The photoshoot plans for this weekend have been going very well.
“Jess”:http://livejournal.com/~sivatonight/ has been a HUGE help in running a bunch of errands today to get little bits and pieces of this and that. She’s been a great source of calm and order, which I sorely need, sometimes. And, she managed to put up with my “well, it needs to look just like this… only different” type requests and manage to carry them all out perfectly.
“Tony”:http://livejournal.com/~joiseyguy/ has also helped a lot by offering his experience, advice, and by loaning me a rather expensive ($100ish) white backdrop/floor covering and a few slave strobes if I decide I need them.
Also, thanks to “Freecycle”:http://www.freecycle.org/ and a kind lady named Carol in Flower Mound, I obtained the chain-link fencing I needed for a prop for free. I’m still looking for a metal trash can and about 5′ of heavy chain (the condition of these items is unimportant), however. If any of you live in the DFW area and happen to have these things that you would be willing to give/lend me, please let me know.
Tonight, I have a few tasks to accomplish. First, I have to stop over at Tony’s and pick-up the previously mentioned backdrop. Then, I have to calculate the materials I will need to build a few pieces of lighting equipment (two light panels (think, a very tight, portable, slightly see-through curtain measuring about 6′x4′) a small floor light stand to hold a backlight, and a backdrop holder). Then, I have to run to the hardware store and pickup any of the above props that I haven’t been able to find otherwise, and the materials needed for the equipment. Then, of course, I have to build the equipment and “sew” a bit to cover the panels with material. I also have to build one of the props but it is crafty in nature so I imagine Jess will be glad to take that task off my hands. Then, if I end up buying a trash can, I get to go out in the parking lot and beat the crap out of it. That part will be fun.
After all that is said and done, I get to go back in side, move all the furniture in my living room to one side, put all of my dining room furniture into the living room, and then create tomorrow’s shoot scene in my dining room as best as possible so I can make sure I have a general idea of where I want the lights placed and how I want the scene established, and basic poses I want to see “Rachelle”:http://livejournal.com/~titania_kitty in.
If any of you are bored, like working with hacksaws and PVC, and don’t have anything to do tonight, feel free to give me a call.
Then, tomorrow, I have to get up at about 8am (which isn’t a problem for me since I’m usually up by 6am anyway). After getting myself ready, I have to prepare all the the stuff I will need for transport. Then I’ll stick my camera my tripod, and the two light panels in the truck. At 10:00am Jess and I will get to Joel and Emily’s. We’ll go to a nearby park and do their engagement photos. Afterwards, I’ll go back home, recharge my batteries (just in case) and unload the card. Then, I’ll load up the truck with all the rest of the needed materials and we’ll arrive at a house in Plano at 4:00pm where Rachelle’s shoot is taking place. After 2-3 hours of shooting with her, I’ll head home, unload the truck, breathe for a minute, and then head over to Justin’s house for his birthday party.
Then, on Sunday, Jess and I are driving out to White Settlement to see my new niece.
Damn… this has been a busy week.