City College "Stay on the Runway" Fashion Show

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On March 30th I had the opportunity to take photos at the second annual City College "Stay on the Runway" fashion show! The pieces from the young designers were incredibly detailed and intriguing. I had a great time capturing the models, designers, and performers in-between runway walks! Most of the designers are currently attending the City College of New York studying design. My favorite photos from the fashion show can be found below!

Designers: LXST Treasure, WVVRI Clothing, FVN Clothing, Abbie Artista, Wisdom ATL and Verum NYC.

Performers: Fre$co Van Gogh, Cash Sinatra, Lizzy Ashleigh, Dreamhaus, WhoIsAriel, Skeeter St. Clair and Lea Anderson. 

Models: Catheryn Torres, Latresa Baker, Lauren Simon, Grace Steele, Shamilka Wilson, Amanda Konstantine, Jacob Ortiz and more. 

 
 
 

exploring the city

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On January 10th, 2017 I traveled from Georgia to New York City (Astoria, Queens to be precise), with the intention to live here full time, but also wanting to wind down from college to make sure New York City was the place I wanted to begin my adult life. I graduated a semester early from college, so I felt that a month or so of freedom and a trial period in New York was well-deserved. Shortly after moving here I have decided that New York City is my new home. got the rest of my stuff from Georgia and I am all settled in.

 I explored the city a lot when I first got settled in. I went to museums, famous restaurants, outdoor markets, coffee shops, bookstores, public events, anything and everything. Soon I became overwhelmed by all that New York has to offer and I decided to devise a more legitimate exploring plan. I wanted to prepare for my future adventures so that I wasn't roaming around the streets and wandering into stores asking for directions as my phone continues to die at a rapid rate, while still keeping it relatively spontaneous and laid back. The first part of any type of plan these days is to search online for the best places to see and visit.. resulting in the below list!

Last month I had one day off of work and I went to explore SoHo! I visited the Kylie Jenner Pop-Up Shop on a whim, just to go and take some photos. The shop was only open while supplies would last and it had just opened that week. It was a madhouse. Kylie Jenner happened to be making an appearance just minutes after I had turned onto the block. While I'm not personally a fan of hers, I was still amazed at the amount of people that were there! One police officer estimated that there were 3,000+ people waiting in the line. The line stretched around four blocks, people had been waiting all night, and they were only letting 10 people in the store at a time. I was lucky to be able to capture a few photos of Kylie Jenner walking up to some fans! It was cold, rainy, and beyond crowded, but it was really awesome to see the crowds and the hype around this special pop-up shop since her clothing and cosmetics are primarily sold online. 

After the madness died down since she had left the location, I walked around the rest of SoHo and it was SO beautiful. The architecture in New York City always leaves me in awe. I went to Brandy Melville and American Apparel. All of the clothing stores up here always have the best decor and displays, not to mention most of them are more than one level so there's a TON of products showcased. (I wish I took more photos inside ugh)

After SoHo, I somehow ended up near Times Square which happens EVERY time I go out into the city because I love it so much. I walked around and captured all of my favorite buildings in the area.

This past Friday was my second day out where I had devised a plan of places to visit near Brooklyn. I visited Green Fingers Market (I had seen some photos of it on instagram) and it was breathtaking. 

It was succulent HEAVEN. This plant shop even doubled as a thrift store and had a beautiful neon sign in the back! I'm obsessed with neon signs. I have seen so many since I've moved up here, but this one has been my favorite! The pointer finger moves, beckoning you closer.  

Right down the street from this beautiful plant shop was the famous Mcnally Jackson Bookstore. There's nothing I love more than a bookstore with a cafe and this one was the most beautiful one that I have ever seen. It has books hanging on the lights and book pages on the walls. There is a top of the line printing press sitting in the lobby of the store where they have printed nearly 7,000 books on site! 

My final stop of the day was in Union Square. I went to my absolute favorite place in all of New York City, no exaggeration. The Strand Bookstore. It has FOUR stories of beautiful new, used, rare and even signed books. I have been writing a lot of poetry recently and  have always been fond of Rupi Kaur's work. She was in New York on Monday signing copies of her book Milk and Honey and I was devastated that I couldn't attend her event! Since there was a blizzard and The Strand was closed for a period of time, there were still signed copies of her book and I snagged one! 

All in all it was an ordinary, yet extraordinary day in New York City. Every single day is a new adventure, as cliché as it sounds, it truly is accurate. Every day when I walk out the door I am inspired by what is around me. The possibilities are endless!

I am home.

- Lauren 

Elizabeth | Senior Session

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For my final senior session of 2016, I had the pleasure of working with Elizabeth! She was so joyful and could not stop laughing the entire session! She was SO much fun to work with! Elizabeth is a business major who has been in the Disney College Program and is going to work for Disney post-graduation! We had a ton of fun doing Disney themed shots as well as other traditional graduation photos on campus. Highlights from Elizabeth's session can be found below!

Rachel | Senior Session

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Last month I took photos of the sweetest girl, Rachel! Rachel graduates from Georgia College in Spring of 2017, but wanted to get her photos in the fall before I left Milledgeville, which was incredibly flattering! The session couldn't have gone any better. We started on front campus at Georgia College, taking the traditional grad photos with the cap and gown and then we proceeded to take more fun and laid back photos at Bartram forrest! When we arrived at Bartram, magic hour had just begun and we had the most beautiful light to work with. Another rare part of this session was the necklace that Rachel wore in honor of her best friend whom had past away recently. The photo below is one of my favorites from the entire session because of the meaning behind her tattoo, explained below!

Rachel Robinson | Lauren Clark Photography

“My tattoo is in memory of my lifelong best friend, Kate, who passed away in a car accident in March. Kate had an identical tattoo on her wrist and I got this one to match her. It’s a swallow bird, and it’s the only bird that, no matter how far away it goes, it can always find its way back home. My necklace is her initials KLC (Kate Leigh Chapman) and her angel date, March 20th, 2016.”
— Rachel Robinson

More photos from Rachel's session can be found below!

Cameron | Professional Headshots

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A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of working with one of my friends, Cameron Arceneaux, in both the studio as well as around campus for some fun professional head shots after class. I've known Cameron since our freshman year of college here at GCSU and he is such a positive, happy and kind hearted individual! He has always been super supportive of my business and has always commented on my previous works saying that he needed to model for me someday.. and we finally made it happen! We had fun laughing, talking and utilizing our short period of time together to get some professional, yet personable head shots to help him with his endeavor of job searching after college! 

Laundromat Series

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Hello all! Welcome to my new website and thanks for checking it out! For my first blog post I'm going to highlight my most recent project that I've been working on and the thought process behind it! 

After taking a mini hiatus from my creative photography work to truly narrow down my style and techniques, wanting to produce work of utmost quality, I completed a series that I couldn't be more proud of! I had a total of four female models who helped me achieve my vision and I may add more within the next couple months. One of my favorite images, showcased below, truly embodies the series. 

Lauren Clark Photography | Model: Stephanie Erndl

I wanted to create images that played with colors, tones, sharpness, grain and focus. Some of the images have a more vintage feel, due to the location and wardrobe, while others have a modern spin. I utilized all of my resources, a few photography groups on Facebook, the many photography based Instagram accounts that I follow, Pinterest, Tumblr, you name it. While I already had a way of editing and approaching each session, I wanted to find my true style as a photographer. I have always been incredibly hard on myself, paying such close attention to detail and having major OCD tendencies, and I wanted to narrow down my editing style to produce more cohesive images. Each model was given a set of images from which I drew inspiration and brought several different outfits and accessories which I chose from once we reached the location. These girls were so fun to work with! They were all open to my direction and we had so much fun during each session! With creative sessions I try to ensure that the models are having as much fun as I am while I am directing them. It can be difficult to express a vision when it's in your mind, but these girls were all so understanding and more than willing to partake in my request to nail down a 'serious face' for each shot. In addition to the more serious images I also captured several laughing and smiling images as well as 2-3 polaroids for each client to have as a keepsake! At each of the sessions within the laundromat, I also took the models outside and around other areas in town to have a variety of images in different forms of light to play with when I got to the editing stage. While the images taken outside of the laundromat and around town don't particularly fall within the series, I had to take advantage of the models and the styling opportunity I had with them! Additional images of these four models can be found on the page labeled 'digital' and more images from my Laundromat Series can be found below!

Models: Stephanie Erndl, Madeline Capo, Anna Barfield, Alexis Latimer

Copyright Lauren Clark 2016