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Results day 1 of the Ultimate weekend

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Today some of the results from day 1 of the recent Ultimate workshop weekend in our studio in Emmeloord.
This is one of the most intense workshops I teach ranging from A-Z on model photography, during 2 days (and an evening) the attendees and me run through many different setups, techniques and problems you can encounter during photoshoots, but most of all there is a lot of attention to the little things that can make a photoshoot so much more interesting.

 

Today the results from day 1 as promised:
Models : Nadine and Jonathan
Styling : Nadine
Assistants : Chaim, Christa, Angela

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Results workshop A-Z

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The workshop “Fashion shoot A-Z” is without a doubt one of the workshops I always really look forward to (but I actually say that with all the workshops, but this one…. well you know what I mean) during this workshops the attendees are not shooting themselves, this means I have a lot more time to really dive into the whole concept of the modelshoot, in fact this workshop was created during the time I wrote my book  “Mastering the modelshoot” which actually had the work title “A-Z” Scott (Kelby) wanted me to write a book covering every single aspect of the modelshoot and I thought it would be a cool idea to also do a workshop like this, the name A-Z is still attached to the workshop but will be changed in 2015 to “Mastering the modelshoot”.

 

During the day I show different light setups, often 3-4 and explain everything about them, how to meter them, which modifiers to use and of course the big “why did you choose this”. After every shoot I will directly go back to the computer and show all the editing I do including the sharing on social media. The workshop is filled with information on working with the models, adding mood to a shoot, styling etc. it’s just way too much to write down here.

 

During this workshop Nadine was our model and this always means a little bit of extra to the styling.
So here are some of the results of that day.

 

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Results cameratools workshops

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Last week I was a guest speaker at the CameraTools week of light/studio.
During the day I taught 2 2 hour workshops in their shop, the fun part was that the idea was to keep it to 90 minutes and let the group shoot for 30 minutes, but when I asked what the group wanted… to shoot or me to continue teaching they all said “continue teaching”… well I guess they did not like the backgrounds 😀

 

The model for that day was our own topstylist (and model) Nadine, it’s always a blast work with someone that creative.
Today some of the images we shot during that day, and the theme was…. well colorful and blast from the past.

 

The backgrounds you see is a mix of the amazing Lastolite series (really love those) and the real deal.

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Go all out

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Don’t be afraid to go all out during a photoshoot, always think about movies, when do we “believe” the movie?
When everything is right, the makeup, the acting, the clothing, the lighting etc.
In fact model photography is just like acting, only our models do it on 1/1000’s of a second instead of 24fps.
So when I want to shoot something I’ll try to push the model for the right expression, get the clothing right, take care of the lighting and the location. When this all comes together…. you have a story telling shot.
So the next time you watch a movie from (for example) the Asylum you will see that the acting is bad, the decors are bad, the SFX is bad etc. etc. so you don’t get pulled in to the movie. Now when you watch a well produced movie where everything is fitting to the story this is where you get pulled in.
So when you want to shoot something with A LOT of expression/madness don’t hold back on expression, but also make sure the clothing is 100% perfect, in this case we used a great stylist and as you can see he did not only used a straight jacket but he actually also made it dirty, damaged etc, it all adds that little bit of extra. Combined with a model that REALLY went for it, and there you go, in opinion a cool shot.
So for your next shoot, make the clothes a bit dirty, push your model for expression or in other words…. think movie 😀

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For more tips to master YOUR photoshoot  get my book “Mastering the modelshoot”