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Back To School Fashion Show – Tysons Corner Center

Lord and Taylor

Last September, I photographed at Back to School Fashion Show produced by Lord and Taylor at Tysons Corner Center. This time the focus was on fashions for younger students that were updating their clothes for the new school year. To demonstrate the outfits, they found some younger models from different ages to walk the runway.

Back to school fashion show
Back to school fashion show
Back to school fashion show
Kid’s fashions for school Lord & Taylor – Tysons Corner Center

Back to School Fashion

Following the Cherry Blossom and Prom Fashion shows, I had a good system down to cover these. They had the same long, red carpet to designate the runway. Unlike the Concourse by the Plaza, the hallway in front of the Lord and Taylor was the setting for this show. Thus there was not as much ambient light in the space meaning I needed more flash power from the strobes.

Lord and Taylor - Tysons Corner Center
Lord and Taylor - Tysons Corner Center
Lord and Taylor - Tysons Corner Center
New Fashions for School – Lord & Taylor – Tysons Corner Center

When the show started, the young kids that modeled clothes were very professional! When it was their turn, the kids walked down the runway, did a turn, and walked back engaging the audience along the way. So many of them handled the moment beautifully, and the crowd appreciated their efforts to model as best they could.

High School Fashions – Lord & Taylor – Tysons Corner Center

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Cherry Blossom Fashion Show – Tysons Corner Center

On the Concourse

Cherry Blossom Fashion Show at Tysons Corner Center ©TimeLine Media
Cherry Blossom Fashion Show at Tysons Corner Center ©TimeLine Media

It is Spring in the DC area, so there was a Cherry Blossom Fashion Show at Tysons Corner Center. Lord and Taylor put their seasonal fashions on display. Similar to their previous show of prom styles that I posted before, they had a long red carpet laid out.

Lord and Taylor Spring Fashions ©TimeLine Media
Lord and Taylor Spring Fashions ©TimeLine Media

Since this was similar to the holiday show setup, I had a flash ready near my position facing down towards the models. Besides the earlier start, the midday sun coming into the Concourse helped to give this an outdoor, Spring-like feel to the photos. The strong backlight really needed a high power on the flash to make the clothes and faces visible.

Lord and Taylor Spring Fashions ©TimeLine Media
Lord and Taylor Spring Fashions ©TimeLine Media
Cherry Blossom Fashion Show at Tysons Corner Center ©TimeLine Media
Cherry Blossom Fashion Show at Tysons Corner Center ©TimeLine Media

Around the show, the cherry blossoms were recreated in balloon form. Talented balloon artists had to prepare very early to have these sets built and put into place before the show started. While the show was going on, they made balloon creations for people visiting the area. What they can make out of this inflatable building block is amazing!

Cherry Blossom trees made from balloons ©TimeLine Media
Cherry Blossom trees made from balloons ©TimeLine Media
Balloon Artist with eye balloon ©TimeLine Media
Balloon Artist with eye balloon ©TimeLine Media
Crowd with balloon artist ©TimeLine Media
Crowd with balloon artist ©TimeLine Media

After the show was over, some of the models wanted to get some extra photos. Without the pressure of the show, they were much more relaxed. In addition, some asked to have their family members get a photo too!

Family photos after fashion show ©TimeLine Media Cherry Blossom Fashion
Family photos after fashion show ©TimeLine Media
Runway models photo after show ©TimeLine Media Cherry Blossom Fashion
Runway models photo after show ©TimeLine Media
Runway photo after show ©TimeLine Media Cherry Blossom Fashion
Runway photo after show ©TimeLine Media

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Christmas in July at Tysons Corner Center

The Plaza at Tysons Corner Center during the holidays

Let’s celebrate Christmas in July! I am clearing out my photos from my computer and I came across these from the complete opposite end of the calendar. Even though we are in the middle of the summer concert season at the mall, the holidays are the most colorful and may have even more visitors than summer days.

The Plaza at Tysons Corner Center during the holidays

One of the largest differences in these two times is the shortness of the days. The early sunset really makes it easy to get some blue-hour photos of the center. Blue hour is what photographers use to describe the time after the sun has set in the horizon, and the approximately the next hour. During this time there is still plenty of light in the sky and it is usually a beautiful blue color especially in the winter. This makes for a beautiful backdrop for holiday lights.

The Plaza at Tysons Corner Center during the holidays
The Plaza at Tysons Corner Center during the holidays

But the cold is perfect to keeping the ice in the rink ready for skaters!

Ice skating on the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center
Ice skating on the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center

And of course, we cannot forget about Santa Claus! He is one of the hardest working people at the mall during the season. He has the traditional portrait sittings at his set in Fashion Court, but he also has several other appearances over the two months leading up to Christmas. He has the Santa Breakfast, along with meet and greets throughout the center. I love to see the reactions to Santa whether young or old, and it always makes for a great photo.

Santa Claus at Tysons Corner Center
Santa Claus at Tysons Corner Center
Santa Claus at Tysons Corner Center
Santa Claus at Tysons Corner Center

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