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Published: 2005-09-13 08:29:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 1250; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 221
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Metade Fumaca . . .
I was at a shootout for some product photography for some wafer agency yesterday. Weather, lighting, and even the location were all against us but it had to be done as it all costed money to the model, the agencies involved, the clients of the agencies, etc. While on a break, I thought I'd do things I'm more familiar with - deviating from the eye-candy stuffs the agency wanted me to take of.
The location was my favorite. I have brought friends here to do shoots of me once and I thought it would be a definite plus to use it as well when the agency wanted someplace run-down. Still, even if you as a model photographer... location, lighting, understanding postures, facial expressions, compositions, the shebangs, all would be flushed down the sewers and eaten by rats if you don't have the model + photographer interactions and rapport - especially when you've just met the person who's gonna be in front of your lens. Constantly keeping the model comfy and chatty helps break the ice and letting the model do what she/he can do best for you is the most fundamental essence of portraitures that brings out a more emotive sense to your photographs.
Heck, sometimes you don't even need all the lighting equipments, reflectors, flashes, etc if you let yourself control the camera and not the other way round - plus knowing your locations inside out. This shot was taken off-set when it was raining and heavily overcast with that much natural light to play with. Yet it worked for me just fine and I'm sure would do the same for you too if you don't let force majure get in your way.
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Model: Courtney - London
Make-up: MAC
Dress: eclipse
Camera: Canon EOS 300D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm F/4 L USM
Flash: None
Aperture Priority: 1/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/90
Photo-editing: Macromedia Fireworks MX - Framing Only.
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nope. it was painted that way. 
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Man that's a beautiful wall, it for sure had seen a lot in it's life time, all those cracks and stains show us that it has gone through much.
Seeing that girl against the wall gives us the assumption that she is lost in the magic/energy that this wall radiates, she's astonished and I can say that by just looking at that amazing expression on her face.
Terrific colors and tones, composition and model.
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now this is were the lack of sense of humor walks if and i get a hard time of figuring out whether you're just fcking around or somewhat serious.
In any case i wanted to express my thought concerning this picture and this is what came out
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no, i took that as a compliment, and complimented back to you... it meant alot to me.
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Really, well i am glad it meant something great to you...
No problem, i'll try to keep expressing myself as much as i've done so far
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I like the rough yet softly saturated bg on this. Works great with the model and the pose.
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great compositions and natural colors there..
welldone mate....
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Good contrast between the gorgeous model and crumbly background.
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oh this is fantastic.. the colour, lighting.. eye candy, as you say
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Hehehe! Eye candy! 
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wow! i also love the quality of light you get when the sky is overcast. 
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you love this dude or you love this, dude? 
Well, no reflector, no bounce or fill or flash or what nots... just the camera, a kit lens, a gorgeous wall, and a bombshell! ...i'm just content with what i have and that i hope would tell the world they dont need the shebangs that cost arms and legs to just take that shot...
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Thank you.... I'm still trying to use any resource i can find out there.. be it a sidewalk, a backlane, a public toilet, etc and use it as a studio set in some ways... 
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I like using "other" things as my backdrop insteasd of a stiff studio!
Keep searching
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stiff studio... haha! Good one!
Yes i will... i might even do a shoot at a local dumpsite soon...
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lol true true
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i was paying respect to free lighting and models
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This is such a lovely picture! It looks like it just came out of a magazine. Very well done!
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Thanks for the 
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Your very welcome 
Wow! It's gonna be published?! Congrads, hun 
And, your welcome for the
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Yeah, it's published yesterday! 
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I'm so very happy for you! Lets' party!
Aww! It was no problem!
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Besides, u'r still me 
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Hey this is really cool Evan. $50 says the company loved it.
Thanks for that description also -- I actually learned some stuff about portraiture from it.
My uncle's asked me to shoot his wedding, which is in three weeks. Yikes. I'm a gunna be mega crazy nervous.
I agree you don't need all that other stuff -- and this shot just proves it right.
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So... the $50 goes to? Lemme give it to a charity of your choice then... 
Well, try get the behind-the-scenes of the wedding as well... Don't let 'em pose for you but just get your fingers ready on the trigger every second of the way so u're prepared to shoot anytime you see something that's shoot-worthy coming your way. And remember, it's all in the event, not how you choose to change it.
Good luck! :hug;
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I hate posing people... so at the wedding I don't want to be posing at all. All I can picture at the moment of what I'm going to take are just the traditional boring old couple pics -- and there's nothing really artistic about them. I'll just have to see what happens when the time comes.
Thank you.
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Posings are for candy shots only... but for something more sentimental, take it as and when it happened..
Hey, traditional boring old couple pics can bring meaning to your works as well... Put a baby in the picture and call it "3 generations appart" and you still can bring it to work to your fullest!
Good luck!
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I guess you're right about the boring pics... I actually have a couple of smick ideas in my head now... but it would involve exactly the right coloured wall, and it'd also involve posing. Grr. I don't like having to pose people.
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