Vincent Nevs
captures bold confidence and clean lines against the dramatic textures of the Kent coastline. Shot with a mix of natural light and sharp cinematic tools
About this fashion shoot
captures bold confidence and clean lines against the dramatic textures of the Kent coastline.
Shot with a mix of natural light and sharp cinematic tools, this is where portfolio building meets brand-ready storytelling.
Vincent Nevs is a fashion shoot by SwainUK, a commercial and beauty cinematographer and photographer working between London and Dubai. The work here sits under model, fashion and portrait, and the frames on this page are the delivered selection rather than a highlight reel.
Fashion lives on movement and silhouette. Frames are built so the garment can move in them, and stills and motion are shot in the same setup so a campaign comes out of one day rather than two.
Where we shoot
We work between London and Dubai and travel for both, so where a shoot happens is usually a question of where the product and the people already are.
We take fashion shoots across London, Dubai and wherever the brief needs, for fashion brands, magazines and agencies. If you are looking at this page because you need something similar, the fastest route is to send the brief: it takes about two minutes and comes back with what we would build and what it takes, usually the same day.
Questions we get asked about fashion shoots
How do you choose the model for a fashion shoot?
Casting starts from the product, not from a favourite face. For a fashion shoot that means looking at what the clothes need to do in motion, because a garment reads completely differently on a body that moves well. We shortlist from agencies we already work with in London and Dubai, send options with the mood board attached so you can see them in context, and hold the final choice until the direction is agreed. If you have someone in mind already, that is easier and usually cheaper.
How is the mood board put together before the shoot?
Every project starts on a shared board before a camera comes out. References go up for lighting, colour, wardrobe and framing, we pull the palette straight out of the images so the grade has a target rather than a mood, and you comment on it in place instead of sending notes back in an email. It is built on our own tool, so you get a link, not an attachment, and it stays live while the project runs. By the time we shoot, nobody is guessing what the pictures are supposed to look like.
What does a fashion shoot like this actually need?
Fashion lives on movement and silhouette. Frames are built so the garment can move in them, and stills and motion are shot in the same setup so a campaign comes out of one day rather than two. In practice: a direction agreed on the board, a location or studio, the cast, and a shot list built from what the campaign has to deliver rather than from what looks good on the day. We bring the kit. A job this size is usually a single day, with the selection back to you inside the week and the finished delivery after that.
How long until I get the images and the film?
A first selection goes up on a private gallery, like this one, within a few days of the shoot. You mark your favourites in it, and those are the frames that get finished. Full delivery is usually one to two weeks depending on how much motion there is. If something is needed sooner for a launch date, say so at brief stage and it gets scheduled around that date rather than squeezed at the end.
Do you shoot stills and motion on the same day?
Yes, and it is nearly always the right call. The lighting is already built, the cast is already there and the direction is already agreed, so the second medium costs a fraction of what it costs as a separate booking. A campaign leaves with the stills, the long film and the vertical cuts made from the same grade, so nothing in the set looks like it came from a different shoot.
Where do you work?
We work between London and Dubai and travel for both. We work between London and Dubai and travel for both, so where a shoot happens is usually a question of where the product and the people already are. Work outside those two is quoted with travel shown separately on the line item, so you can see exactly what the shoot costs and what getting there costs.
How do I get a quote?
Send the brief through the site. It is a short set of questions about what you are making, what it has to do and roughly what the budget is, and it comes back with a reference number so you can chase it by name. You can pick a slot for a call back at the end of it, which puts a 15 minute call straight in both diaries. Everything is read by a person, usually the same day.