Fashion Editorial Test with Major Models NYC
Angel Bounding is a conceptual fashion editorial created as a model test in collaboration with Oscar, booking agent at Major Models NYC. The series features model Ein Tan, photographed in studio using dramatic lighting, wind from studio fans, and expressive movement to create a sense of motion and atmosphere. Hair and makeup were created by the late Melanie Harris, and the shoot was produced by Darrin Jiggets, who represented Ken Jones at the time.
Strong fashion photography takes clothing and style beyond the runway. Whether shot in exotic locations or everyday city streets, the process creates a context for fashion that allows the viewer to imagine the lifestyle and fantasy surrounding the clothing. Fashion photography is inherently collaborative, bringing together designers, stylists, models, lighting, framing, makeup, and accessories to create imagery that brings the garments to life.
For this series, the model was photographed in the studio and later placed into digitally composited environments created from photographs taken by Ken Jones. These background scenes include locations in New York’s East Village as well as the Queen’s Castle in Copenhagen, captured during a trip to Denmark. The final images combine studio portraiture with location imagery to create a surreal editorial narrative—produced years before the rise of AI-generated imagery.
Ken Jones frequently explores conceptual fashion photography, combining studio portraiture with location imagery and digital techniques to build narrative-driven fashion editorials.