Voguepedia, "Peck Specs", "Savage Beauty", & Birimingham Fashion Week 2011.

-VOGUEpedia is OPEN! -After launching their own website at the end of last year, Vogue.com has launched Voguepedia, which holds VOGUE archives where visitors can base their search on designer, brand, model, "personality", and beauty.

-Oliver Peoples trademarks The "Gregory Peck" specks. (For a limited time!) Now you can go on a 'Roman Holiday' or channel the style of Atticus Finch during the great depression-('To Kill a Mockingbird').

THE Gregory Peck.

Oliver Peoples "Peck" specs.

-McQ of Alexander McQueen has launched their own Official Tumblr with links to their Facebook, Twitter, and video sharing sites, YouTube and Vimeo. Welcome to social networking you dreaming masters of fashion, you! Photographer, Niall O'Brien took a trip of spontaneity with the world of McQ up the Western U.S. coast to create campaigns pairing small town scenery with raw imagery to create genius works of art and branding. ALSO -(old news, but,) Alexander McQueen - "Savage Beauty" was this year's Met Ball exhibit inspiration. The genius work of the late Alexander McQueen opened on May 4 (and will run until) July 11 at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met Store even has tiny McQueenadillo ornaments, a book featuring the work displayed in the exhibit, "Savage Beauty", and other gifts. Must haves for any fan of the journey/work of Alexander McQueen!

UPDATE: After already having 150,000 visitors to the McQueen Met exhibit only one month into its' showing- the exhibit has been extended until August 7!! -Giving the world to get up close and personal with this genius work for almost one full month!

Photos by Niall O'Brien (3 photos above).

Works of the late McQueen at the Met exhibit. (4 photos above)

Holographic image of McQueen's "Savage Beauty" cover (L) SS10 McQueenadillo ornament (R)

-Also, a little personal news/catch-up...I got to sit in the pit for MyScoop.us press for the first annual Birmingham Fashion Week on April 29, 2011. The collections of designers such as Leona, Project Runway contestant and well-known Bridal gown designer, Heidi Elnora, the menswear boutique in Birmingham, Shaia's, and up and comer designers like winner of the Design Star of BFW11', William Bradley, were shown. Click here for more information about Birmingham Fashion Week!

Leona (Above).

Shaia's (L) Heidi Elnora (R)

Heidi Elnora, Jeana Lee Fleming, and Lauren Leonard of Leona (L). Angel Vuong and I (R).

'How to Pose: 101' by Andrew Hester for MyScoop.us.

I was recently approached by Style/Fashion online magazine Myscoop.us to write an article on a photographer's tips to pose for a photograph. Enjoy! Original link to article HERE.

"There are only a few tips a photographer can give to a model or subject in front of their camera.

The first thing to consider when taking a photo is thinking about what you look like once the flash goes off or once you hear the ‘click’.-Relax, the art of photography is based on the natural being of the human body and capturing it in that moment or realness.

Two important things to remember is learning your angles and also learning how to smile with your eyes.

1.The hand-on-the-hip pose has become an extreme go-to pose since the Hollywood red carpet and since runways became open to household viewing. Think about what kind of photo is being taken and go with the natural flow. The hand on the hip pose can be unflattering if done wrong so always beware. It is always safe to stand up straight (with your best side showing, more than likely the side you feel the most natural turning with) with your shoulders squared with your hands naturally down by your side. The one hand lightly on the hip and one hand down by your side can be flattering as well, but the key is to not grabbing your hip as if it’s helping you stand up and so it does not appear that you have broken your back.

The term “giving good face” has been a term way before Madonna’s ‘Vogue’ and is still very helpful today in the art of photography. Everyone gets ready in front of a mirror and double-takes before they leave the house if a photo is taken if they’re going for a night out on the town so just practice in front of the mirror.

2. Learning how to smile with one’s eyes can be a tricky task if it feels more natural to smile with their mouth open. Smiling “with teeth” is okay if it is in moderation and not too over the top. If your mouth is tired from smiling by the end of taking a group of photos then it is going to across as cheesy. Try centering your eyes and with your lips closed, smile just enough to feel the muscles around your cheek move upward. This will ensure a more sophisticated smile without an over the top “cheese” and avoiding the risk of having “deer in the headlight eyes”. Smiling with your eyes will also accentuate your face without stretching to give wrinkles, as in photos where your mouth and teeth are wide open for the shot.

Hope these tips come in handy when you’re on vacation taking casual photos with family and friends, at a Hollywood premiere, ball at the Met or even at an upcoming MyScoop event!"

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