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I verbally direct them as much as possible but I often just get in the pose I want the model to do. I must look pretty funny doing it but it gets me the results I want. Dec 20 06 04:53 pm Link i think the best thing to do is try to get "inside" of your shot... who is the girl in front of the camera? what does she think about? what soes she do in her spare time? think of it as directing a scene in a movie, except it's a still. you have to let the model know what her "charcter" is? is she the heiress? the seductress? the timid girl? the tramp? once you tell the model that before you shoot it not only makes her comfortable because she's informed but... it makes you comfortable as well because you've had a conversation with her. after that then just keep sight of what you had told her to begin with... make sure she is always that "character" in the shot... meaning... would "that" girl sit that way or would she sit this way? would she be expressive with her arms or not? these are just a few things and of course... practice practice practice... if you're taking a snap shot of your folks this holiday season... tell them to do something specific so that you direct someone with out pressure of wrecking the whole shoot and without pressure of it being a stranger you're telling to arch her back. lastly, always remember that you are in charge... half of being a good director is being a good captain! peace homie, jose angel berrios Dec 20 06 04:57 pm Link Daniela V wrote: Fucking right. That's the biggest pet peeve I have with models. Showing up and not knowing what the fuck to do. It's like, I brought the lights, the camera, had the idea, bought the props and location, sometimes provide wardrobe, have a MUA on hand and you want me to fucking POSE you too??? Fuckouttahere!!! Dec 20 06 06:09 pm Link Ransom J wrote: That's so sexy when you talk like that Dec 20 06 06:11 pm Link Ransom J wrote: so thats why all those topless girls in thongs keep showing up in my studio. Dec 20 06 08:01 pm Link posing a model is easy. try being a portrait photographer and posing a 4yo girl with her 1 week old sister. or even more fun a mentally challenged person in a wheel chair in a group family photo. Dec 20 06 08:05 pm Link I think the thing that helps me the most is when the photographer has a key emotion or concept in mind. If i'm given what type of sad or to what extent they want me to be pissed off in a pic or whatever it helps me "roleplay" the photograph. Could always try that. ~Samantha Dec 20 06 08:07 pm Link Samantha Grace wrote: It also helps when the photographer knows their left from right too Dec 20 06 08:32 pm Link NC17 wrote: Good point, so far everyone I have worked with knows left from right. I was making a joke about working with a model who knows left from right. I have moved to the photographers left, rather then my left. I thought I was being smart. Dec 21 06 01:36 am Link Samantha Grace wrote: You? Smart? never! Oh, I'm sorry, I'm the dumb blonde. Dec 21 06 01:46 am Link |
