The purpose of shooting in clothes is to let the model know that I’m into her, not just her being nude or in little to no clothing. The poses we do are typical poses, nothing too outrageous. By this time of the shoot, she and I for that matter, are no longer nervous. I am nervous for every shoot I do. For as long as I’ve been doing this, I’ve not really gotten over the fact that I could totally blow a shoot and to be honest, I like that feeling.
Majority of my shoots are about two hours (depending on how much talking, three) long. Before every shoot I take a few minutes, about 10, to sit down and get to know the client. Get to know who she is, what goals she has regarding modeling and how I can best help her. This is my time to “study” her, find out what makes her tick, what turns her off, her little facial idiosyncrasies-things that are important for the shoot itself;
Something I’ve been meaning to blog about is photography (and for that matter, any type of) forums. Forums can be a useful tool for the up and coming photographer, but they can also be a bad thing and it’s important to know which is which. If you don’t, you can find yourself the victim of morons and either putting up your camera, turning off forums or worse yet, becoming one of the “know it all” that everyone runs to, when in fact, you know very little.
A few days ago, I got a call from a young lady who was employed by the BBB. She wanted me to join their service and stated how awesome they were. I listened to her spiel and after she was done, I told her I wasn’t interested. She, being the sales person she is, wanted to know why. I informed her that there was JUST a report about how the BBB scams people. She stated the reports were all wrong and that I should reconsider.
No thanks!
The ONLY thing I love about summer is the fact that I can shoot outdoors any time I want. I’m more a fan of the Colorado fall as the photos below of Paige, were shot at 8pm in November 2009.
Sadly, we’re not at the fall time of year so we must make due.
When I’m out doors shooting, I treat it like I do in studio; it’s an intimate shoot that has me wanting to spend my time getting to know my client.
Bringing bulky reflectors draws attention from the passer-by’s and now that camera phones are 5megapixel+ last thing I want or need is a crappy attempt at my shot out there.
When shooting outdoors, I want them as relaxed as possible. On a beautiful spring/summer/fall day, sun hitting them and warming them, one will get a more natural look from client.
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