All done :)

Today ran very smoothly.


I got in and set my lights up early so my subjects could simply stand on their mark and give me the look and poses i was after - of which they did a terrific job.


After the background metered evenly all the way across i metered Michael (dude with beanie) and marked a point on the floor for all my subjects to stand so that they would not cast a shadow on the background according to where i was positioning my main front light. This all went to plan and from there it was simply a matter of getting my three subjects arranged and observing what the light was doing on each of them. A bit of reflected fill was needed, so i asked Will to hold my 5-in-1 reflector so that the left side of Dru and a little of Michael could achieve a better ratio.


The way i got/kept their attention was quite funny. 
Will decided to start watching an episode of Family Guy on his laptop which distracted the boys attention away from myself and the camera quite a bit, so... i went and grabbed Will's laptop and brought it over with me and held it in my left hand as i operated the camera in my right. My hunch of wherever Family Guy went they will follow worked a treat :) All in all though it did help to lighten the mood and loosen up my subjects somewhat which was good.


So thanks again Michael, Joel and Dru for stepping in to help me create what i think is a pretty strong shot of you all arranged together looking like a three-piece band with attitude.


Here is the result from today.




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One more to go..

Here is a sample of the required corporate and editorial photographs I have ready to submit for this studio class. Tomorrow i plan to create my final group shot in the studio and get it edited and ready by Friday so i can hand everything in on schedule.


I have done a practice shoot before with three people and have since researched some stronger ideas, so feel ready and raring to go. Just hoping I will have a few people to photograph tomorrow like what was arranged last week.






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Joel Benn - CEO of Awesome-Dudes pty ltd

Joel Benn - CEO of Awesome-Dudes pty ltd

Alex Hausen - Fitness consultant / Body builder.

No photos, but plenty of fun :]

I had planned to re-visit my group shot in class yesterday (Monday) but everyone needed to get there remaining shots done, so i decided to offer any assistance and aim for next week instead. Probably a good thing anyway, because i was zoo tired from the weekend.


Anyway, there was a lot happening in both studios, which was great and i was lucky enough to assist Joel with his editorial shot with Dru as the subject.


It was great fun to be involved in Joel's shoot, because it was highlighted by Dru's expressions as he ate his way through a bowl of popcorn. From what Joel showed me on the back of his Nikon, the results were a success and made us all laugh.


Here are a few behind the scenes shots taken on my camera-phone during setup.




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Lindi took this photo.

I took this one.

Plan B - group portrait.

Unfortunately my original plan for a group portrait is now no-longer a reality. So i have begun doing some research on what other options/syles i can go for using my classmates as the subjects.


I would like to use up to, but no more than three subjects and play around with the angle of there bodies and positioning of them in relation to the camera lens and to each other. I may even consider bringing in some coloured material to liven-up the background a little - see how i go.


Decided to research a number of Rolling Stones magazine covers to see how band members have been lit and positioned as a starting point. I may also research other areas of group portraiture  later in the week, but this is what i like so far from tonight's research.








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Edgy. Experimental and Engaging. Very Rock n Roll.

I really like the positioning of the two
subjects in this shot to almost create
one big shape. Lighting is nice too.

I like the positioning and how each
subject is angled. Lighting looks simple
but might be quite technical...

A day of assisting.

I enjoyed not shooting today. Gave me time to help others with their projects and allowed me to check out their own individual style and vision. There certainly was some interesting stuff being created in both studios this morning. Well done everyone :]


Here are a few of my sneaky "behind the scenes" shots taken with my iPhone from today.




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Ian's editorial portrait.

Bec's editorial portrait.

Corporate Portrait - DONE :]

DO NOT MESS WITH THIS BLOKE !!!

Cheers to Joel Benn for being my corporate executive for the day. He was very easy to work with, direct and photograph. After my initial concept wasn't quite working he and Lindi (thank you both) gave me a few things to consider and try and i am very happy with the result.


Here are the stand-out photographs from today's studio class.






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A nice half-length portrait.

My pick for head-n-shoulders (portrait).

My pick for three-quarter-length.

My pick for head n shoulders (landscape).

Editorial Portrait - DONE :)

Well, Alex was bang on time and thanks to the hour and a half i had before he showed up, all the lighting was setup and ready to go - just i had planned.


Alex brought great props, now that i think back to it we could have continued shooting well after 12, but felt pleased with what we had achieved within the hour or so of studio time.


I intend to add a lighting diagram and bit of a write-up on how i approached today - soon, as well as develop a magazine cover layout around one or more of these images, but for now here are a few of the photographs i have selected from today's collection.






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