5 NYC Photoshoot Locations Every Model Should Know
Here are five locations that come up again and again in NYC editorial photography. Each suits a different look and a different kind of brand.
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DUMBO
Washington Street frames the Manhattan Bridge with the Empire State Building peeking through. You get cobblestones for texture, brick for warmth, and the East River two blocks away when you want sunset.
Get there 30 min before the crowd. Saturday/Sunday afternoons are unworkable.
Williamsburg Waterfront
For sunset on the glass towers, this is the angle. The waterfront gives you the skyline and water reflections without the DUMBO foot traffic. The old sugar refinery adds grit.
Stand on the pier itself. The angle compresses Manhattan into a postcard behind your model.
Soho
A few blocks of cast-iron facades from the 1860s, boutiques, cobblestones and fire escapes. The look here is "she belongs here."
Greene Street between Prince and Spring has the best cast-iron block. Look up. The fire escapes make good foreground.
The High Line
An old elevated railway turned park. There are plants, modern condos, the Hudson on one side and Chelsea architecture on the other. You can shoot fashion, lifestyle and beauty on one walk.
Enter at Gansevoort Street (the south end). Fewer tourists. Walk north as the light moves.
Bushwick Murals
The Bushwick Collective is an open-air mural gallery. Block after block of 20-foot murals from street artists. The backgrounds change every season as new artists paint over old ones.
Scout the night before. Murals get painted over often. What you saw on Instagram might be gone.
That's the inside look. Save this one for your next shoot.
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