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Getting into ourselves fashion? Our first ‘fashion’ shoot, how did we fare…

o be honest, we were a bit worried how to handle this outdoor photoshoot since we didn’t have too much experience shooting outdoors. But confidence was on our side and we are quite happy with the end result. The assignment was to show denim clothing in different time periods and concept & styling was done by our lovely new member (*drumroll please) Pink Starsquid!

Previously we were thinking about shooting outside a large mansion but we were unable to find a suitable place. Luckily our stylist thought of shooting it at an old tram museum. So she called the day before and whaddaya know! We arrived around noon and and were kindly welcomed. It was a good thing the place wasn’t swarming with people (but then again, who likes to look at old trams all day). After unloading our stuff (the things you don’t need just to take a couple of photos!), our make-up artist and stylist prepped our model while we went ahead to think how to set up our light. Yes, we didn’t have a plan before.

The Set Up
Too bad we did have somewhat limited means because we only brought our Canon Speedlite, a small umbrella and two reflector discs (one small and one XL).

But, you gotta work with what you have, not everyone can afford a Broncolor Para. Because it was high noon and the sun was actually way too strong, shadows were harsh (a diffuser disc would’ve been handy now). The museum had a partly indoor section and an outdoor section, so we decided to shoot indoor first and wait for the sun to set before shooting outside in the open. We returned back inside and even though the roof acted as a huge diffuser, light shining through was still too strong and produced deep dark shadows (remember, this was during high noon).

We started doing some trial shots outside the tram, but because the place was so huge and we only had one small crappy umbrella and one large and one small reflector disc (we found the reflector disc not particulary handy when you have diffused light), there was no way to light things evenly the way we wanted. We then tried shooting inside the tram, set the camera at low speed to capture more light and after the first initial shots we had our base light. Because the tram didn’t have any doors (like one of those really old ones were you can just hop on) and the windows were large, we set up our umbrella on our camera left and a large reflector disc on our camera right. At this point we wished we’d had a strobe and shaper strong enough to light the whole interior of the tram, but alas. Our model, prepped and all, came and sat in between our light set up and we were off shooting our first photos.

Slaving
I’d say the shoot took about 7-8 hours, basically the whole day. Four outfits, different hair and make-up every time, multiple locations (we also had to drive to the city center for some additional shoots), dragging a shipload of gear around and around. And warm weather. The slavery! Now I wouldn’t mind as long as the catering is ok. I WAS STARVING ALL THE WAY! But seriously, we all had a blast and even though there are many things we need to improve on and keep developing our skill, we can’t wait for our next shoot!

Well, thats all for this issue, enjoy the photos and you know where to comment

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