Icon Sessions: October 15: 2022
Everyone deserves the chance to be photographed like an icon. Join Nick Fancher for this one-day event when he opens up his studio to the public. He will be offering $250 portraits sessions between the hours of 9am-6pm. Each slot is ten minutes long and allows for two setups, similar to the images in this gallery. Colors and projections can be selected and modified at the time of the shoot. Final deliverables will be 20-30 edited, high resolution files delivered via Dropbox within two weeks of the shoot. Limit one subject per session.
To book a slot go to https://www.nickfancher.com/icon-sessions.
Remnants: Still Lifes of Dead Insects
I’m continuing my series of still life studies of dead things. I’m fascinated by their beauty and feel it an honor to commemorate them by creating an image that will outlast their short time on earth.
Photo Shoot with Dj / Producer Kallaghan
I recently worked with award winning DJ and producer, Kallaghan. I employed a range of camera and lighting effects to create a broad range of images that encapsulate the energy in his energetic music.
Behind the Scenes of My Creative Portrait Workshop
Here’s a peek at my latest Creative Portrait workshop. Thanks to my wonderful models and students for making it a beautiful time. Check out my workshop page for more info on future classes.
Images From My Latest Creative Portrait Workshop
Last week I taught a two-day photography workshop called The Creative Portrait. I taught my students a range of innovative camera and lighting techniques that allow them to capture subjects in creative ways. Here are a few of my favorite images from the weekend.
Tangerine Dreams: Soft, Hazy Nightmares with Cecily
In this shoot with Cecily I explored hazy, vibrant lighting, tapping into old sci-fi and 70’s horror film vibes…
The Birds and the Bees and Other Dead Things
I’ve expanded my still life studies to include dead bugs. Most of these were collected from my window sill. On a walk the other day I came across a dead baby bird that had apparently fallen from a nest, which I carefully took back to my studio to photograph. I’ve really been enjoying seeing how these tiny, forgotten specimen come to life in front of my lens…
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 beauty in the quiet, unremarkable moments I so often take for granted. That said, plants are simultaneously the hardest and easiest subject to photograph in that they can’t collaborate with me to help me flesh out an abstract idea or mood I may have. Rather, they simply exist as they are and I can either figure out how to capture their beauty or not.
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…
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.
Photo Shoot with The Blue Stones
I was recently tapped by Brandon Rike of Tension Division to create images of The Blue Stones in anticipation of their new album. Styling by Mattey Spicer (assisted by Chyna Tene).
Psychedelic 60s and Futuristic Sci-Fi Vibes with Rachel
My latest shoot with Rachel found me continuing to explore glowing auras, as well as playing with reeded plastic from the hardware store.
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 beauty in the quiet, unremarkable moments I so often take for granted. That said, plants are simultaneously the hardest and easiest subject to photograph in that they can’t collaborate with me to help me flesh out an abstract idea or mood I may have. Rather, they simply exist as they are and I can either figure out how to capture their beauty or not.
Stef's Aura
In this shoot I explored prisms and color and creating a glowing aura with Stef…
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. My work is constantly evolving and so I like to work a couple of my newer techniques into each workshop. I typically teach 8 core techniques, each of which can be executed in a number of different ways, each producing radically different results. Here’s what I taught, this time…
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.
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.
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 took these portraits of Sonia in a different direction by adding a soft, internal glow to accompany the well-defined silhouettes. The combination of hard-lined silhouette with a graduating internal glow creates the effect of a body heat map.
Session with Maggie Arias pt. 2
When I was in LA last week I met up with model/actress Maggie Arias to do a quick studio session. We did such a broad range of setups over the 2-hour session that I decided to split it into two posts. This set had more of a sci-fi / psychedelic aesthetic.
Session with Maggie Arias pt. 1
When I was in LA last week I met up with model/actress Maggie Arias to do a quick studio session. We did such a broad range of setups over the 2-hour session that I decided to split it into two posts. This set had more of a dreamy, classic romantic aesthetic.
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