We get to see the official photos from Olajumoke Orisaguna‘s first-ever fashion shoot. This past week, Frank Ugah photographed her for an April by Kunbi
shoot. Many assumed that it was for a lookbook. However, the designer
has revealed that it was indeed for her Valentine’s postcard.
The creative director of April by Kunbi, Olakunbi Oyelese also shed light on the story behind the shoot.
Jumoke giving face!!
For
her first ever fashion shoot, she didn’t do badly at all! Thanks to
Damilola from her agency @fewmodels for giving her tips on poses and
expression. This is just the beginning. It’s no news that Olajumoke’s
story literally broke the internet last week, and we were reminded about
how amazing God’s grace is and that he’s still in the business of
turning lives around and blessing us.
I’d
wanted to do a Christmas postcard but my schedule last quarter of 2015
was beyond hectic (Not complaining o! Lol). So I decided to do a
Valentine postcard instead…Not a lookbook/collection as a lot of blogs
have reported. I mentioned in my post last week that I’ll definitely be
booking her and I don’t regret it one bit! It was a pleasure working
with her and seeing her transform, taking instructions, moving like
she’s been doing it all her life….She’s a natural.
Jumoke’s story has forced me to look
closer at my surroundings. There’s absolutely no doubt she is blessed
but there are a lot of Olajumokes around us…Hardworking and just want to
feed and help their families. You might not be able to get that pepper
seller a modeling contract, but the next time she says the price for her
pepper is ₦100, please don’t price it to ₦30. I’ve been guilty of this,
trust me. To think that someone around me works/walks in the sun all
day and her profit at the end of the day is at most ₦500.
I’m
happy to have offered Jumoke her first paying modeling job. May it be
the beginning of an amazing career. She might not be a runway model but
she’s perfect for print and editorial! May God help us all to make
someone’s life easier, someone’s load a lot easier to carry. God bless
you @TyBello for the reality check. Special thank you to
@frankugahphotography you came through for me at such short notice and
to @christinecreations!! Christine listened to my brief to the T. You
are amazing!!! Happy Valentines Day to every single one of you! God
bless you. Spread love not hate.
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A powerful message from Olakunbi.
She also addressed the controversy regarding the makeup and styling of the shoot.
I normally wouldn’t comment on things like this…but To ALL the internet
warriors that have criticized the makeup for this shoot (as seen on
Jumoke’s page) …please NOTE that if Jumoke continues her career as a
model, you will most likely not see her as the ‘bread seller’…she will
work with a lot of designers with different ideas and looks for what
story they are telling. She has to become a chameleon to project
whatever she has been booked for. Makeup for photoshoot is usually more
than the everyday ‘owambe’ face beat as it gets toned down with flash
and lighting as seen in the finished photographs from
@frankugahphotography. Enough of the “let her natural beauty show”, “use
her natural hair”. @christinesignatures is an awesome, hardworking and
dedicated make up artist. I am offended by the amount of hateful
comments towards her and her craft. We need to learn to get our points
across without been hateful. She followed the brief I gave her that was
befitting to the story I was telling. Well done Christine! Jumoke looked
amazing. #SpreadLoveNotHate #HappyValentinesDay
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