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07-11-2013 12:25 AM |
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Originally Posted by switchlanez
(Post 1060089)
She wasn't paid.
Yeah... this was her first shoot ever. You can see was more excited at the beginning which faded as the shoot dragged on. Never realized her facial expressions could've used a pick-me-up til after the shots were published. But when I snuck in camphone shots, she'd smile relaxingly. When the photographer shot, she'd go into serious model mode. Kinda regret not jumping in to cheese her up. I know she was happy throughout because when it was all done, that seriousness turned into a huge smile and she gave me a big hug me for making it happen. Should've told her to show that joy to the camera. :bonk:
Best expression from my phone. We'd been eager to do this since last year but couldn't make schedules work (I'm a super busy guy). I think this captures her feeling that it was finally happening:
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Yeah smiling like that makes the shots look fun. The trick is give them something to focus on, and try to make her laugh. You guys are shooting digital, so just make her laugh and let the photographer just keep firing at the setup. Do some of those, and some serious shots. Then give her some emotions to focus or think of. It helps to then get the character or story of the shot across. Then pick which ones come out the BEST.
I used to do volunteer photography for studio stuff, and we would always shoot people in their costumes. I'd be like "Okay how does your character pose?" And they'd do this really weak ass motion. So you had to tell him to really over-exaggerate the poses and expressions a bit. Your model definitely has the poses down.
She also looked like she didn't get much sleep, if she wants to model professionally, a good nights sleep shows on the face. So the night before a shoot, sleep well. You can always party after the shoot.
I also would suggest doing some testing with bracketed shots to do some HDR style shots. So you don't end up with some of the washed out backgrounds. If you've ever used HDR mode on an iPhone you're basically doing that manually. Shoot the shot, and then one over exposed, and then another under. Then in post, blend them to get rid of the washed out sections and really get an overall crisp experience. It takes some practice, I still am only okay at it, but it's super worth it.
You guys are definitely on the way though. Just keep shooting. You only get better with more practice.
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