Be it with a camera or with a gun, a girl who shoots is unquestionably sexy. So what's that make talented commercial fashion photographer Dixie Dixon as she takes on the role of Director of photography for Magpul's 2014 Calendar? Hot, no doubt, but more importantly she adds professionalism and class to a genre that is traditionaly little more than string bikinis and thongs. Dixie's sophistication and style is a refreshing departure from a genre typically shot far too often through the male lens.
I'm a fan of Magpul, their products, their values and now their calendar. Well done guys, you even taught your models trigger awareness.
[Magpul]
“For this year's calendar we opened up the armory and hired best in the fashion industry to push the boundaries a bit of what is expected for a Magpul Calendar.
To be honest we weren't too sure how it was going to turn out, but as the photo shoot progressed we started to realize that this calendar was something special.
The guns looked good and the girls looked great, but there was a sophistication to the photography that had broad appeal beyond the regular "girls with guns" calendars we had done in the past.
From a gritty warehouse shot is a shady part of town with the Ronin Motorcycle to an ultra modern house with backlit plastic walls, all the photographs were shot on location. No studio shots with added backgrounds were used in this Calendar.
Even the cover photo, our model, wearing a designer dress while holding a vintage 1921 Colt Thompson sub machine gun, actually walked down a closed off downtown Dallas street to get the shot.
The result is a calendar with some unexpected visual and artistic elements exhibiting the Magpul touch, presented in a package with broad appeal with timeless iconic photography.
Part Art, Part Calendar, All Magpul
2014 Magpul (12 Month) Calendar preorders will start shipping Nov 14, 2013
This year a portion of the proceeds from the calendar will go to the USMC Reconnaissance Foundation. The foundation provides assistance to wounded Reconnaissance Marines and Marine Reconnaissance families. Last year's calendar raised over $20,000 for charity. We hope to far exceed that amount this year.”-Magpul-
[DixieDixon]
Follow Dixie's exploits on Twitter @iamDIXIEDIXON, friend her on Facebook
and learn a thing or two from her blog. You can also learn from her in person at the Fstoppers Workshop in the Bahamas in 2014!
Rationalizing? It's not about being attractive. Form follows function. Explain to me which part of her images that you can attribute to bad technique Show me which images have obvious signs of her holding the camera shutter button down.
Read the prose below. It's PHYSICS!
Hendrix could have had a guitar made for him but that's what made it his signature.
EXACTLY! She is holding the camera entirely backwards from the way it was designed to be held. It is UNSTABLE in that configuration. It is almost impossible to keep steady in that position, it makes no sense whatsoever. It was painful watching the video!
Dear Simon, thanks for calling me names. I'm just glad I don't know you personally ...
I hope all of you photogs who are anti-gun and don't want to support anything related to gun manufacturers are aware that Nikon produces some of the best rifle scopes and glass optics on the market for target and hunting. I make my living behind a Nikon lens and I hunt (read: kill animals and eat them) with a scope that has some great Nikon glass in it. So those of you photographers who are afraid and uninformed on guns but have ever purchased an item with the word Nikon on it have supported me and my hobbies and the firearm industry. So thanks a lot and keep on shooting!!! I will too!
Having commented about the grip, I have to also add, I appreciate and enjoyed everything else about the BTS video and applaud Dixie's talent, skill and style. GOOD STUFF!
Dixie - I don't care how you hold your camera as long as it works for you - clearly it does. I've been on many location shoots and I know the video abbreviated the hard work that went into this effort. You controlled the environment very well and the subject matter made the work easier as it is always good to work with people with whom the camera loves. If you ever need anyone to hold you while you are holding that camera wrong - lets just say I'm available.