Nick Fancher's Blog, page 8

Plant Pressing Studies

I recently discovered a new love in the pressing and photographing of plants. I love the hunt for new specimens almost more than I love the challenge of interpreting their natural beauty in an image. It’s an exercise in slowing down and seeing the beau...

Cannabis Campaign Photo Shoot

I was recently commissioned by Rove, a California-based cannabis company. They asked me to create a range of creative, lifestyle images using my in-camera techniques. Shoutout to my models Chyna and Dustin for doing their own hair, makeup, and styling....

Rapper SSGKobe: Relapsed Los Angeles Photo Shoot

I recently worked with Columbia Records to create portraits of the rapper SSGKobe for his latest album, Relapsed. I explored a range of different lighting and in-camera techniques to illustrate the energy in Ko’s music. Thank you to Jay Schumer for th...

Psychedelic 60s and Futuristic Sci-Fi Vibes with Rachel

My latest shoot with Rachel found me continuing to explore glowing auras in a psychedelic 60’s vibe, as well as playing with reeded plastic from the hardware store, creating a more modern sci-fi aesthetic.

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When is a Work of Art Finished and Other Creative Musings

I recently discovered a new love in the pressing and photographing of plants. I love the hunt for new specimens almost more than I love the challenge of interpreting their natural beauty in an image. It’s an exercise in slowing down and seeing the beau...

Stef's Aura

In this shoot I explored prisms and color and creating a glowing aura with Stef.

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Images From the Creative Portrait Workshop: April 2022

This past weekend I taught a Creative Portrait workshop to five students, at my Columbus studio. I’ve been teaching workshops for over a decade now, and each time I teach one I tweak the format a bit, which keeps it interesting for me and my students. ...

Shoot with Lit for Their New Album, Tastes Like Gold

Back in February I drove down to Nashville to shoot with the 90’s icons, Lit, as they prepared to drop their latest album, Tastes Like Gold. It was super rad to work with a band that broad me so much joy as a teen in the 90s.

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Photo Shoot with Starset for Horizons

Here’s some recent work I did with the band Starset in promotion of their new album, Horizons. Creative direction by Brandon Rike of Tension Division.

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Glow On: Art Nouveau Photo Shoot with Sonia Constable

This shoot is the result of my most recent collaboration with Sonia Constable. Going into the session I knew that I wanted to create a wrapping, well-defined outline around her, in a nod to the Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha. Though I certainly took inspiration from Mucha’s bold outlines, I...