Comments on: Directing and relaxing models — Photography podcast #44 https://www.photography.ca/blog/2008/04/30/directing-and-relaxing-models-photography-podcast-44/ Photography podcast blog and forum Tue, 03 Jan 2017 21:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: admin https://www.photography.ca/blog/2008/04/30/directing-and-relaxing-models-photography-podcast-44/comment-page-1/#comment-81186 admin Fri, 16 May 2008 15:24:21 +0000 http://www.photography.ca/blog/?p=90#comment-81186 Sorry for taking so long to approve this Alex — I’ve been away recently and trying to spend just a wee bit of time offline…so hard.

I guess for me it depends on the use. If the shots are for me I don’t show them as I know what from a shot and provide verbal feedback.

If the shots are for the model then I’ll show a few of the better ones and get their feedback.…but that’s ONLY when I shoot one on one. If I’m at an event like a wedding — forget it though since once one person sees you showing the shots…everyone wants to see and they can slow you down at the least opportune times.

Thx!

marko

]]> By: Alex Wilson https://www.photography.ca/blog/2008/04/30/directing-and-relaxing-models-photography-podcast-44/comment-page-1/#comment-77646 Alex Wilson Fri, 02 May 2008 14:36:43 +0000 http://www.photography.ca/blog/?p=90#comment-77646 With portraits in particular, I find people will often pick different images of themselves than I would. People know what they like and don’t like about their own face, and it can be really hard to guess the subtleties that will make them pick their favourite image from the shoot.

During a shoot, I tend to take little breaks and review the images just shot with the model. Even though it’s just a small preview on the back of the camera, getting feedback from the model about the images they like or don’t like can be key in honing in on better images they will like even more. It only takes a minute to flip through the images quickly, but when the model sees an image they like or don’t like more than the others, I’ll ask what it is about that particular shot. Whether is an angle, pose, or lighting change, it give both the photographer and model a starting point for the next group of images.

The breaks are good just for helping the model relax as well, not to mention feeling like they are contributing more to the shoot than just sitting in front of the camera.

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