Awesome music choice Nick
today I am going to shoot some models, and bring you along
you have been asking for a video on how I typically shoot my jobs
Welcome to noisefilm
you have been asking for it
and now here is the video
how do I go about a typical shoot
and how my day of shooting goes
and let's begin with..
when the customer reaches out to me
I ask myself what kind of job is this
and what camera I should bring
this particular job was with vintage jackets
and the models were some rappers from Aarhus
errrr, the look had to have some raw attitude
and still pack a fair amount of quality
I packed my back with my Pentax 67
errr, my Leica M6 and last my
polaroid camera.
and from there we talked about what he wanted from the shoot
even though it often turns out a bit different
We went out to the location, Godsbanen in Aarhus
while Anna, the stylist
err, got the models ready to shoot, with all of the sets.
Nick and I scouted the area
because when I am out on locations
especially locations in a bigger area
like downtown Copenhagen or
Barcalona, Paris, bigger areas in general
I personally like to look for angles where the location isn't a dead giveaway
i am always looking for..
a more timeless photo
unlike if
the Eiffel Tower is right there in the background
to me it feels like I am snapping photos of the Eiffel Tower not the model.
to me it's more important to find an angle
that shows some distinct vibes where maybe you feel like it was shot in Paris
Lightmeter! is a great thing to pack
many of the cameras I have does not have a lightmeter
one thing I like to do when I am on a shoot
is to bring a friend or some sort of assistant
because when you are in the zone of photographing
it is pretty annoying to snap in and out to..
.. go over to the model, and remember your angle
what I did on this shoot was to have Kevin (the hairstylist)
wear the lightmeter around his neck
and when I said..
or I didn't even have to say anything
I knew, and the he held the lightmeter while I tested the light
and then I could stay in the zone
one quick thing
i am lyinfjhdh...
you're lying??
i lie, I lie a lot.. this whole channel is a lie... I am a butcher..
when I use a lightmeter
.. I always test the light under the models chin
I prefer natural lighting
there is not whole lot of reasons why
but for one
my camera bag is way lighter, I don't have to bring a whole bunch of
light setups.. and your don't have to waste time on setting up all sorts of lights
the only thing you have to consider is where and how the sun is today
I prefer, when I am on a shoot, that
the sun is behind me
not straight behind me but
angled from behind me, so you get a bit of shadow play on the models face
which side to me does not matter
whatever works for you
If you are not into natural lighting, and like to play around with artificial lighting
the you can add
1,2,3 as many
lights as you wish, which makes it a bit more extensive
there is different flash sync settings
which you need to know, I have made that mistake once
I shot three rolls of film on the wrong setting
To my knowledge most 35mm cameras
errrr
has a flash sync of 1/60
The look
either in natural light or with flash
or an actobox or whatever..
there is loads and loads of different looks
and I tend to like natural lighting or a harsh flash
I think
.. you have to try all kinds of different setups
I loved setting up different lights
and lots of lights for a shoot
but I always ended up going for
just one light source, so if I do not shoot in daylight
and when I am in a studio
i will always prefer one light source
I never use edge lighting
which makes my look
and the look I offer my customers
Back in the days they used a Polaroid camera
and a constant light, a pilot lamp.
shot a polaroid photo to see
how the shadows acted
and then you had a preview of how your light setup was
today that would be way to expensive so i...
... bring my digital camera for light testing
it takes me about
4 shots or so
then i put the digital camera away
and proceed on film
whenever I work with models
I involve them in how my workflow goes
before I start shotting, this is to prevent me from missing shots
first of all I'll introduce myself
get some sort of dialog going
it's important when working with a model that they
trust you as a photographer
I usually tell them about how a film photography shoot goes
especially that we can't see the result straight away
I tell them that
they can't go from pose to pose quickly
they need to make a good pose...
and hold it still, and I usually
if it's first time shooting film for the model
... I usually count down from 3
how do I get jobs as a film photographer?
it's not a secret that I used to shoot digital back in the days
and I still do a little digital photos
but almost all of my photos I upload
on IG, FB
and maybe
80% of my website is film photos
I brand myself as a film photographer
and I think that almost everyone knows
that if you can shoot film
it should be piece of cake to shoot digital
trust your work and crush it
then the jobs will come to you
after a few years, not tomorrow..
it takes time.
I hope this was somehow useful to you
if you should have anymore questions, drop a comment
here under the video, let's talk
we will do our best to answer all of your questions
and and.. under the video tap those buttons
youtube stuff, drop a like..
if you think this was helpful
even if you didn't
drop them comments...
BUT something I am looking forward to
is whenever Nick has the time
to film a video of my new
camera, I am so stoked to go shoot with it
and when we get around to it I have a little surprise..
but errrmmm... let's end it
noisefilm we're outta here and end it like this
Không có nhận xét nào:
Đăng nhận xét