GQ Cover

For photo styling we were commissioned to do a cover and flatlay shoot that would fit in a magazine. You had to get inspiration from a fairy tale, television series, book etc and translate this into a contemporary story and place it in a matching magazine with the right look.

I got the idea to use Barney Stinson from the television series “How I Met Your Mother” as inspiration. I quickly had the idea for the cover shoot, I looked for a model that is very similar to the person I wanted to represent. People who know the series know that Barney always wears expensive suits, likes to drink whiskey and is busy persuing women. For my flatlay I wanted to display the essentials that a “real” Barney must have. Typical items that suit him as a person.

This is how this cover and spread came out.