Originally posted by JayWalk:
Any particular things to avoid?
Any things to be sure of?
How did you select a location? (I don't have a studio)
Did you pose the model or let them do most of the posing?
So any advice would be much needed. |
Particular thins to avoid: Bright sunlight. You'll want to shoot for a while, don't get your models sun-burned. Wear sunscreen ;-) Really, during the summer, I keep sunscreen in my camera bag.
Anything to be sure of: You'll always want just a little more memory than you currently have.
How to select location: Privacy. Even for fully clothed outdoor shoots, you don't want a crowd gathering around. I remember doing a bikini shoot at the beach and this group of teenage boys gathered. I think they were partly in awe and jealous of me and fascinated by my lovely model. But, it got hard to work with the model who had become a bit shy from all the attention.
Posing: I usually give general directions and then work with the model to make slight modifications to what she comes up with. I like to let the models pose themselves though, because I don't want to force poses and make them look unnatural.
My biggest advice though is to remain confident in your skills. You will be nervous though, but try not to let it show. Keep the model occupied in converstaion, it keeps her from getting bored.
Fill-flash is your friend with outdoor photo shoots. Or reflectors if you have one and an assistant to position it.
Polarizer filters, while they add more to what you have to do for each shot add dimension to skies.
If I come up with any other tips, I'll post them here. About all I can think of at the moment.
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