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Have you ever work with a photographer using a way to show you your pictures on a monitor as you are posing? Did you find this helpful? Thanks Oct 27 18 10:43 am Link I have been shown images both on a screen and in the back of the camera, and I personally find it to be very useful. Oct 27 18 11:23 am Link Shooting tethered? Yes, I've worked with multiple individuals who did this. I did find it useful, but I also find it equally useful to be shown (approximately) what we were getting on the back of the camera. Having some idea what my movement in the space looks like adds a context to the movement.
Good verbal cues and active verbal direction, as needed, from the photographer is also just as useful. Oct 27 18 11:28 am Link The few times I had someone shooting tethered, the monitor was too small/too far away from where we were shooting that if I wanted to actually see what was being shot I still had to leave the backdrop/set/whatever and walk over to examine the screen. I'd think that such a thing would be good for making sure small details were more refined but that's impossible to do from across the room so it turned out to not be any more useful than the photographer taking 10 seconds to walk up to me and show me the back of the camera, and in either case it was a very much a "this is just the sort of thing we're doing" preview, not so much a "everything about this is perfect except you need to move your pinky finger half an inch" thing.
I've also had photographers set up mirrors to try to aid in the posing process but I found myself looking at the mirror to make sure I liked what I saw and they were shooting before I was ready and had turned my attention back to the camera. Oct 27 18 07:40 pm Link Laura UnBound wrote: Unfortunately not all studios have this possibility. Oct 28 18 10:24 am Link Laura UnBound wrote: Maybe shooting trough a "see-through" mirror.... I would fell a bit like a voyeur but why not?..... Oct 28 18 12:59 pm Link IMAGINERIES wrote: I think it's all more work than it's worth (tethering, mirrors, etc). It was only mildly helpful when I was first starting out but like I said, sometimes worse than not having it because of the logistics or because people kinda become obsessively reliant on it. Overall you just learn over time to be more mindful of what your whole body is doing and you get a feel for what's almost always going to look good and what wont. Working with a photographer who is practiced enough to slow down and actually pay attention to what they're getting in the camera and will help make any needed adjustments that the model might have missed is better than any monitor or mirror set up. Oct 28 18 07:13 pm Link Hi have done this when the the position of the lighting, or more precisely the shadows, across the face and body is critical. An example is 1930's 1940's Hollywood glamour along the lines of George Hurrell and others. In this case I have the camera tethered wirelessly to my laptop which is connected to a data projector so the image is displayed on a screen as it is taken. This way we both can modify the pose and/or lights as we need to. For this to be successful the model also need to be conversant with the style and it's lighting you both are trying to achieve. Oct 28 18 09:36 pm Link I find Monitors showing pics back in real time not the best situation as the model keeps looking at the outcome on the monitor and not focusing on the event/shot.
I like showing the model the back of the camera to give her an idea of what things look like however, I want her to bring her focus on her imagination and skill not a mirror or monitor. M Oct 29 18 06:59 am Link Laura UnBound wrote: I agree.
Oct 31 18 04:59 am Link Derek Ridgers wrote: Then hopefully its a paid shoot, since trade is supposed to be for images both parties will actually be happy with in the end and it sucks to be surprised with something you don't feel like you bargained for when you set the shoot up. My comment was strictly related to posing
Oct 31 18 10:50 am Link Laura UnBound wrote: Understood. My comment was strictly related to my working methods, which are obviously different.
Laura UnBound wrote: I once worked with a very famous model/actress/singer. She asked to be shown the lighting whilst holding a hand mirror up to her face. I flashed the lights just once - 1/250 of a second or less - she said “that’s fine” and we went ahead.
Nov 01 18 02:32 am Link I am on acting sets for big film/TV shows weekly. The actors never see the take while on set..its the director well..directs he/she sees it and decides what works /doesnt work. Thats why being able to communicate like a director is important for photographers when dealing with models.
But I can see it as being helpful to you at times..But as a photographer I generally dont take many pictures of a bad pose but adjust it before shooting it..so its the photographer who is mainly at fault - either they cant direct you (or give you a story board) or adjust you or they did bad casting. best Mar 23 19 12:40 am Link Yes, I love seeing how the pictures are coming out. Apr 01 19 07:56 pm Link I'm fine with either tethered or untethered.
In certain situations (studio setups, very styled shoots), seeing what is happening on a monitor can be helpful - especially if the photographer is looking for something very specific. It's also helpful to know if something is immediately going wrong/not working. In natural light setups where you're trying to capture natural emotion and movement though, I find it to be detrimental to the work flow and how I interact with a photographer. There ends up being too much back and forth, starting and stopping. Apr 02 19 08:50 am Link I usually show the model some of the images I am photographing. Apr 03 19 10:24 pm Link IMAGINERIES wrote: If tethering or chimping from back of camera and sharing I only find a couple of looks helpful when I'm modeling, (not after every single shot but, maybe after a series of them.)
Apr 04 19 07:57 am Link I show models the photos (on the LCD screen on the back of the camera) periodically during breaks. It helps to build their confidence that we’re getting good stuff. There’s also have a steady verbal stream of direction and feedback during the shoot.
Imo, if the model stops to look at each shot on a monitor as you shoot, it will be distracting, and you’ll never build the rhythm and flow that you want in a shoot – just like if you’re stopping to look at the LCD after each shot. Apr 04 19 04:52 pm Link Chimping from time to time is fine (and helpful, as you can see wardrobe issues sometimes), but I've never found a tethered screen helpful or visible enough to be worth it. Mirrors are usually more of a distraction than anything. Apr 05 19 09:51 am Link I'll be doing it tomorrow!
However as my model is really excellent and experienced it MAY not be helpful as it may break her flow. We'll see. Apr 26 19 10:44 pm Link Rachel Jay wrote: Your wisdom and opinions are always on point! May 02 19 01:12 pm Link Flex Photography wrote: Haha it's in writing now... no takebacks! May 13 19 09:15 am Link I do that myself--use images to show what I like or do not like. In fact I known beyond any reasonable doubt that if the right images are chosen - this works because it has worked for me. Also There are many top notch high end model photographers who have suggested doing this - in articles and even in books they have written. I very strongly suggest mentioning to a potential model in advance of the shoot that you may do this. While its ok for her to say she may have a few ideas of her own (and you should be willing to shoot some of her ideas) -- suggesting you will want to do this may offer a strong clue as to whether she is willing to cooperate. While suggesting beforehand that you are bringing a few samples - she could come right out and say she does not want bother with it or says something a day or two ahead of the shoot like - "I only have an hour for the shoot" so won't have enough time-- then this is your cue to "take a pass" with this particular model. I (rather stupidly) on one of my first photo sessions , learned this the hard way - thinking I would after a few minutes have her full attention. The model was mainly interested in a few quick images for her social sites. May 25 19 02:33 pm Link |
