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07/25/2009 06:42:35 PM · #1 |
I am doing a fashion photography shoot for a designer's clothing line and she is just starting out so she doesn't expect exceptionally high-quality shots with fancy lighting and such. However I have no studio equipment whatsoever and I only have 2 lenses, both which are not that appropriate for portraiture. I was thinking of creating a homemade reflector and also thinking of any interesting locations that would work well with the shoot. Anyone have any tips on how to do fashion photography with only outdoor ambient lighting, and how to instruct models?
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07/25/2009 06:50:22 PM · #2 |
Your 70-200 f/4 is a great portrait lens.
homemade reflector=cardboard wrapped in aluminum foil. Or just buy a 5 in 1 reflector. They are useful tools, especially without a lighting set up. Shoot in the shade for nice even lighting. Bounce light from the reflector onto the model and you should be good. Take a friend or two and practice lighting them. Have one friend be your assistant and use the reflector. Find some good spots and give yourself a test run. |
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07/25/2009 06:57:43 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by jdannels:
Your 70-200 f/4 is a great portrait lens.
homemade reflector=cardboard wrapped in aluminum foil. Or just buy a 5 in 1 reflector. They are useful tools, especially without a lighting set up. Shoot in the shade for nice even lighting. Bounce light from the reflector onto the model and you should be good. Take a friend or two and practice lighting them. Have one friend be your assistant and use the reflector. Find some good spots and give yourself a test run. |
Some good advice. Also don't concern yourself with the background too much. The focus is on the clothes! So side streets are good venues. This gives the sense of a "woman on the go".Use a shallow DOF with the background blurred this puts the focus on the model and the clothes. Be creative and shoot at different angles and zoom in on details. This will give your client options.
Remember shoot loads of pics!
Have fun with it. Your enthusiasm will transfer on to your model.
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07/25/2009 07:20:07 PM · #4 |
oh really the 70-200 is good for portraits? did not know this thanks!
I'll try to shoot in the shade as much as possible. What would be ideal weather and what time of day?
I was thinking of doing some urban shots on the side street and other venues. I also had a few other unique concepts in mind but I don't know that it will work well with the style of the designs.
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07/25/2009 09:22:07 PM · #5 |
The 70-200 lens isn't a bad lens to use. However, I rarely pull that lens out when shooting fashion. The main issue being the focus distance. It doesn't allow you to get in as close and still shoot full body. This may not be an issue for you but for me it does come into play in that I tend to get my better shots the closer I work with the model, not to mention the increased flexibility to shoot in tight quarters. I find it's much easier to get a flow going between shooting and instructing. On the plus side it'll give you nice blurred background as I'm sure you're aware.
Another thing, if the designer is present on the shoot, take the time to show her what you're shooting. As a photographer we tend to focus more on the technicals, how the light looks, are the eyes in focus, etc, and less so about how the clothes look. If you're both looking at the images chances are one of you (probably her) will notice the odd creases or the accessory accidentally being covered, especially this being your first go at it.
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07/25/2009 09:37:44 PM · #6 |
| Some ideas can be found in this thread from last week |
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07/25/2009 10:37:13 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by yanko:
The 70-200 lens isn't a bad lens to use. However, I rarely pull that lens out when shooting fashion. The main issue being the focus distance. It doesn't allow you to get in as close and still shoot full body. This may not be an issue for you but for me it does come into play in that I tend to get my better shots the closer I work with the model, not to mention the increased flexibility to shoot in tight quarters. I find it's much easier to get a flow going between shooting and instructing. On the plus side it'll give you nice blurred background as I'm sure you're aware.
Another thing, if the designer is present on the shoot, take the time to show her what you're shooting. As a photographer we tend to focus more on the technicals, how the light looks, are the eyes in focus, etc, and less so about how the clothes look. If you're both looking at the images chances are one of you (probably her) will notice the odd creases or the accessory accidentally being covered, especially this being your first go at it. |
I was thinking the same thing, but the kit lens is so... cheap. I guess I could alternate between them here and there to give a variation of perspectives. |
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07/26/2009 01:18:19 AM · #8 |
| You could look into renting a lens. I have rented from my local camera shop, around $40, not to bad, especially if it's for an important shoot. Possible the designer you are shooting for would pay for a rental? |
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