The "Slide" Collaboration Concept

Slide... pull up, come through, dip, bounce. So what's the move?

Greetings Readers!

The Scene

This concept is based on a day in the life of three young adults who, out of boredom, decide to take the 1966 electric blue Mustang for a spin and head out for an afternoon ride on a hot summer day. Along the way, they hit a bump in the road and had to detour some of their excursion plans, but they make the most of it and eventually get back on track. Nothing too out of the ordinary... you know, just life. 

The Purpose

Sean and I wanted to really focus on networking and connecting with other photographers starting in 2020, so in keeping with our goals for the year, we decided to invite a few other talented local photographer friends of ours to join us for our 1st Annual Photographers' Collaboration Project. The vision for this collaborative effort began with a meeting focused on the creative direction for the shoot. When pulling together ideas for a concept, there is a great deal involved, including soliciting models, determining looks, gathering props, booking the make-up artist and scheduling the shoot. We appreciate the ability to control as much as possible of the artistic expression of our concepts, which is the main reason why we don't participate in meet-ups. We like to decide on who models, the hairstyle, the wardrobe, the make-up and everything in between, that helps to create value-added content not just for us as a photography and creative team, but also for everyone who works with us. It's important and it's a win-win.

The Collab project went SO WELL, that we have decided to make this an annual collaboration effort. It is a lot of work, but it is also a lot of fun. Stay tuned for more group concepts to come, but in the meantime, please enjoy some of Sean's work from that day below! (Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom for acknowledgements.)

Check out the "Behind the Scenes" Video via this Link:

The Slide Concept

We would like to take this time to acknowledge all of the photographers who participated in this "Slide" Concept. Please visit their business pages on Instagram to view their work from this phenomenal project!

Natalyn Pauldo
IG: @davisbondphotography

Sheila Upshaw
IG: @sheilaupshawphotography

Carl Edmondson
IG: @cejrphotography
Dedrick Roberts
IG: @drobertsphotography2020

Sean Ponder
IG: @photographybyseanponder

1966 Mustang Courtesy of Dr. Shree Walker
IG: @resilientwalker

CONCEPT CREW:
Creative Director & Stylist: 

Angela Ponder

Models: 
Dynasti
Shante
Sean

MUA:

 Tynita Lee

IG: @makeup_by_tynita

As always, thank you SO much for visiting our blog. Keep up with the Team at Photography by Sean Ponder by visiting our website at PhotographybySeanPonder.com or on FaceBook at Facebook.com/PhotographybySeanPonder (Like our page!). You can also follow us on InstaGram at Instagram.com/PhotographybySeanPonder.


Until next time, Peace, Love and Light!

Angela
The Creative Director