It's been a struggle finding time between studying, packing, and dealing with family issues. (I'm sure that there is no one out there who understands! #sarcasm)
We've had a grand total of two class sessions, with a total of one shoot between them.
The impromptu model we had was Keith, a classmate's husband who volunteered because he 'had to drive back out to campus anyway.'
Here are a few of the shots I took Monday night:
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| Standard portrait. Slight Rembrandt light. |
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| Tried something unconventional by taking a horizontal portrait, and then cropped it. Sad that his pinky got chopped off. |
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| Another pose. |
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| Serious Keith. |
Admittedly, these aren't the best shots.
...but that's why I'm in this class.
To learn.
While I prefer to shoot with natural light as much as possible, I would also love to (possibly) have a studio in my home some day, which means I'll have to learn how to shoot with controllable light. This is as applicable to people shoots as well as non-people shoots, like food and still life.
As a result of me being in this studio photography class, I have joined Model Mayhem, to get in touch with people who are comfortable being in front of the camera.
I've only been on the site for 10 days, but I already have a model shoot scheduled. He's a fairly inexperienced model, but I figure that it will be a great learning experience for both of us. He requested a kind of shoot that I'm not familiar with, but I already have tons of ideas for what to do.
So does the fact that I'm taking a studio photography class and searching for models on MM mean that I am going to pursue fashion photography? No, it means that I am going to get experience and knowledge in lighting techniques and possibly work with some great people.
Monday, during our next Studio class, the model is one of my friends.
She has modeled for the other photography instructor for one of his artsy shoots, and she definitely has a unique look. She has also agreed to model just for me sometime, so you'll be seeing more of her than perhaps any other model.
So far, things are going good, I think. It's only one shoot in, and I think the more I do it, the better it will be.