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From: "Walter Gilbert"
Subject: Soliciting suggestions: Model and Studio
Hi all,
[Insert standard caveats regarding utter lack of experience, here.]
I've managed to get a young former co-worker to agree to pose for me in
order to get some experience taking photos of human subjects. She's
actually eager to do so, which is nice. But, given the fact that I've not
done this before, I figured I'd get some tips from folks who have more
experience that I do -- which would be any at all.
I've arranged to do the shoot at a friend of mine's studio, where he
creates western/cowboy art, tomorrow. The studio is, of course, a setting
where that sort of thing would fit in -- i.e., the floors are oak and
there's yellow pine on the walls and ceilings. There's not a whole lot of
artificial light -- mostly ambient, and some very dim light from
chandeliers that he's created. And, obviously, I don't have anything in
the way of studio lighting to take with me.
I'm planning on doing the shoot in the afternoon, when there will be
plenty of available light, but I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on
how to get the best results for skin tones in an atmosphere that's going
to be highly saturated in reds and yellows. (I'm obviously going to do
some B&W work, too.)
Anyway, here's a small gallery of some images from the studio:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Ldotters/MacPhailSStudio?feat=directlink
Any tips on how to get the most out of the shoot would be very much
appreciated. I've already let the model know to be sure and bring several
outfits and and makeup, and described the room (yellow pine, etc.)
Anything else I should keep in mind (aside from the standard cautions
regarding model releases)?
Model releases are over rated. I rarely use them.....
It looks like a nice location. Were it my shoot, I would use available light
and a tripod (unless those were very long exposures in your gallery).
William Robb
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