So.. I offically did my first real model shoot this pass sunday ^^. Was a lot of fun working with them.

Here's few pictures~ C&C welcome.

Shoot Director: Beth Scalzitti
Makeup Artist: Kat Flynt
Hair Stylist: Kay Leanna
Wardrobe Stylist: Sean Maxwell
Designer: Marian Collier


Model: Anna Bradfield (She was on America's Next top model :o)


Model: Marena Lynn


Model: Jessica Hunt


Model: Courtney (ZOMG I forgot her last name)

Lovely!

Only problems I have with any of them is in the first, her eye on the right is out of focus, and in the last one, you can see the models face in the Royce. Whether or not it was intentionally done, I believe it either should have shown her eyes completely or none of her at all. So have her lay back on the car.

Who supplied the Royce?

This post was edited by kratos on May 16 2011 06:45pm

why did this take 6 people?

Thanks! The first pic is probably due to my working distance/focal length/ aperture. I had to open up really wide to utilize the window lights yet keep the shutter speed high enough.

As for the reflection on the rolls, it was intentional. It's a fashion shoot so i kind of cropped off the head and show the lips, earrings and the garment on her.

The rolls was supplied by the studio we shot at



We had a team of photographers, i wasn't the only one so we needed that many people to prep the models to keep us shooting.

so really u didnt do much execpt press the button? im kinda confused as to what this shoot was?

not trying to be mean the shots are great just confused.

If that's how you put it.. isn't that what all photography is? Forget about balancing the ambient with strobes, forget about dof, forget about wb, composition, framing, subject, theme, posing, where to place strobes, strobe power levels, how to light them etc.

And yes, i am offended hearing that from a photographer too. Most photog's i know don't need to be a hair stylist, makeup artist or a wardrobe stylist.

This post was edited by Eek on May 16 2011 10:45pm

oh so u did the lighting?

cause i liking the light on the marie lynn shot a bunch. just wondering if this was like a class project for u or what. seems odd that u would have multiple models, a royles royce, and 6 photographers. something here isnt adding up. thats all.

This post was edited by SaltheSalmon on May 16 2011 11:45pm

I must say my favorites are the two of courtney and marena. courtney's expression is amazing and I love the light on marena

great set Eek

Oh, it's not a class project at all. I wish i was still in school, couple of us pooled some resources together to get these models so we can expand our portfolio, everyone there gets something out of it. The wardrobe stylist gets some of the shots, makeup artist, model etc. The photographers rotate and gets some alone time with the models.

I can break down the lighting setups real quick.

Shot 1 with Anna. All Natural light spilling in from window on camera right.


Shot 2- Marena. 35" Octa on camera right as high key with einstein set at (i wanna say 1/64th power?) feather away from the model. For fill, i have a b800 with a 30º grid attached coming in from camera left.



Shot 3- Jessica- Shot outdoors with a speedlite and softbox on camera right, and trigrip soft silver reflector on left providing fill for underchin.



Shot 4- Courney. 22" beauty dish with diffusion shot slightly behind me on the right as a high key and fill with natural light from the garage shed.



Shot 5-Courtney's legs legs. Again with the 22" beauty dish on camera right and a 6'x4' white panel reflector on right to add the "catchlight" on her legs.





Thanks! Courtney was super easy to work with. Couple of us are thinking about doing this again, gonna rent a studio and put out a casting call. Might see more stuff from me soon lol.

I like Courtney's b&W photo. I've seen better work from you eek, like wanna-be-samurai-in-the-park guy.