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Category Archives: Chris Kilkus

NEXT Swimwear Campaign by christopher kilkus

        We’ve had one hell of a cold, long winter this year here in North America. On top of that, I live in Houston, Texas, so this business of freezing rain in March can go die in a fire already. I enjoyed shooting moody styles outside during this extended drabness in recent months, if […]

Video Portrait of Helene by chris kilkus

At last, the final version of the video portrait I shot of fashion model Helene Traasavik.  Thanks to Smashbox Digital for a for a great job with the edit. For those of you that are curious, I shot this on the tripod mounted Canon 5D MarkII using a small light mounted to the camera’s hot […]

A Recent Test in the Studio by chris kilkus

A little while back I had a studio shoot at 5th & Sunset Studios with a celebrity for a popular magazine. You just never know what you’re gonna get on celebrity shoots… sometimes it’s an all around lovely experience….. and other times it’s….. well, let’s just say it can be a challenge. After it was […]

A Recent Shoot by christopher kilkus

Here are some still pics from a recent motion shoot I did. It’s going to take a little while longer to finish editing the video but thought I would post these stills in the meantime. Enjoy 🙂                                       […]

Behind the Scenes on Wet Seal by christopher kilkus

Here is a little Behind the Scenes video that Wet Seal made from our most recent shoot.     Orange County retailer Wet Seal Inc. pioneered the quick translation of Southern California’s beachy lifestyle into fashions for young women. But now it is trying to avoid drowning in the competitive teen marketplace. The Foothill Ranch […]

Happy Fourth of July!! by christopher kilkus

Here is a test I did last week, a little fun before the 4th of July weekend!                               Alyssa Pizer Management

Scott Chrisman films Chris Kilkus Wet Seal shoot

My friend Scott Chrisman, a talented Director of Photography here in Los Angeles, shot a really nice behind the scenes video of a recent shoot I did with Wet Seal, check it out below.

Trying Out a Lighting Concept by christopher kilkus

A few days ago I posted some images from a recent editorial shoot that had clean and classic studio lighting.  Here are some unretouched images from the light test I did the morning of that shoot to show the client a completely different direction we could take it.  The client chose to go for the […]

Forever 21 Beauty Campaign by chris kilkus

Diablo Magazine Fashion Editorial in the Studio by chris kilkus