petits papiers

Packing

 

Some cute stuff I shot for A.Cheng store this week - Hello Habeens, I want you at my feet! 

  Wrapping things up for my last week in town.  I am getting ready for my well anticipated trip to France, leaving in few days and my mind is restless. For some reason, every time I am about to see my folks again, it feels like I am going on a first date. That's how excited and emotional I get.  Butterflies in the stomach and all.

I will take a little break from blogging but will be Instagraming like a pro!

Have a great weekend everyone.

xo

 

 
 
 

All photographs © Anne-Claire rohé 2013

 

Quelques clichés de ma dernière session photo pour le magasin A.Cheng.

Derniers préparatifs avant mon départ pour Paris, puis Strasbourg, puis re-Paris. Ok, on respire profondément...  Je trépide d'impatience, retrouver ma famille est toujours un moment de grande excitation.

Je vous revois tres bientôt ici, ou vous pouvez toujours me suivre sur Instagram.

xo

On set with...

 

 

 

 

A lot of fun this weekend! We were shooting Mizuiro ind's Spring Summer look book.

 

perfect fashion

 

 I am completely smitten with the fashion photography of Amanda Camenisch.

Huge source of inspiration.

 

 

 

 

 

My Friend Iwona on Design Sponge

 

I am thrilled to be once again part of the of the awesome Design Sponge blog comunity. Today is to present the lovely Park Slope place of Jewelry designer and friend Iwona Ludyga.

In the beginning, we had hoped to shoot her place in the heart of summer (mainly for my blog features "an afternoon with..." ) because of her amazing outdoor space that she transforms into an extra living space by setting up a tent seamlessely leading the living room into the outdoors.

But Design Sponge contacted her about a month ago and we had to seize the opportunity and shoot it right away, in the rather stark light of winter. Luckily, the day of our photo shoot giant snow flakes were swirling outside and gave her place this lovely cosy look.

Her work studio was very tidy that day, much the opposite of how I have seen it before. Her design studio is made of a team of little hands she supervises daily while taking care of business and family.  She runs a tight ship!

Iwona is one of the most talented person I know,  everything she touches turns into gold so to speak. She can paint (the giant black painting in the living room is hers), draw, cook, design, decorate and pocesses a sick sense of color and style. I adore her.

Congratulations on the D*S feature Iwona! Check out the full Sneak Peek here.

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

all photographs © Anne-Claire rohé 2013

A l'honneur aujourd'hui est l'appartement de ma copine et créatrice de bijoux Iwona Ludyga.

Son appartement est publié dans la section Sneak Peek du site Design Sponge.

Suis super contente d'avoir été choisie pour prendre en photo son espace!

Elle vit à Brooklyn et nous sommes amies depuis plusieurs années maintenant. Une des personnes les plus créatives que je connaisse. Je l'adore!

 

old school beauty

 

 

Continuing my portrait series.  Here is Eleanor that I shot about two weeks ago. The story was inspired by the work of Julia Hetta. Hands down my favorite contemporary photographer.

I met Eleanor randomly in a city bus last summer. Eight months later I finally got my story together and she kindly agreed to be my model for few hours. That's the great advantage of living in a city like New York and to be well, a female photographer.

Click here for the full story.

 

 

 

 

 

All photographs © Anne-Claire rohé 2013

 

sunny

 

All these years of focusing on photographing still life, interiors, nature and lots of in-animated subjects, I realize that I have let my introvert-ridden fears completely deny me from exploring portraiture. This year I made a promise to myself that I would start shooting more people. Be it portrait, fashion, lifestyle you name it.  Anything that will tip my fears over the edge.

I would say that my usual way to direct a model would be to ask her for a quiet, still and almost emotionless expression. An aesthetic I very much relate to and get inspired by. But this time was different, I was shooting a girl that was exuding such a positive and fresh energy, I started thinking that there is actual joy in photographing spontaneity in people and not overthink it sometimes. My next portrait session just happened yesterday, and was directed more in my 'usual style' I would say. Photographs soon to come. The session below was shot last week.

So here is to positivism, overcoming fears and reinventing your own rules!

 

 

 

 

 

 

All photographs © Anne-Claire rohé 2013

 

Cette année, on oublie les inhibitions et on se lance dans le portrait. Une série qui ne fait que commencer, des styles différents à venir très bientôt dans mon nouveau portfolio.

Cette-fois ci, c'était une fille spontanée et relaxe, la prochaine sera plus immobile et etudiée. J'explore des allées qui m'ont toujours retenue ou fait peur pour des raisons multiples, mais cette année, les choses changent. Le contact avec le sujet humain m'ouvre vraiment de nouveaux horizons en  tant que photographe.

Une affaire à suivre...

 

all about textures

 

 

The artful and always mesmerizing designs of Minä Perhonen.

Impeccable styling and somptuous embroideries is what I'll remember of their F/W 2013 collection.

 

 

 

A girl and a rainbow

 

Today's been grey, cold and damp: a classic December day.  I knew these beautiful photographs from Alexandra Valenti would put everything back into perspective for me. I had somehow saved them on my desktop for inspiration. I Love her color process and the whole etheral girl power theme in this work. So refreshing.

Waiting for the return of summer...

Stay warm everyone!

 

 

 

 

J'adore me perdre dans le travail en technicolor d'Alexandra Valenti.

C'est  le retour de la fille libre et bohême. Très seventies. Son procédé de colorisation est une belle source d'inspiration.

Ces images me donnent envie de longues journées d'été!

 

dress me up

 

Oh am I in love with these paper beauties! All crafted out of vintage maps. They just make me smile.

Welcome to the Holiday season dear readers!

Let's make this last month of the year a cheery one. 

Let's try.

 

Les robes géographiques by Elisabeth Lecourt.

 

 

 

still and solid

 

 

I have been really enjoying shooting product.

Most photographers find it boring and too repetitive. I have a blast.

Because in the right light, everything can look so precious and interesting.  Objects are fantastic and I love the narrative that each of them create in the final story.

More here.

 

 

 

 

 

☆ Photographs by Anne-Claire Rohé   © 2012 - All Rights Reserved

 

Dernièrement, j'ai commencé la photo de vêtements et accessoires pour un magasin en ligne. Et je dois avouer que je m'éclate.
La plupart des photographes trouvent ça ennuyeux et répétitif. Ce que je peux comprendre. Pour moi, c'est une façon d'explorer la qualité d'une couleur ou d'une matière et de la rendre palpable à celui ou celle qui la regarde.

Et puis j'adore la narration que chaque image crée dans le récit final.

En voir plus ici.

 

autumn with mizuiro-ind

 

This summer was stepping on new grounds for me: I was contacted by designer Mizuiro-ind's team to shoot fashion. We decided to approach the project as a lifestyle story about a fashion line more than straight forward fashion. This project was really a thrill for me for few reasons;

1.  I was given almost full creative freedom.

2.  The clothes are very much my own style, I loved the boyish nature of the Mizuiro-ind's line, the noble fabrics and soft palette.

3.   My model Larissa, whom I had to direct very little. She understood in a blink what kind of "girl" she had to embody, her nature, her softeness. She was stunning and a pleasure to work with.

Below are some of my favorite images from the shoot, but i am eager to see what the design team picked for the actual lookbook featuring the Fall/Winter 2012 collection.  I'll make sure to give you a peek at the print-out version (being printed as we speak).  You can also see more of the visual story here on my website.

 

Mizuiro in japanese means "light blue"... so pretty!  Special thanks Minako Kawahara for her beautiful collection and vision as well as the team behind the project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

☆ Photographs by Anne-Claire Rohé   © 2012 - All Rights Reserved

  If you are a fashion designer and want to connect for a potential lookbook project, please get in touch!

via www.anneclairerohe.com

 

Voici le fameux projet que je vous ai gardé au frais tout l'été; Une mini-campagne de mode pour un créateur Japonais qui m'a demandé de créer une histoire visuelle pour son catalogue Automne/Hiver.

Autant vous dire que j'étais dans mon élément: Carte blanche coté créatif, des vêtements simples un peu garçonne, tout comme j'aime - matières nobles et palette de couleurs douces, et puis mon mannequin: Larissa. Elle était parfaite pour ce projet.  Une expérience à faire et à refaire...! J'ai adoré!

>> voir plus d'images sur mon site <<

☆ Si vous êtes vous-même un créateur et êtes interessé à collaborer sur un projet créatif ce ce genre, n'hésitez pas à me contacter!

 

 

The clever styling of the new Cotélac catalog.

simple and efficient.

 

 

 

 

Doug Johnston's rope works.

Coveting these odd beauties lately.

 

love birds

 

This past weekend i had the privilege to shoot my dear friends Misa & Jeff's city wedding {in Williamsburg, Brooklyn... to be precise}.  So here is a little teaser - click on the picture to see full size.

I will be editing for a while so you'll have to be patient!  There will be of course a whole blog post about these two.

 

 

©2012 Anne-Claire Rohé - All Rights Reserved

 If you wish to inquire about my photography services, please contact me directly via www.anneclairerohe.com

 

Petit aperçu de mon weekend.

Tombé pile-poil le jour de mon anniversaire, j'ai été commis d'office à la photographie du marriage de deux de mes amis ici à Brooklyn.  Je vous révèle un cliché anonyme, pour vous tenir en haleine!

Beaucoup de boulot de selection maintenant... Un post bien-entendu à suivre sur les petits papiers. Rendez-vous très très bientôt!

 

goorin brothers

 

Sometimes the most photogenic places happen to fall right into my lap as i wander the streets of my city.   It is by chance that i stumbled upon this wonderful, old school Panama hat shop in the heart of Park Slope, Brooklyn. 

It was at dusk on a saturday evening and although most people in the neighborhood were on the way home getting ready for their night out, the store was packed with shoppers and curious visitors.

It seems like it would be a lovely place for a first date too...

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

©2012 Anne-Claire Rohé - All Rights Reserved

 If you wish to inquire about my photography services, please contact me directly via www.anneclairerohe.com

 

Le hasard me mène parfois vers les endroits les plus photogéniques de la ville.  J'ai découvert il a y peu cette chapellerie très "annees 50" au milieu d'une rue ordinaire du sud de Brooklyn.  Un lieu vraiment très sympa et propice à, vous l'avez deviné... la drague.