Assisting lifestyle shoot tomorrow morning?

[texxter]

I have a lifestyle shoot early tomorrow morning. I normally do these things alone, but if you're new to photography and interested in learning more about working on location, don't mind carrying stuff, and have time tomorrow, please let me know.

I'll get some help with the equipment and you'll get some learnings. This is a not a shoot-along opportunity, but an assisting-and-learning opportunity.

[mmuhlenkamp]

PM'd you. I was looking for something fun and interesting to do tomorrow anyways

[texxter]

Thanks, Melissa. I will see you in the morning.

[texxter]

Melissa, thank you so much for your good help this morning, rain and all! Without your assistance it would have been difficult or impossible to deal with the large reflector and also the strobe under the rain! Much appreciated!

And I hope you got some helpful experience out of the session.

Here are some samples:

#1. High key portrait with ambient light. The key light was provided by a 4x6 ft reflector Melissa was holding in front of the model with light coming from behind mostly. I like the way the light from behind is kissing the model's right cheek.



#2 This is the same location, but now Derrick is facing the light - the key light is coming from an opening right in front of him. There is additional light coming from his left and his right. No reflector was used for this one.



#3 Lifestyle portrait, with light coming from the left, in front of the model and also behind him. Melissa is holding a reflector to camera right.



#4 The model is getting flat lighting from the front, and also some from his back. I liked the tone of the reflections on the window, camera right. No reflector was used.



#5 This is next to the Frisco Museum, an old cabin that's been reconstructed. The day was very cloudy and rainy, but I wanted to get the feel of sunset. Light was provided by a 1,200 ws strobe about 12 ft from the model, with a 7 in. reflector and a full cut of CTO gel. Camera WB was set to daylight. The gelled strobe, with its semi-harsh light produces the effect of sunset.

[Bill M]

Love the photos and explanations of lighting for each one. Have to love the natural light when it's available. If I lived closer I'd come helped Melissa hold the reflectors! LOL

[texxter]

Thanks, Bill! Today light was really flat, as it's cloudy and raining in North Texas! But we did what we could, and having Melissa help with reflectors made a big difference. Hope to meet you soon and photograph together.

[Phanee]

O..OH.. i missed this thread yesterday.
Nice set of images as always.

[mmuhlenkamp]

Thanks for having me along, Paco. It was great to see how you work. I think the first image is my favorite, I really like the way the light outlines his face.

Nice work!

[janikphoto]

What is this being used for? Is it just pics for the consumer, or acting headshot type stuff?

[texxter]

They are for the models portfolio and for my stock library. These are samples from the session, we still have to pick out the final selections. The model already has headshots. He wanted to add one or two more looks to his book.

[ldelacruz]

Paco,
Great job on the posing and the lighting! Are these the final crops?

[texxter]

Thanks, Lonnie. I dont think the images have been cropped much, if anything at all. And these are not necessarily the best images, just four that looked decent and I wanted to share. Feedback is welcome.