Monday, March 29, 2010

She's a real model!


Not that I've never seen a real model before (My dear friend, Jon, got me into a fashion show at Bryant Park several years ago and I ended up backstage--it's on my list of "Top Ten Days of My Life"), but I've never had the chance to specifically photograph one in this sort of setting--with a studio, lights. . . and an instructor who showed me in 30 seconds how to change the settings on my four-year-old camera to get amazingly better results, geez! And here is what I think is my best shot of the day:
Is this a safe place? Because, dear reader, I will confide that I was terribly nervous during this photo shoot! I cannot believe I got anything useful at all--I was sweaty and felt like I was shaking when shooting her. The focus of the class today was her eye, specifically the one closest to the camera (the left one). Surprised myself when I loaded them onto my computer; there were several that were very sharp and pretty. I like this one and I feel like it's a very good start. This particular shot was actually taken outdoors in natural light, but still using equipment I've never used before. I've been dying to get a chance to try my hand at some new lighting and techniques and am just so tickled by this, my first studio session! What fun!

Yippee!

4 comments:

  1. Sounds like taking photography classes suits you well. Great photo!

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  2. What are you talking about....I'm not a real model! Just kidding! Love your model shot and I can't believe how crisp it is.. She will love them!

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  3. Looks fantastic, Traci! So glad you're having fun in your class.

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  4. Holly, I was thinking of your voice while I pressed the shutter: "It's all about the eyes." Let's try out my new skills on you when I'm in NY in June--headshots!
    Thanks for the encouragement ladies. I have a long way to go, I'm just excited to finally be going in the right direction!

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