Wednesday, 15 Apr 2009
Lulu and Toffee shoot
Yup I shot a girl and a dog. We shot close to 300 frames over 3.5 hours (over 1.5 just waiting for the sun to set). I learned that dogs do great with hard light because it brings out the contrast in their hair. I also learned that you can create sets on the spots with just a few simple props and ideas. Finally this was perhaps the first shoot where everything was dynamic. The lighting was not set in stone. Unlike Amy’s shoot, I didn’t have a stand-in (Scooby) for the testing of the light. So much of it was trial-and-error-on-the-fly. I remember repositioning several lights during each set and now can’t even tell you exactly where the lights wound up.
When I saw the shots on the small screen, I was impressed. However when I saw them on the big screen, I felt I should have been more impressed but was not. I’m not sure whether it’s my skill as a photographer, my expectations, or just the lack of post-processing. After running it through Photoshop, my level of satisfaction increased with the outcome of the shots. We’ll see what happens after today since I have another shoot.
Here are the final results:
