mandy – Brandon Jackson Photography

Still a Hero

Reaching back to 2019 with another image from my David-Bowie-inspired Glam Rock session with the lovely Mandy Berry. The idea to pay homage to the Heroes album cover session was Mandy’s and I was all-in on this as soon as she mentioned it. While we did re-create the iconic image of the Heroes album cover (it was posted a quite a while back) there were several other images including this one which I haven’t yet shared. All of the images from this set honor the work of Masayoshi Sukita from his shoot with David Bowie in April of 1977.

(Google Sukita to see more of his work)

Olympus OMD-EM1 mkII

Sigma 56mm 1.4 lens

Savage Universal light gray washed muslin backdrop

Interfit Honeybadger strobe in a 24X32 Softbox

Processed in Camera Raw

1/200 | f.32 | iso 200

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Mandy and the Glam Rock Shoot, Again!

It’s been almost two years since this shoot with Mandy and I still keep finding new favorites to post to me feed. Not only does Mandy have one of the most lovely faces I’ve had the privilege of photographing, but the concept, wardrobe, and makeup for this shoot was her idea, so yeah, she’s also got talent. Check out her work at @mandyfreakinberry and at @mandyberryarts on instagram.

Olympus OMD EM1 mkII
Olympus 14-54mm 2.8-3.5 II
Interfit Honeybadger Strobes

Welcome to Spring 2021!

Welcome to Spring! Bringing these sunny and vintage vibes is Mandy Berry from our shoot last year. Shot outside at OnTrack Studios, Mandy is accompanied by trippintn_’s VW Westfalia camper van which set the tone for the afternoon’s session. Mandy easily matched, if not exceeded, the camper van in creating this vintage oriented slice of time.

trippintn_ on IG: https://www.instagram.com/trippintn_/

Sony A7r II

Sony 85mm 1.8

Godox AD600 strobe in a 48″ parabolic softbox

Mandy’s Magical Mystery Tour Bus

It’s so groovy having Mandy Berry back in front of my camera since every time she’s there, something magic happens. This past Saturday was no exception. and Mandy showed up with some amazing wardrobe which completes the scene here nicely. Mandy’s leaning against a VW Westfalia camper van courtesy of @trippintn_ which was the centerpiece of this shoot where we had several models on hand. Mandy firmly left her imprint on this vehicle and I think the feeling was mutual. Saturation and color adjusted to taste and to be “period correct”.

Sony A7r II
Sony 85mm 1.8
Godox AD600 strobe in a 48″ parabolic softbox for fill
Processed in Adobe Camera Raw

Rock & Roll Hair

If there was any question about who has the most awesome 80’s rock & roll hair at one of my shoots, this image says it all. Mandy really took this look to “eleven” during this shoot!

Olympus OMD EM-1 mkii
Olympus 14-54 2.8-3.5 M43 lens
Interfit Honeybadger strobe w/24X34 softbox
Window light providing fill from camera left

Mo Mandy!

Mandy strikes again with another favorite from our “Glam Rock ” shoot last year. Mandy sooo outdid herself during this shoot having brought the wardrobe and taking care of the hair & makeup too (not to mention the concept was her idea as well. Mandy’s also quite the photographer herself and you can check out her work here: https://www.instagram.com/mandy_lou_shot_you/

(I need to get myself in front of your camera, Mandy!) 🙂

Olympus OMD EM1 mkII
Olympus 14-54mm 2.8-3.5 II
Interfit Honeybadger Strobes

Mandy Rocks!

Seriously, this shot from our Bowie-inspired glam rock session took a leap into a decidedly harder rock vibe here.

Olympus EM-1 mkii
Olympus 14-54mm 2.8-3.5

Supastah!

Mandy Berry, the Glam Rock Supastah is back this week with another shot from our David Bowie inspired shoot earlier this year. This High Key image started out very “blown out” but I kept shooting this way due to the crunchy contrast effect that happens when I pull the exposure back down.

OMD-EM1 mkii
Olympus 14-54 2.8-3.5 II lens
Interfit Honeybadger strobes
22″ beauty dish main light

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