2011 was a tumultuous year to say the least; ups and downs and everything in between. Yet, I was able to work with some fantastic people and that within itself saved what may have been a year long catastrophe.
It isn't anything you haven't heard of before; economic uncertainty which leaves you paralyzed on what to do with your business. Should you expand, shrink back, close it altogether, or keep pushing by not giving in to the panic? Well many of us do not have the luxury of giving up so we move on. In doing so, I've found that it certainly forces your creativity to its fullest. You think of lighting scenarios and set design tricks you may have never tried resulting in beautiful work. Such is strife I suppose - forcing you to fail or push beyond your comfort zones into new territory. Decisions have to be made and in doing so you have to learn to live with them. However, when possible I aim for the latter. Consequently, I was able to stumble upon working with a well known friend with incredible untapped beauty.
Don't get me wrong... I've always known she was beautiful. I also knew she had the tools to model upon first meeting her many many years ago. In fact, she's breathtaking and always was; at least since I've known her. Even so, it was more fun than I ever imagined. Most people (even those you know) fret a bit upon the onset of any serious modeling but I had no idea photographic chemistry would come so easy.
This is what you want as a photographer. Even working amid amateur models or models of very little experience you want ease. You want a relaxed fun atmosphere resulting in great creative chemistry between you and your subject(s).
In my opinion it all stems from trust. Trust that you're gonna make the pictures tasteful, trust that your creative autonomy will result in beautiful imagery and trust that you have his/her best creative interests in mind. Your integrity as an artist will come thru in that belief and I believe that models and photographers (depending on your role) can sense that sincerity.
Many start out nervous. Acknowledge it and reinforce the positive aspects of what you're doing. Share, communicate and never ever force the process. With this model I didn't even know how much time had elapsed. It was fluid, fun and unassuming. There were no weird moments, no awkward silences nor any wardrobe malfunctions. It was just plain fun and we both carried an unswerving belief that whatever pictures we get are all great pictures.
It isn't anything you haven't heard of before; economic uncertainty which leaves you paralyzed on what to do with your business. Should you expand, shrink back, close it altogether, or keep pushing by not giving in to the panic? Well many of us do not have the luxury of giving up so we move on. In doing so, I've found that it certainly forces your creativity to its fullest. You think of lighting scenarios and set design tricks you may have never tried resulting in beautiful work. Such is strife I suppose - forcing you to fail or push beyond your comfort zones into new territory. Decisions have to be made and in doing so you have to learn to live with them. However, when possible I aim for the latter. Consequently, I was able to stumble upon working with a well known friend with incredible untapped beauty.
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This is what you want as a photographer. Even working amid amateur models or models of very little experience you want ease. You want a relaxed fun atmosphere resulting in great creative chemistry between you and your subject(s).
In my opinion it all stems from trust. Trust that you're gonna make the pictures tasteful, trust that your creative autonomy will result in beautiful imagery and trust that you have his/her best creative interests in mind. Your integrity as an artist will come thru in that belief and I believe that models and photographers (depending on your role) can sense that sincerity.
Many start out nervous. Acknowledge it and reinforce the positive aspects of what you're doing. Share, communicate and never ever force the process. With this model I didn't even know how much time had elapsed. It was fluid, fun and unassuming. There were no weird moments, no awkward silences nor any wardrobe malfunctions. It was just plain fun and we both carried an unswerving belief that whatever pictures we get are all great pictures.
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