I spent the last few weeks working on a brand new photography magazine I co-found: VIRTUOGENIX. It’s scheduled to come out next month (September 2017), first in the UK and mainland Europe, then in the US, Canada, and the rest of the world. If you happen to visit bookstores or newsstands next month, take a…
Playing with Light
Just one of my many midnight experiments . . . Throwing light, creating shadows, playing with reflective objects, and trying various camera settings.
Ify
Photographer: MIU VERMILLION Stylist: LEONID GUREVICH Hair Stylist: LORENZO DIAZ Makeup: MARAZ using MAKEUP FOREVER Model: IFY J Corset: PARADOX DESIGNS Dress: MIMI PROBER Necklaces: CLARA KASAVINA Bracelets & rings: GBGH JEWELRY Shoes: ZACK LO
[Fine Art Portrait Photography] Anastasia
I ended up re-editing the photos I shot in a couple of years ago . . . approximately 15 photos or so per look . . . but, this time, with the “less is more” approach: Color-grading + followed by light cleanup, dodging, and burning, + toning. The only lighting I used back then was…
Klaudia
Here are some of my favorite unused images from the series published in the 7th issue of Aether Magazine. (You can view the published images in my previous blog post) But if you shot hundreds of images per look, sharing one or two photos per look is a total waste . . . especially if…
Retouching
These past few days, I’ve been taking another look at the images I captured a few years ago . . . Even though I still love the photos I picked back then, I also gravitate towards some images I didn’t choose that year. This particular shot, however, is still one of my favorite shots of…
[Take Two] Not-so-new Shot, New Edit
Revisiting the images I captured a couple of years ago, and retouching them in a completely different style 💐 🌸 Model: @ksubelskaya (@casbahmodels) 🌸 Stylist: @masahiro_hiramatsu (@ysc_inc) 🌸 Hair Stylist: @akirahair 🌸 Make Up Artist: @makoto_nakai 🌸 Photographer and Retoucher: @MiuVermillion Shot using Canon 5D Mark iii with one light setup (Profoto B1 monolight with…
Lomography XPRO 200 ISO 35mm film (Cross Processed)
Not every photo we create needs to be our masterpiece But testing new films for no particular project can be a good learning experience . . . The camera and film I used to create these images: Nikon N75 35mm Film SLR Camera Kit with 28-80mm f3.5-5.6 Nikkor Lens Lomography X-PRO Slide Film 200 35mm
KONO! Rotwild + Lomo LC-A+ Camera (Take 2)
Not as strong and “contrasty” as other people’s (and my own previous) shots . . . but I like them this way. More nostalgic than intense, with an added tinge of melancholy . . .
Water Puddle, Noguchi Garden, Agfa Vista Plus 400, and Zenit 412LS
Grainy, desaturated (with pale lavender tint), and very sharp Zenit 412LS has become my #1 favorite analog camera ever since I used it for the first time a couple of months ago. I love how it captures textures, and there is a beautiful yet undefinable quality no digital camera and photo manipulation can create. Combined…
Revolog Volvox Experimental Film
Many weeks ago, I had the pleasure of testing this incredible experimental film; and I’m completely in love with it! The resulting images are vibrant and surrealistic. You’ll never know how the images are going to turn out before you develop and scan (or print) the negatives. But, so far, I love every single image…
Getting to know my Impossible I-1 Camera (Part 3): I-Type Color Film
It took a few tries, but I think I’m starting to get the hang of it! I was a bit disappointed when I saw how washed-out the first set of images (below) look . . . but, eventually, I was able to create vivider, sharper, and more saturated images using the I-Type color films +…
[Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo SS 2017] Zin Kato
37 looks // 62 Photos
Alternate and additional views of the collection
[Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo SS 2017] Anne Sofie Madsen (Part 2)
Alternate and additional views of the collection
[Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo SS 2017] Anne Sofie Madsen (Part 1)
Alternate and additional views of the collection
Spotted on Wix.com and Conde Nast Magazines’ Websites
Thrilled to see my works appearing in a video on Vanity Fair‘s, Brides Magazine‘s, Conde Nast Traveler‘s and Wix‘s website (even though they show up for no more than 3 seconds: At 0:46-47 and 1:11). Lots and lots of thanks to Wix for this opportunity. [To view the actual portfolio page, please click this link]…
Whimsical Still Life Photography for DPI Magazine Vol. 06
Something dark, Something silly, Something mysterious, Something imaginative, And some things I’ve always wanted to try DPI Magazine Vol. 6 To me, this summer is all about fulfilling my longtime goals and wishes . . . Trying a new genre, testing various light modifiers, re-learning analog photography . . . and refining my photographic style…
[Tokyo Fashion Week AW 2016-17] Yoshio Kubo
Alternate and additional views of Yoshio Kubo’s AW 2016/17 collection
[Fashion Editorial] Last Weekend
Fashion Editorial for Aether Magazine Issue 7
Till Dawn
For Aether Magazine Issue 7 Photographer + Retoucher: Miu Vermillion Stylist: Keith S Washington @ Wilhelmina Japan Make up artist: Shino Ariizumi using M.A.C Pro Cosmetics Hair Stylist: Kazuki Fujiwara Stylist’s Assistant: Maia Lillford Make Up artist’s assistant: Chihiro Yamada Hair stylist’s assistant: Kanako Kashioka Model: Yukiro Tear Sheets Original Images + Off Shoots Blazer…
Dark Remembrances – Papercut Magazine Art Issue, April 2014
Inspired by my childhood memories and all the emotions I was not able to express. Published in: Papercut Magazine, April 2014 – Life is Art Print copies of the magazine are available here Save
Hardproofing
Here are some sneak peeks of my upcoming large format beauty editorial . . . (I’m hard-proofing the images at 100% scale . . . Because there are always some teeny tiny details one might miss . . . And it’s easier to spot them on print) I didn’t mean to turn it into a…
[Analog Photography] Ilford HP5+ 400 Single Use Camera
The built-in flash of this camera is much stronger than I expected! So, I shot a few frames against the sun (around mid-day). The results are quite nice (in a gloomy sort of of way). Save Save Save Save
[Analog Photography] Kodak Ultramax Gold 400
Shot using Kodak Ultramax Gold 400 + Nikon N75 Through a window
[X-Rayed Film] Lomochrome Purple 35mm film
This Lomochrome Purple film went through x-ray machines at least 8 times before I used it to capture these photos. (I didn’t get the chance to test this film during my travels . . .) The end results aren’t stellar, but they aren’t so bad either. The first few frames don’t look so good (too…
Weird Still Life Photography
personal project Lowbrow Art Photography: Doll heads, sunny-side-up eggs, and jewels Save Save Save
Fine Art Photography: Photographs Within Photograph
Even if it’s only once, I really must give this a try . . . These images are also part digital photography, part analog photography (KONO! Rotwild + Fuji Instax Wide), and part digital photo manipulation. The digital image was shot using Canon 5DS R with 70-200mm lens, lit with Profoto B1 monolight + a…
Extreme Crop of an Upcoming Beauty Editorial
Testing Phase One Pro 10 100% unretouched Marveling at the details It’s so different from Lightroom. It was a bit difficult to navigate at first, but I’m getting the hang of it. More photos soon. Model: SOFIA STEINBERG Makeup: SHINO ARIIZUMI Hair: SHUNSUKE MEGURO Photographer: MIU VERMILLION Save Save
[Fine Art Photography] Kimberly
Hybrid Photography: 40% digital photography + 40% analog photography + 20% digital photo manipulation I made a number of presets so I can repeat and automate the process. (And, in case you are wondering, the analog part of the photo was shot using KONO! Rotwild) Photographer and Retoucher: MIU VERMILLION Stylist: LEONID GUREVICH Hair Stylist:…
[Lowbrow Art Photography + Video] Glitch
Terese Pagh Video Glitch / Photo Manipulation / Lowbrow digital Art Instagram | Facebook | Website Save Save
[Photography] Shooting Book Covers
People who scroll though the images I shot for potential book covers are usually left unimpressed . . . by the composition, the blandness, the excessive amount of negative space . . . The thing is, the images don’t look unfinished and bland to me . . . because I could already see where the…
[Analog Photography] Adox Color Imposion
Adox Color Implosion: Grainy, with yellowish tint, and GRAINS! I love how to use it to shoot anything blue . . . in this case: the sky, blue jeans, water in a swimming pool . . . It adds a nice contrast and makes the image pops Save Save
[Art Photography] Accedie
Back to my old tricks . . . I made a bunch of presets back in 2014, and I’m reusing them to create these . . . But, two and a half year of constant practice has refined my technique to a certain degree. Check my old work here and here for comparison. (Model: Yukiro…