A few years ago I did a promo shoot for a new bar/lounge called Chaps. I was asked to shoot images of the girls in their chaps. There were 12 girls and one stretch limousine. Let me tell you that was “pretty” tough work. 🙂
Tough Work
Monte Stevens
Retired. Having fun with photography. Journal daily. Meditate daily. Learning haiku/poetry. Have a love for fountain pens.
4 Comments
Paul
Tough work? Yeah, right! Sounds like the beginnings of an interesting music video. I’m thinking … girls in chaps, limousines, bottles of champagne, Monte, and … 😉
Monte Stevens
… and more girls!! Well, in my case mature women. 🙂 Actually it was tough work. I was a greenhorn with off camera flash and really did not do a very good job. I had a tough time getting the firls to relax and just be themselves except for a couple of them. But what a learning experience.
Ken Bello
Yeah, this is tough work! But seriously, portraits are the hardest part of photography for me, and the most demanding. The folks that love to do portraits and do them all the time have developed the necessary skills to do the job right, but it still ain’t easy.
Monte Stevens
We do need to be people oriented. It’s important for them and us to be relaxed. Otherwise, we will not bring out the personality of the model. And, yes we do have to have the craft down, know how to use reflectors and lights. It comes down to practice.