strategist, Stylist
Lemar is a fashion design student at North Carolina A&T and shows his interest in the art of making what we put on. He as an artist, model, designer, stylist, and creative strategist. His talent derives from his own art that he coveys through his designs and style. His smooth fashion sense and style is showcased and he grows his skill in modeling.
Lemar strives to perfect his skills in design and reach the industry at large. Using his network around his community and gaining more skills along the way, he continues to break the barriers that face a lot of black designers and change the perspective of fashion in our society.
Creative Director, Model, Designer, Cosmetologist
Ray is a fashion design student at North Carolina A&T and shares her interest in creative direction. She also takes on the innovative pathways of modeling, directing, styling, designing, fashion, and cosmetology. Her passion and experience in the industry have taken her far as she continues to collaborate and contribute her talents to her community and inspire the people around her.
Using her defined technique she models for the pictures giving off the very essence of craft. Ray has been a pleasurable contributor and exceeds her visions of creativity to the max.
This collaboration was produced by Striker Studios, a production company specializing in Development Production, and Post-Production. Striker Studios was created by a group of photographers from Charlotte, North Carolina. They go by the names of Bradley Cooper, Bartune Taylor, and Tyee Kennedy. These young creatives met during high school and started their careers together. Each of them has a keen eye for the art of photography and together they bring stories and talent to life. They started the company this year and have taken off from the start of producing content for creatives around their community. Their company’s goal is to “create one-of-a-kind content for individuals no matter the industry.” A group like this in our community is what takes creatives to their next level. It allows space for people to showcase their culture and talent through bold and stylized storytelling, which they aim for. Being able to produce content at large is not seen so much in the industry. Their skills will be known to a great degree.
Each of these creative artists are contributors to the black entertainment, fashion, and creative industry. It’s important that young black creatives share their experiences and use their skills to produce so much more than social media likes. Our craft comes from our personal experience and to express it in different ways is the key to reaching our goals.
