A Shade of Red
10.28.11 | Alyson Fox | Art and Design, Guest Authors
Our guest blogger this week is the multi-talented Alyson Fox, author of A Shade of Red. Let us know what you think of Alyson’s project and arresting photographs by leaving a comment—we’ll be giving away a copy of the book to a random lucky commenter next week.
I started the project in 2008. My husband and I were on our honeymoon and I was thinking about projects I wanted to work on when I got back. I wanted to do a photography series to get behind the camera again. I shoot all of my styled shots for my jewelry and things but I really wanted to do a series of photography that was different from that. I have my undergrad degree in photography. I decided I wanted to shoot portraits because so much of my other work is non identity based and I thought it would make me a better photographer to capture someone’s expression in an interesting way and focus on an identity. I tend to work in a series so I wanted there to be a common thread to the project/photos. That is when lipstick popped into my head. I did not think too much about all the connotations of lipstick, and red lipstick at that, until after I started shooting. The project really took on a life of itself—far beyond my wildest dreams. It was such an incredible collaboration to be a part of.
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What a cool project! I've only just started trying out red lipstick and it's AWESOME! More women should dare to wear red!
The photographs are beautiful. I love the concept.
Ok that is cool! What a great concept to unite different women under a single concept. Very cool!
when i think of red lipstick i think of Paloma Picasso!
Love it. I've gotten to meet Alyson in person before, and she's so creative and humble and wonderful. So happy that she's created this amazing book!
I always appreciate when a subject makes you think about something in a way you hadn’t before. This book does.
I love catching a glimpse into each of those women's lives and perspectives. Brilliant idea!
Beautiful photography. I love the consistent element of the lipstick and the way each woman took it and made the picture her own.
Love this project! http://heartymagazine.com/news/alyson-fox-a-shade…
Adrienne, you are the winner of the copy of Alyson's book. Thanks to you all for commenting.