WERK the RUNWAY: Cycle 3 - Intro

   WERK the RUNWAY: Cycle 3 brought a high fashion runway event to Morristown, Tennessee for the third time on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Country Club. With a sold-out crowd and an amazing line-up, Cycle 3 was our biggest success yet. According to guests, the show gets "bigger and better every time." 

   WERK the RUNWAY is co-hosted by award-winning makeup artist Missy Young and internationally-published fashion & fitness photographer Eric McKinney of 6:12 Photography. 

   Makeup for the show is by MUA Missy Young. 

   Hairstyling was provided by Harley Chandler, Desiree Huskey and Cassandra Wolfe with the Tennessee Institute of Cosmetology. 

   Music for the runway was provided by DJ Preston Husk. 

   Introducing each set of designs was our MC Andi Beason. 

   Our line-up of designs for this show included...

An opening collection of spring looks from locally-owned, Free Spirit Boutique...

The Spring 2016 Sojourn Collection by designer Paulie Gibson. Paulie's designs have been featured on the hit tv series America's Next Top Model and in Los Angeles Fashion Week.

The Spring 2016 Swimwear Collection from designer Eric Ducharme of The Mertailor. The Mertailor specializes in designing custom-made swimmable mermaid tails, and this season they're releasing a new line of mermaid-inspired swimwear...

The Spring 2016 Splendor Collection from designer Marian Gibson of MG: Soli Deo Gloria, featuring a collection of bright colors inspired by the garden...

The Spring 2016 Bridal & Bespoke Collection from Asheville designer, Charles Josef. His collection included everything from bridal to swimwear to menswear...

 For the Cycle 3 Finale, we focused on delivering high fashion with a message. The Finale was titled "Words CAN Hurt Me," designed to bring awareness to the damaging effects of bullying in our country's schools. Approximately 160,000 teens skip school each day because of bullying...

For more photos from WERK the RUNWAY: Cycle 3, check out 6:12 Photography by Eric McKinney on Facebook at www.facebook.com/photographybyericmckinney.

"Introduction to Fashion Photography" with Marc Nelson Denim & 6:12 Photography

   In early August, photographer Eric McKinney of 6:12 Photography had the opportunity to partner with Marc Nelson Denim to help with the "Introduction to Fashion Photography" piece of their summer class offered by University of Tennessee.

   The class was led by Marc Nelson Denim's fashion design interns, Paris and Olivia. Paris is a sophomore at UT pursuing her BFA, and Olivia is a junior at SCAD with a major in fibers.

   During the lecture part of the class, Paris, Olivia and Eric discussed the topics of art direction, styling, lighting, cropping, narratives and themes, planning, posing and angles both from the designer's and the photographer's perspective. After the curriculum was discussed, Eric led the students in a demonstration of a typical fashion photo shoot with model Brenna Bentley, discussing basic lighting options and posing.

   For the final piece of the class, Paris and Olivia gave the students a challenge to select an outfit, style the model and then direct her through a fashion photo shoot. Take a look at what the students came up with!

   The class was a huge success, and 6:12 Photography is excited about partnering with Marc Nelson Denim again in the future.

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   Interested in booking a photo session with 6:12 Photography? Contact Eric McKinney at emckinney612@gmail.com to schedule a shoot.