Many thanks, Bruce.
I really wish I'd had time to recruit a helper for the shoot. This thing
was such a hurried affair that I was thinking of places to go while we
were in the car leaving the previous location.
Hopefully, I'll have a chance to do a little prep the next time I get
out on a shoot, so I can recruit someone to hold the reflector. That
would have definitely helped out in this situation.
Sad to say, I had an opportunity to get a bunch of reflectors and some
lights for an obscenely low price a few weeks ago, but the F 50/1.7
became available at the same time, and I couldn't pass that up. But,
I've committed myself to buying NO MORE lenses until I can save up
enough for a 77/1.8 (unless some crazy-ass deal comes up on something
equally nice). So, I'm going to invest in reflectors and lighting
equipment relatively soon. The hard part at that point will be finding a
willing assistant. I suppose I could lie and tell some guy it's going to
be a nude shoot.
I'm fairly happy with the results, but I agree they could have been much
better with a little planning. The whole thing, first shot to last, took
place in a little over two hours, and I didn't know it was going to
happen until an hour before the first shot. I should probably find a
better way to do things. ;)
Thanks for the input, Bruce! In fact, I'll run up to the dollar store
and get some foam core this evening, just to make sure I have it handy
next time something like this happens.
-- Walt
P/S -- as for the Flickriver feed, it finally caught up with Flickr
about an hour later. I guess it takes a little time for it to update.
On 5/15/2013 2:31 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
An excellent set of shots from your outing, Walt. I'm glad to see you
tried lots of locations and poses. Good idea to include props and a
story (like the spray paint).
A lot of notable ones; 1758 has great light and a nice pose; I also
like 1602. I really like everything about 1648 (pose, expression,
framing all spot on) except the overexposure on her skin. (Here's
where bounce fill camera-right would have made this shot perfect.)
Light, as Larry mentioned, is an issue in a number of shots, but I
think pretty darn good in general. You were coping with full sun in a
whole bunch and you got quite reasonable shots.
I would suggest a piece of white foam-core (eg: 2'x3'; from the craft
or dollar store) for fill light in full sunshine situtaions. A silver
auto-shade is excellent for lower light conditions, like open shade or
cloudy sky, but you'll blind your subject and subject them to more
harsh light in full outdoor sun.
Even better: search for ``43" 5 in 1 reflector'' on Amazon or eBay.
They collapse to 15", come in a bag and are as cheap as $12.
http://www.amazon.com/LimoStudio-Photography-Lighting-Reflector-Translucent/dp/B005QR59IA
BTW: I had no trouble viewing this as a Flickriver stream at this URL:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157633486638871/
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
I finally managed to get the young lady I've been pestering for a photo
shoot to get out and take photos yesterday. Here's one of my favorite shots:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8741925218/
Here's the rest of the gallery should anyone take a notion to have a look.
For some reason, Flickriver isn't showing any photos in the set, so it's a
standard Flickr set.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157633486638871/
-- Walt
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