Summer Camp Fashion Show, by Harold&MOD

Photo By Sharon Smith

All of the following was orchestrated in one month:

30 + MODELS CAST

SCHOOL BUS / VW VAN

DJ

BAND

VENUE

PHOTOGRAPHERS

T-SHIRTS

TICKETS

STAFF

HAIR TEAM

MAKE UP TEAM

POSTERS 

FLYERS

CLOTHES (kind of important)

CHAIR RENTALS

Am I forgetting something?

Oh we get by with a little help from our friends . . . . ;)

And the weather didn't make it easy on us. About 30 minutes before the show, there was a MONSOON! Literally, the runway hadn't been preset, the models didn't get a dress rehearsal, and we didn't know what to do! We were throwing chairs on the runway as people were walking in to sit. 

Harold & MOD Summer Camp Fashion Show from Stephen Reeves on Vimeo.

Charity was at it again, taking more amazing photos at the end of the runway!

Some of our favorites:

A Look Back at Summer Camp, by Harold&MOD - Our First Video Shoot

Harold&MOD presents: Summer Camp from Ponter Creative on Vimeo.

We can not stress enough how providential our beginnings were! We met Charity Ponter, and her hubby Chad casually at the first 2nd Ave Sidewalk Sale, and I'm pretty sure I was rude to them. I was driving an 80s Mercedes that summer day, and the AC went out. No big, I was just moving furniture and clothing racks (we were probably too ambitious for a sidewalk sale). After a day of baking in the sun I saw Charity walking up, sweet as can be, with her camera and I specifically remember saying, "Don't photograph me!"

Later, as I was scanning instagram I stumbled upon her profile and saw that her husband did film. (I'd been dreaming of a fun Summer Camp Video, but again, didn't know how it would be possible). I lurked her photos for a while, and then off to Starbucks. Low and behold, I ran into none other than Charity!

She agreed to work on the project, but it was all so last minute. . .

Locations and Models were solidified the day before the shoot, and we managed to film the whole thing in less than 4 hours in two locations over an hour a part. 

This was our first time working with the Ponter's AND many of the faces you see in the photos. This became our community.

For more of Charity Ponter's work, click here.