Meet Ms. Autumn

Autumn is new to modeling and I expected her to be much more nervous than she was.  I attribute her ease in modeling to my brother Steve's easygoing nature and setting clear expectations of each model both before and during the shoot.  Autumn was actually counting his 'Oh, very nice!" comments during the shoot!

We met up with Autumn at Starbucks and went over the general plans for the shoot.  Steve tells us that outdoor shots are handled very differently than studio shots and that we must all be flexible to the need to change plans, especially locations where the light might not be what we need. With that we were off for the first location. Over the course of the next two hours we shot in four different spots.

You will soon see that Autumn looks like she could be several people.  That is because of differences in shooting angles, cameras and settings used and post processing choices.  Steve shoots with three Canon cameras, grabbing the one with the lens he wants. I shot with my Df and my 85mm cream machine Nikkor.  Tom shot with his D600 and a 24-70mm Nikkor lens.  Tom and I took turns holding the reflector.

Each of us took this very similar shot.  It is fun to see the different interpretations of the same scene!!

Here are my two favorites from the shoot.  Even Autumn liked them . . . 

Today was Steve's last day of vacation. He slept in!!  Whew whoo.  I am not sure which is the great taskmaster, work or photography!

Stay cool.  We checked the weather!  We might go home in late September.  Nah!

Meet Sarah

We joined my brother, Steve, for a photo shoot he had planned with Sarah on the bank of the Rio Grande. Sarah is very new to professional modeling, yet we found her to be a delightful and very professional young lady. Steve is shooting a B&W series or 'stories' with Sarah. Neither Tom nor I have taken part in a professional model shoot and we learned a lot by watching my brother and Sarah interact.  In addition to composition, we discussed the nitty gritty of getting a model's consent, payment and keeping track of their time, who buys the dress, etc. Very helpful information if you are at all interested in shooting models.

Enjoy the photos.

Below you see Steve precariously positioned on the bank of the Rio Grande. I was in charge of making sure that there were no ants in her shoes when I handed them back to her.  Sarah is a great sport.  Not only did she face three photographers (although it was very clear who was in charge), she stood and sat among great big fire ants!! Oh, the yellow rag in his back pocket . . . used to wipe the sweat off his model's face!

We plan on being here all week  for what I am feeling will be a photo-intensive vacation!!  We will share as we go.