It's been about a month since I've shot in my studio, and with the weather getting colder and somewhat unpredictable, I figured I'd brush off my monolights and do my next session in the garage. Model Mayhem model Jesi messaged me that she wanted to do some lingerie stuff and that she could only shoot when she wasn't working or attending College.
About a week earlier I received a call from an instructor at Frederico College who teaches Hair and Make-up. He asked if I would be willing to TF* so he could build his portfolio. Great timing, since I've been looking for a Make-up Artist (MUA) and Hair Stylist (HS) to help with my shoots. So I did a shoot for him using one of his students and also provided him with some prints. I figured I would ask him to collaborate on my Jesi shoot, which he did willingly.
Jesi met with Angel at the salon and by 6:00 PM was ready for our shoot. Jesi is a mix of French, Native American Indian, Hispanic and African American. We decided to do three outfits, black lingerie, white and one she made from candy. Yup, edible candy. I think I need some different backgrounds in addition to the muslin and paper, not quite sure what, but maybe some kind of textures. Anyway, pretty basic shoot using two softboxes, a reflector and accent light. I use a softbox as a fill light, which is more controlled than an umbrella. Mostly "Cosmo" lighting and some dramatic lighting, too. The shoot lasted for about two hours and Jesi was really good with her posing. For reference purposes, she is 5' 4" and probably 100 lbs when wet.
So what did I learn?
1) Open up one-half stop to a full stop for Jesi since her complexion is a little dark, but I knew that.
2) Get a "space" heater for the garge, it was pretty cool in there to have the fan running.
3) Make snoots for my monolights - There is some spill on her face even though my lights have barn doors.
It was a quick mid-week shoot, and as Jesi was leaving she said I was a good photographer. My usual response was, "Don't say anything until you see the finished photos."
Quick post, but figured it's been awhile. Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and is staying healthy.
That's A Wrap!!!
About a week earlier I received a call from an instructor at Frederico College who teaches Hair and Make-up. He asked if I would be willing to TF* so he could build his portfolio. Great timing, since I've been looking for a Make-up Artist (MUA) and Hair Stylist (HS) to help with my shoots. So I did a shoot for him using one of his students and also provided him with some prints. I figured I would ask him to collaborate on my Jesi shoot, which he did willingly.
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