15
Nov
2009
First Fashion Show
I got to shoot my first fashion show this past Thursday. Lucky for me I have a lot of very talented friends that thought of me when they needed a photographer. Sara Be ( http://www.thelionandtheunicorn.biz/ ) put the whole show together along with a lot of help from friends. I thought the night was a success and I had a lot of fun shooting it. Thats not to say it was easy though… I didn’t really know what to expect so luckily I made sure I brought almost all of my gear just in case and as it turned out, I used almost all of it. The available lighting was way to dim at its brightest, the walls were dark, and the ceiling was too high for any bounced flash. I almost started to panic at first but I just sucked it up and started playing with my lights. I actually kinda felt like I was back in my editorial photography class, it was kinda cool. I managed to find a setup that I liked (I’m including a picture + explanation of my setup for any fellow lighting nerds) and the rest was just about good timing. I never really saw myself as a fashion photographer but I have to admit, it was pretty fun!
OK here is the breakdown of my setup. I had zero ambient to work with so it was all lit with whatever lighting gear I had. I used 3 sb-800's all with the diffusor cap attached. Two on the ground firing up towards the models backs for a rim light. One camera right on a light stand about 7 feet up firing down at the models as they walked towards me. All of the lights were triggered using my d200's pop-up flash as a commander. (Thank god for Nikon CLS, lets see a canon do THAT!) I was shooting at ISO 250 at f/6.7 for 1/125th of a sec. It was a kind of tricky setup to do but I was pretty happy with it!
21
Aug
2009
Last photo shoot for RMSP for a while.
Well I jut got done my last photo shoot from my editorial photography class. I came out here to meet up with some old friends, learn some more photography, and ahve a lot of fun and I think I’ve done a pretty damn good job. I’m pretty exhauseted and glad to be done with the crazy hectic schedule that come with class out here but leaving MT is always gonna be bitter sweet for me, and I think it’ll be even harder this year. But I’m almost done University and then I get to do photography for real so I’ve got plenty to look forward to. OK, I’m not leaving yet so I’m off to grab a beer and enjoy my last few days!
The theme was celebrity shoot. I had an author of a new book called 'Waiting for Love" and was set in a diner. This was my take on it. Not my favorite shoot but not bad considering I came up with it on my bike ride there!