“Hopelessly devoted” for The Grid
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On newsstands this week, just in time for a winter’s blast here in Toronto, is a cover I shot last week for a feature story in The Grid. The cover story, written by Danielle Groen, is a confessional tale of the stigmas faced by smokers every day in Toronto, and what it takes to finally kick the habit. To illustrate the commitment of a winter smoker, we enlisted a hardened smoker and slapped them with a fictitious -15˚C blizzard. See the video below to see how we pulled it off. 
There was a fun interior shot as well, where we really loaded up the wintery crud on our model. I love the art direction on this spread:
And finally, the cover as it ran this week:
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Hi Finn, what a wonderful idea! I had an ‘assignment’ last year to do something with smoke and came up with nothing! Love what you have done with this concept. Ciao, Danté
GREAT SHOT!
I love the concept and story it tells. You know right away what the story is without every reading a word.
The makeup is stellar and the lighting is amazing and the expressionand pose of the smoker are perfert.
Wow!
~fotodog
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One mark of a great photographer is how they seem to shoot effortlessly.
Your YouTube demo, “Frozen Face Cover Shoot” is enjoyable and enlightening, and you made it appear very simple to create.
Would you or the makeup artist be willing to share the brand or “recipe” for the facial “ice”?
Thanks!