Naina.co On-line Model Constructing, Pictures and Artwork by Naina Redhu Behind The Scenes of Content material Creation: An Instance

Uniqlo’s PR Company received in contact sharing information of the net retailer launch & discussing a attainable collaboration. I’m not going to get into these particulars however the transient was principally for me to undergo the shop and pick a glance after which {photograph} myself and share these photographs as a chunk of content material on the dates of the launch.

I needed to create a enjoyable look however not too informal and I needed it to be one thing I had not explored beforehand. My typical go-to is denims and a t-shirt. Then, I progress to denims and a white collared shirt. However this time, the 2 items that made the look come collectively, had been the skirt, which is a part of a JW Anderson & Uniqlo collaboration and the bra high, which is a part of a Mame Korogouchi collaboration. I’ve not worn a bra high beforehand and whereas I used to be nervous ( displaying cleavage isn’t thought of kosher by extra Indian manufacturers ), I believed, “Fuck it. One life. By no means too late.” Moreover, I knew Uniqlo wouldn’t thoughts, since they’re a global model.

Pictures of the items earlier than they had been despatched to me.

I didn’t need the bra high to SCREAM although, so determined so as to add a free, Italian-Mafia type linen shirt on high. In my head, I knew precisely how I used to be going to type it and now that I can see the ultimate consequence, it labored. I’ve additionally been feeling a bit extra self-conscious than typical due to the ten kilos my physique has gained in the course of the pandemic. I didn’t need an excessive amount of of my physique to be seen. And but, I needed it to be enticing sufficient that it could encourage the viewer to learn the caption and discover out what I used to be as much as with this look.

As soon as the clothes arrived, I attempted them on to ensure the whole lot match. Every little thing was then hand-washed individually, which was a great factor as a result of the bra high bleeds color. A few of it go on to the shirt as a result of I dried them shut collectively and the shirt caught to the bra high. Which I then needed to treatment by dipping these sections in a bowl of Vanish ( which is a stain-removing liquid I take advantage of for laundry ).

I picked out the footwear – it needed to be heels, which I personal precisely one pair of, so no selection. The jewelry was to be minimal – extra deal with my brooch ( which is from the Bhojpatra collection, so already muted & elegant ). The ear rings are easy gold and pearl danglers.

Since I’ve pink / purple hair at present, I believed these would work nicely in favour of the Uniqlo model colours. Uniqlo’s emblem is purple and white.

Beneath is the edited {photograph} that was used for the ultimate product. Photographs had been shot in my busy desk space. Shot on the Nikon D8100 with the 24-70mm f 2.8 lens and an on-camera speedlight. The distant clicker is in my pocket – within the skirt pocket.

The pictures had been taken into Adobe Lightroom the place I chosen 3-4 closing photographs and set to engaged on them in Adobe Photoshop – pores and skin clear up after which slicing out myself from the scene and putting the cutout onto a stable color. I picked out a subdued hue due to Uniqlo’s general garment colors and likewise as a result of it compliments what I’m sporting AND matches the background curtain of the unique display screen.

Then, I attempted a number of video choices to see which one would work finest. One of many issues talked about within the transient was that the Uniqlo.com retailer would offer greater than 12,000 gadgets to prospects to buy on-line. For a consumer, that’s a terrific alternative to undergo numerous decisions and put collectively a glance that works for them. And even to place collectively a complete wardrobe with separate items to combine and match.

This led to a specific selection of video the place the picture is pixelated after which comes collectively into the above {photograph} of me. For the the aim of this video, I used an app referred to as MirrorLab, which I’ve been utilizing for a couple of years now and it’s normally relegated to experimental concepts.

Some screenshots from the video to present you an thought of development. I although the purple bits had been a pleasant nod to the Uniqlo emblem colors.

As soon as I used to be glad with the video – and had made certain that I had a 30 second model for Instagram Reels ( which may now be 60 seconds lengthy! ), I needed to choose music. I did a bit of sunshine digging on-line to see if, maybe, there was any music immediately related to the Uniqlo model. And there may be! Uniqlo shops play two separate playlists in the course of the day and the evening. A few of these lists are country-specific however the preferred ones had a few tracks that labored completely ( IMHO ) with my video.

The identical tracks had been additionally obtainable as music on Instagram Reels!

I typed out the caption for the Reel and saved it in Drafts inside the Instagram app. Which was a foul thought looking back. Drafts is usually a bit iffy and unpredictable. Fortunately, I had saved a replica of the caption on the notes app on my cellphone.

I posted the Reel, fairly happy with myself and there was *some* engagement however nowhere close to as a lot as I’d imagined! Possibly I ought to’ve used a preferred Bollywood monitor hah.

After a couple of hours, I posted the ultimate nonetheless picture from the shoot as a static put up on my feed, with just about the identical caption and this one has had good engagement and responses. The bra-top is widespread.

Additionally sharing some further picture from this shoot. Some that I performed round with and a few behind-the-scenes.

The model gifted the clothes to me. This weblog put up will not be a part of that change. I’m documenting for my weblog. It’s a huge deal that there’s an in depth Uniqlo.com retailer now although – I store Uniqlo personally – all my internal / thermal put on for winters is Warmth Tech from Uniqlo!

So, there it’s. A behind-the-scenes peek into how my mind works and the way I am going about creating content material. What else do you wish to know? I seek the advice of with people and companies to assist them determine their model’s journey on-line by the use of a consulting name. I even have a ton of video clips on my IGTV and longer movies on my YouTube in addition to audio-only on my podcast, The Naina Redhu Expertise.