Another brilliant young photographer creating beautiful fashion photography in a place far, far away from my little place in Portland, OR. Check out 20 year old Mingqiao Lian in Bejing, China! She has been working in a photography studio in Peking for the past two years since studying fashion design in school. That’s about all I know, but what more do you need? Her work speaks for itself. Sleek, sensual, and effortless. Her website is in a language I don’t understand, but if you click here maybe you can do as I do and at least enjoy the pretty pictures!

Photographer: Mingqiao Lian

Brian DeMint of Eyeworks Photography had never photographed Sara Audrey before. That’s because there wasn’t a single fashion photographer who had. The following is Sara’s first ever photo session, and what a beautiful job was done. My favorite thing about Brian’s story is that none of this was even planned. He created all of this beautiful nonsense on the fly with Sara, playing on her own style and intuitive ability to pose rather then placing her in a pre-packaged set up. It just goes to show: a little time, openness, a truckload of creativity, and the ability to roll with things can create the most stunning results.

Photographer: Brian Demint, Eyeworksphotography.com

Model: Sara Audrey

19 year old Daniel Lehenbauer is off to a solid start with his budding photography career. Working with what he’s got, as most of us do in the beginning, the shoot was done in his small London flat bedroom, with the bed pushed to the side. He set up studio lights and created this shoot with designer Caty Palmer, who put together the wardrobe with her unique knit designs paired with dead, decaying, and wilting plants and flowers surrounded in floral plastic. The decaying flower theme at some point transformed into Tatiana from a Midsummer Night’s Dream, but regardless of direction or inspiration, the results are fabulous. Studying photography in one of the fashion meccas of the world, Daniel is sure to keep the inspiration level high and the results churning out. I look forward to seeing what he does in the future!

Photographer: Daniel Lehenbauer

Model: Rachel Heslin

Designer/Stylist: Caty Palmer

Photographer Darien Revel of Aesthetic Alchemy doesn’t just take the photos, she creates them. From set design to make-up, Darien likes to have an active role beyond ‘photographer’. While prop hunting, she found a few clocks that she used to ground the theme for this fashion set. The photos for for Artifice Clothing, a company Darien had worked with years earlier as a model (another role of course)! Busy bee Darien resides in Richland, WA but travels often and seemingly constantly. Be sure to check out more of her outstanding work online as she may be popping up in a city near you soon!

Photographer: Darien Revel

Model: Ariel Collins

Hair Stylist: Doug Dove