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District Fete – Pentagon City Fashion Show

Brooke Ryan hosting the Pentagon City Fashion Show - ©TimeLine Media

Arlington, Virginia

The photos from today’s post were from a fashion show produced by District Fete at the Pentagon City Mall as part of the “Indulge” event for mothers as a celebration of Mother’s Day. I have worked with them before on other shows, and they always have a professional setup with stylists, makeup artists, and models. On this occasion there were many professionals working hard to put on a good show. Consequently, I tried my best to make good representative photos of the looks on display.

Pentagon City Fashion Show - ©TimeLine Media
Pentagon City Fashion Show – ©TimeLine Media

Since I had lots of space at the front of the stage, I setup two flashes pointed towards the runway. Many of these shows are photographed with available light. This works when there is a lot of bright constant light setup. For this show, there was no additional light from the ambient light of the mall interior. The addition of the flashes helps to make the colors really stay true to the clothing, and makes for a much cleaner image.

Runway Fashion Show

Pentagon City Fashion Show - ©TimeLine Media
Pentagon City Fashion Show – ©TimeLine Media

The show was hosted by Brooke Ryan from Mix 107.3. She kept the show flowing with description of all the looks as the models walked the runway. The models for this show did a great job showing the fashions, giving me lots of opportunities and different poses with each outfit. I had to adjust my shooting position between shows since I was a bit close to get a good composition without having distracting backgrounds to take away from the models.

Brooke Ryan hosting the Pentagon City Fashion Show - ©TimeLine Media
Brooke Ryan hosting the Pentagon City Fashion Show – ©TimeLine Media

For the second show, I did have a good shooting position. I was able to keep the models in front of the mostly black mall banner. This really helped to pop them out from the background, and it made it easier for me to keep them in frame. It was also easier for them to see me, and look right into the lens as they walked.

Pentagon City Fashion Show - ©TimeLine Media
Pentagon City Fashion Show – ©TimeLine Media

Thanks again to District Fete for producing such a professional showcase! I hope to work with them again on future projects. Pentagon City Mall is a great venue to host fashion shows with their beautiful open spaces and many stores available to pick up the fashions on display. I would enjoy the opportunity to make more photos there again.

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