August 2010

Top Fashion Designer

Vassilios Kostetsos

Top MoDeLlatoya lemardTop phoTographerGil BeNZeeVi

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iPad the Saviour for the Publication Industry?

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August 2010FEATURES

Top Designer - Vassilios Kostetsos 6Top Model - Latoya Lemard 18Couture Designer - Walid Atallah 23Top Photographer - Gil Benzeevi 32Runway Lighting - Photographers Tips 36

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VASSILIOS KOSTETSOS

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Vassilios Kostetsos is an amazing Haute Couture, and Pret-A-Porte fashion designer. His fine linen

designs have been showcased all over the world and have been worn, by nearly every major fashion model from: Cindy Craford, Eva Herzigova, Claudia Shiffer, to even Kate Moss.

Vassilios Kostetsos’s Spring line is what you would expect to see worn by Edward Cullen, in the movie Twilight. His fine use of leather, zippers and the overall “in charge” persona is exemplified by the vivid colors and overall shine that is showcased in nearly every dress or suit in his collection.

Attending his show was not only an honor, but an extremely enjoyable experience. The erotic music and general sexual overtone was an eye opener and one hell of an introduction to his Greek infused line. He literally infused his heritage, not

only into his clothing line, but also his hand made accessories.

If you would like to see his entire fashion show visit his website at:http://www.kostetsos.gr/

Vassilios Kostetsos Greek Fashion Designer

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“Ever since I was a little girl I always wanted to be a model. I hope one day it will come true.”

Walid Atallah

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After graduating from high school in his native Beirut, Mr. Atallah went on to study fash-ion design earning a degree from the

University of Chicago. From there he settled in the fast growing city of Dubai where he launched his design career. His unique designs soon found a loyal fol-lowing among sophisticated fashion lov-ers. Mr. Atallah had his first fashion show in Dubai in 1996 which was enthusiasti-cally received by the industry and which included such special guests as famous Lebanese singer Najwa Karam and top international model Nathalie Fadlallah. His next fashion show was held at the world-famous and iconic Burj Al Arab hotel, presenting an opulent collection to a discerning audience, including royalty.

Since then, Mr. Atallah has presented his memorable collections at dozens of fash-ion events throughout the Arab world as well as in the fashion capitals of Italy and France, where he received an excellence in international design award from the French Association of Fashion Designers.

Mr. Atallah has become well-known in-ternationally for his exquisite evening and bridal designs, and for his skillful use of diamonds, precious gems and genuine Swarovski crystals, including a fabulous bridal gown valued at US$1.2 million. In 2005 Mr. Atallah debuted his own luxu-ry line of jewelry made with diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, blue marine and Tahitian pearls, and fine watches have since been added to the line. The talented and versatile designer recently launched his pret-a-porter line entitled “W”, which includes trendy jeans and tops for today’s fashionable and modern woman. §

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Gil BenzeevitOp phOtOgrApher giL BenZeeVi

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I have lived in many countries and enjoyed different cultures and the magic that my unique photography can capture in them. The very top level professional one-of-a-kind Photography for fashion, magazine, portrait, movie & TV posters, album covers, advertising brands and more!

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Staff WriterRunway Lighting

High fashion photography is upbeat / fast and completely different then anything you will ever shoot. Your indoors, unable to use a flash, sit-

ting right next to 30 other photographers, vid-eographer and just some pain in the asses who have no rime or reason to really be there.

Welcome my shutter cycling friends, to the war we call high fashion photography. Prepare yourself for the greatest battle you may ever face. You will fight to keep your spot, fight to get the best photo, fight the intense pain in your butt / legs due to the awkward position your sitting in under a videographer’s tripod and just fight because your extremely tired and just plain an-noyed, but you are having the time of your life. On top of that you can’t use your fail safe flash and often have to depend on good old manual lighting settings.

Yes you are upgrading yourself from a model photographer to an extreme triathlon yielding super troop. Well lets not go that far, but you get the idea. Your about to leave the comforts of your studio or other area and become press. So, how do you make sure your lighting is perfect?

1Listen...First and foremost listen to what the other photographers are saying con-cerning settings. The other photogra-phers will speak. They will all collaborate

to find the optimal aperture, shutter speed and of course the coveted and sexy ISO.

2Histograph! When the models are prac-ticing start shooting and start watching your histogram. I would love to tell you what settings are perfect, but every situ-

ation is different and every situation is unique. The most important thing is play around to find the optimal settings.

3Use a Monopod! The use of a monopod in fashion photography is astronomi-cal. Do to the low light (depending on the show) situation a monopod greatly

reduces camera shaking and really makes your photos stick out.

4ISO...a lot of photographers start at 400 and work their way up. I usually shoot at 800, but have even shot higher, but don’t recommend it, especially if the photo is

ever going to be used for a publication, etc. As we all know the higher you get the more grainy the overall photo, but a photographer has to do what a photographer has to do as the old saying goes. Well...not quite that way, but you get the idea.

The most important thing is use your histo-gram. When you have time, check the photo. Zoom in to the eyes and see if they are out of fo-cus, very common issue if lighting isn’t perfect. Obviously the photo could be out of focus for other reasons, but lighting is a rather large one. Good luck and have fun!

Septem

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The fashion industry is constantly chang-ing and being approached with new and innovative ideas. Coming this September

Modeling International Magazine will be migrat-ing over to a whole new platform. This exciting change will provide a new highly interactive view-ing experience.

With the advent of the iPad and other E-readers, magazines will never be the same. With over 3 million iPad’s sold in the first three months, this new revolution, has caught on and now iPads are appearing in Colleges and Universities all over the world.

This new way to read publications will intrigue our readers to keep flipping though. The new capabili-ties will provide: 360 imagery, ability to change photos, watch videos, and even buy clothing all at the touch of their finger. The best part about the iPad is that it’s not that expensive and could easily be purchased for around $500.

We are working around the clock to produce a state of the art iPad application that will showcase the best models, photographers and even top interna-tional clothing designers. Until then...see you in September!