Here is something NOT to do if you are working with a paying client, someone in a hurry, someone you photograph for a first time or someone who is not comfortable in front of the lens.
Thank god Maiju was nothing above! I’ve shot her before, she had something to dance to and was patient and ultimately her ideas and willingness to do this properly this saved my ass.
I figured I would do things differently this time and shoot with out the strobes. Just to get me out of the flash sync speed range. And ofcourse I can take a few silhouettes. How hard could it be? I’ve shot silhouttes before! Unitentionally, but still..
Yeah right..
We shot in four different locations which is three more than usually. I shot 220 frames which is a 100 too many comparing to what I got to on with in photoshop. None from the firts location. I was not working consistently as I jumped between the scenarios. I used a lens not worthy of the assingment. I forgot model complitely. I made all the mistakes I could have made. This shoot was the exact opposite of the nature photog portrtait.
Last night I was going through the images in the lightroom. My mood changed. When we finaly rapped the shoot I was ready to smash the camera to the pavement. During the evening I found some pics that had something going for them. They are horrible pics if any rules of photography is considered but they can be regarded as the “start here-images.”
The picture may be shot by mistake or went to hell for other reasons, but to put that pic on the baseline and build from there could be worth the effort. Using the same elements but balancing them more evenly and correcting the mistakes with attention making them work for you!
The first with no flash, and the second one with a sb800 1/1-power through small softboks to even out the ambient.. Non of these are worthy of a term photograph. There are no tones, the range is off the charts but theyt givesme an idea to build from somewhere..
