How I Make My Jeans
At long last, after many requests over many years, Peter is finally showing you how he shreds his iconic jeans! If you are going to attempt to shred your own in the way Peter does, please be careful and we are not liable for any injury.
25 comments on “How I Make My Jeans”
I’m not sure why you think I have gone crazy, we have had over 40 requests from members for me to show how I make the shredded jeans the models wear in my photos.
Yes, Peter. Apparently a photographer making a useful video of how a prop used in photos is made is “weird” and insane.
It’s new to me, but if that’s the case please continue to go mad and embrace the weird 🙂
Please take care and know that we appreciate what you do.
Thanks so much Daniel
Thanks for making the video. Is the Mikita tool you were using a sander? To get a brand new pair of jeans started. I’ve found taking them to the range and shooting them with trap/skeet shotgun loads (always follow all firearm safety rules and wear eye/ear protection) will put hundreds of fine holes spread across the pants that aren’t visible. Then after you put them through the dryer and hit them with sand paper they shred up quite nicely.
No worries Phillip, yes it is a sander. That sounds like an awesome way of getting them started
Interesting and informative as always. I think the large belt sander would work if you hadn’t tried to go up on the pants. Just going down would probably not cause it to jam the sander. Hope that’s helpful. Of course, maybe I’m wrong. 🙂
I only did it on the wall for the video, normally I have the jeans on the ground and have a foot either side but I thought that would be too dangerous for the video lol 🙂
Did I hear……….finish my book? I really want a Peter Photo Book so Bad!
Yes I’m working on it 🙂
Peter:
Great Video on the shredded jeans…. I was not one who requested it. But, it was fun to see how you do it… thanks again….
No worries Chris, glad you liked it
Using this tools to make jeans look used is a great idea. Never would come to my mind.
But what was even more interesting to me is the teaser picture of this video. This jeans look so good on this picture! I want to buy it! 😀
It may be a simple product shot but how did you make the jeans stand up with no body inside?
Did you use a big softbox on the left side of the jeans?
Best whishes
Martin
Thanks a lot Martin, for the photo it was a large softbox from the left, and I used coat hangers and a small tripod behind the jeans which the coat hangers were attached to – the coat hangers were used to get the shape of it and then pinned it to the tripod. Hope all is well
The timing on this is absolutely PERFECT as I was about to buy a few new pairs of jeans as mine are pretty worn out (but not quite distressed enough to shoot with). I just hope they’re big enough as I want them to look a tad oversized on the models I work with.
Thank you for sharing your techniques. I’ve been waiting for this video for a while now. Loved it just as much as watching you build your backdrops!
Awesome, that’s great the timing was perfect, I’ll try film more of some of the stuff I do for props behind the scenes
Thank you so much for sharing! I LOVE your jeans and have been wondering how you achieved that affect.
Hi Peter and Bec,
Thank you so much for your technic.
Because mine is a week of work and three weeks of blowing my nose on jeans 🙂 🙂 :).
I really appreciate this video, very helpful!
Thanks Jim
Peter do you have a suggestion on a starting size for the jeans?
The bigger the better as they’ll fit more people and they are meant to be baggy, pretty sure mine are a 34 waist
Hello Peter , thank you so much for this video . I really like this DIY style to get the look on the jeans .I have already started to get the look on some old jeans . Can’t wait to do a shoot with my model .
Awesome Richard hope it goes well 🙂
I know this is an old video, but it was one of the first I looked up when I joined, and immediately put into use for myself. Any tips for how to actually get the shredded look, rather than… fluffy? The pair I worked on looks more like sheepskin than it does the tattered look I was after.
You could maybe try putting them through the washing machine to pull off some one the fluff? Aside from that I find general wear and tear over time turns it more shredded.