First model shoot coming up

Chriscamo

Chriscamo

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Hey guys, so I have my first shoot coming up in a week or two and to be honest getting a little bit nervous .

This will be an outdoor shoot in the day with a female model (May be a male also) for a clothing company and portfolio.

I am a landscape photographer so this is all new to me , but thought I'd jump in the deep end .

I was wondering if anyone had any tips about :

equipment needed
Interaction with subject

Etc

Thanks everyone :)






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Deezey

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Chriscamo said:
Hey guys, so I have my first shoot coming up in a week or two and to be honest getting a little bit nervous .

This will be an outdoor shoot in the day with a female model (May be a male also) for a clothing company and portfolio.

I am a landscape photographer so this is all new to me , but thought I'd jump in the deep end .

I was wondering if anyone had any tips about :

equipment needed
Interaction with subject

Etc

Thanks everyone :)






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What gear are you currently using?
 
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skene

Senior Member
for equipment...
portable lights (stands/umbrellas/power packs would help here as well)
lenses
photometer

and most importantly
location
 
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crycocyon

Senior Member
Portrait lens or 70-200 f2.8. Something with a wide aperture to isolate the subject from the background. I would also recommend a fill flash so use an SB-700/800/910 on a light stand with some kind of diffuser. So then you would need radio transmitter/receiver for remote flash release. See if your camera supports high speed synch for the flash for full light control over ambient. Light is usually placed at 45 deg angle to your side and faces the subjects face while the sunlight provides the rest.

As for style, you have to do something against your nature, namely place the landscape in the background and let the model be framed by it, or be led to it by elements in the background or foreground, and make sure to light the clothing sufficiently so that it stands out, and the background has to drop off into this gentle blur. Shoot at wider apertures to achieve this. In order to get the flash light to overpower sunlight, you will need a graded ND filter so you can shoot at wider apertures while having latitude in terms of exposure time and ISO. For product work always shoot at the ISO setting on your camera that results in zero noise, usually 100 ISO. Shoot tight, in other words make the subject fill 1/3 to 1/2 the frame if possible. Make sure you know what is supposed to be shot full-length and half-length. Stay away from cheap zooms, as the point is to make the images clear and sharp. You can check my threads for various equipment/model shoot examples.
 
Chriscamo

Chriscamo

Senior Member
skene said:
for equipment...
portable lights (stands/umbrellas/power packs would help here as well)
lenses
photometer

and most importantly
location
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Okay here goes ,

As for equipment I have :

Nikon D3200
18-55 lens
50mm f/1.8D
Array of filters
Cheap fisheye screw on (which I like )

I've been looking at getting a ring light (not a ring flash per say) as one was used in a rankin book I enjoy.

I have found an umbrella set for a good price

And no for location/s:

As I live on the outskirts of Brighton and Hove City I have the South Downs ( natural reserve , fields, woodland etc in the UK)

Also have the beach which has 1 derelict pier which was burnt down called the wet pier ...

And also an abandoned church on route

Thanks for your time :)


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ShootRaw

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If you can swing it ,invest into getting an 85mm 1.8g!!!!This will be way more flattering for portraiture and will give better compression for backgrounds...A simple reflector can really help with natural daylight.
 
Chriscamo

Chriscamo

Senior Member
ShootRaw said:
If you can swing it ,invest into getting an 85mm 1.8g!!!!This will be way more flattering for portraiture and will give better compression for backgrounds...A simple reflector can really help with natural daylight.
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Thanks for the input but... We're expecting our first born in 2 months there is no way I could afford it ... So I have to do with what I have .

My wife has stated that 'what you make from your photography, you can spend on your photography'

So could be a while till I get anything majorly new


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dukatum

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Chriscamo said:
Hey guys, so I have my first shoot coming up in a week or two and to be honest getting a little bit nervous .

This will be an outdoor shoot in the day with a female model (May be a male also) for a clothing company and portfolio.
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Would love to know how you got on with this shoot, what you learnt, what you enjoyed, hated, regretted and maybe some pics to share if you feel comfortable with it.
I've not yet got the confidence to even higher a model to practice a shoot on, and since I moved countries recently, don't really know anyone to practice on (the wife is too busy travelling for work), but this is the sort of thing I would enjoy I (along with studio maybe more so)
 
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ShootRaw

Senior Member
dukatum said:
Would love to know how you got on with this shoot, what you learnt, what you enjoyed, hated, regretted and maybe some pics to share if you feel comfortable with it.
I've not yet got the confidence to even higher a model to practice a shoot on, and since I moved countries recently, don't really know anyone to practice on (the wife is too busy travelling for work), but this is the sort of thing I would enjoy I (along with studio maybe more so)
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I would too... I have a thread dedicated to this...http://nikonites.com/photo-feedback/20697-little-photo-shoot-i-had-today.html
I have another shoot today. Pics will be up later tonite...
 
Chriscamo

Chriscamo

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Hey guys and gals so did the shoot and had an awesome time.

But I did realise that my equipment needs an upgrade if I want to go to the next level .

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I wanted a more natural look book style for my images and found an awesome action on PS CC for it.

Things I liked:

I enjoyed working with the models And giving direction, I was quite confident at knowing what I wanted from a shoot.

My nikon worked well for me (except my smashed LCD from an air hostess , long story)

I enjoyed using my 50mm for very close shooting but didn't feel it for wide angle shots

Things I didn't like :

Also my camera and lenses , I can see I need a huge upgrade to get to the next level.

Lighting - i had planned to have someone along to hold the reflector for me but didn't turn up.

So had to work more with natural lighting and achieve a lot of the look in post editing

All in all quite happy though as this is my first ever shoot of this type



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Just-Clayton

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Just remember that your first big shoot will give you an idea of what needs improving. If you saw my first wedding 3 years ago to the last one I did. You can see the difference. I would invest in a few more lenses to start.
 
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