Denver model photography

A couple saturdays ago, I got to do some model photography in Denver. Jay Kilgore over at Club Supershoot was going over the business side of shooting models.

We discussed all the aspect of running a photography business from incorporating to marketing. Jay brought us all up to speed on some of the new laws covering model photography and what we should do to cover our asses. The main goal was to have great shots to build a model portfolio. This included a head shot, full body and a product shot.



The class also got to see the downside of models as only one out of the three models showed up. Joelle arrived on time & was a bubbly fun girl to shoot all day.

One of the pluses of the day was seeing first hand the contributions the MUA can bring to a shoot. Julie Gallahue of Goldie Mae Productions was a crack up and did an amazing job on the hair & make up. I'll definitely be using a MUA on shoots when I can.

Glamour Photography with Club SuperShoot

Several months ago Colorado SuperShoot recently had a Glamour Photography workshop were I got to shoot several models all dressed up in fancy makeup & outfits.



Jay showed us how he shoots glamour style with his big diffusion panels, soft boxes & umbrellas. He set up three separate stations that we all got to shoot to see the difference the light modifiers made.



I don't know how late they stayed as I had to leave but I guess it went in late. Beside getting some cool photos, this experience has broadened my lighting views. I've become more comfortable using studio lighting thanks to these shoots.

Model Photography with Club SuperShoot

This last summer, I got to shoot some model photography here in Denver. While surfing the web I came across the Colorado SuperShoot website. They had an event coming up so I signed up.

I haven't had much practice shooting models in the past. I've usually just shot friends, family & a few other clients. Model photography is a whole other world then what I'm used too. It's easy to ask you brother to just wait while you compose this shot, or your friend to try that trick one more time to make sure it's awesome. But having a model willing to do what I ask her. Way different!



The guy putting it all together is Jay Kilgore who is quite comfortable shooting anything. The shootout had about 20 photogs show up and although some of the models didn't, the models that did.... were terrific! Thanks Reese and Mihaela.



We started out with shooting only available light. Later we added a reflector, then some people started using on camera flash & a couple of us did some off camera flash. I pulled out my SB-800 and pocketwizards and got some rim light to seperate my subject. Later, Jay even did a demo using a big Elichrome Ranger that everyone got a chance to try.



The big ol' ranger on the light stand started to act as a lightning rod once the rain & lightning came. This bit of danger kinda forced the session to end early.



All in all, it was a good day. I left with a smile on my face & some good shots in my camera. Hopefully next time there will be more models to talk to. I've got to get more comfortable directing them and this kind of opportunity really helps.