On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 4/26/2012 7:23 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Practicing my retouching. Getting quicker now ... >> >> http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7116760695/lightbox/ >> >> K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 50mm, f/8, 125th, ISO 100 >> Two Elinchrom BX500 RI strobes with 24” softboxes >> >> Model: Katelin Popiel >> >> -- >> -bmw >> > Rawrrrr indeed! > > Great shot, Bruce! > > I know a young lady who's the spitting image of that model, and I've been > pestering her to let me take photos of her for about a year now. She's only > 19 and gets hit on a lot by older men, so I figure that's the biggest > obstacle I have to overcome aside from the fact that I suspect she doesn't > really know how serious a pursuit photography is for me. > > Maybe in a couple of years. > > -- Walt
Thank you! Walt, my advice fwiw: don't expend energy trying to persuade reluctant folks to sit for you. Once you discover that there are people who will crawl over broken glass to have you photograph them, you'll forget all about the reticent ones. Even if you manage to sweet talk or bribe a reluctant or shy person into posing, unless you are lucky (or very skilled) their discomfort, even mild, will show in the pictures you get. Put the word out through your family and friends that you're looking for willing portraiture subjects, and that you'll give them shots in return. Tell them to ask their friends and family. Mention that you need help and practice -- people like to help. Walt, what city are you in? I can do a quick search on Model Mayhem for you. Once you have a bit of a portfolio, show that to people. You'll get more positive responses once you can actually show folks what you can do. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
