The “last shoot with Laura”:http://revjim.net/item/10150/ went really well. However, the shoot before this one was “three months ago”:http://revjim.net/item/10076/. I need more practice than that.
I think one shoot a week (with a week off every now and then) is a good goal to aim for. Perhaps, after a few at this pace, I’ll step it up some or relax it a bit. Morgan’s already tentatively offered herself on one of the days around Thanksgiving, and Laura has tentatively offered again for the weekend of 11/6. That leaves this weekend (the weekend of 10/23), next weekend (the weekend of 10/30), and the weekend of 11/20.
This will be “test”, “TFP” or “Time For Prints” work. In other words, you will receive prints in exchange for your time with me. I take about 50 shots an hour. This will usually be edited down to about 2 to 5 shots of good work. Since I shoot digital, you will receive digital versions of each of those edited images. Additionally, upon request, I’ll give you the larger, hi-res, versions to use. On top of that, I usually give one 8×10″ print per hour of shooting. Typical shoots are about 3 sets, one hour each, resulting in 6 to 15 images and 3 prints.
Are you interested? If so, please read below to find out what I’m looking for. If you meet those qualifications, please send me an email (jim AT revjim DOT net) and let me know when you’re available. If I don’t know you, please send a picture along with your email if you have one. Also, be sure to let me know if you have a specific idea in mind, specific ideas you would be adamantly against, or if you’re just willing to pose in any manner that I might cook up.
So, what am I looking for?
Quite a few of you offered to be models the “last time”:http://revjim.net/item/10056/ I was looking for people. I made tentative plans with a few of you then and then realized, after the first two shoots, that I had stretched myself a little thin by saying that I was willing to photograph anyone. With most of the pressure being put on me to “be creative” and organize everything, it’s too difficult to try to learn too many different types of work all at the same time. So, for those of you that did offer yet I never finalized plans with, I apologize. If our original plans fit outside of what I’m looking at working with right now, I’ll get back to you or make another call for participants when I’m ready to try something like that. Or, if you’d be willing to do something different than what we discussed last time, then please let me know again. If our plans did fit what I’m looking for now, then, somehow, I must have forgotten that portion of our plans (there was a lot of people emailing me at that time about this). So, please let me know again.
First of all, “Artsy” work only: I need to have control over the final content of the image. Attempting to produce an image to someone else’s specifications is a bit too difficult, right now. While I’ll most likely ask you for input regarding a situation or scene you’d like to see yourself in or a scenario that you’d find interesting, unless your idea is exactly in line with the kind of shot I’m looking for, it’s unlikely that the end result will be exactly what you envisioned. This is especially true if you are looking for a clean, unedgy portrait of yourself that you can put in this year’s Christmas cards.
Secondly, Studio work only, for the most part: Dealing with on location work adds a complexity that I’m not ready for right now. Transporting myself and my equipment, remote setup, space constraints, unaccounted for lighting, the need for location scouting, random passers-by, and permission to use issues makes for too many variables in the mix for me to be successful. If the remote location is large (at least 15′x15′, and owned by you or someone you know) it will be considered.
Thirdly, no couples, for the most part: While I have toyed with the idea of throwing additional people into the background of a shot while still focusing the camera’s attention on one person, having two people as the subject of a photograph adds additional difficulties. Additionally, couples generally want the photograph to represent them and their relationship which makes it even more difficult. Couples will be considered if they are willing to be singled out as individual subjects in various images and if they will be okay with never actually being in the same shot (if that’s what it comes down to).
Finally, no children or pets: If your pet or child doesn’t move much (a pet rock, pet turtle, etc), is well behaved, and doesn’t get performance anxiety, then perhaps. But for the most part, I just can’t do this right now. It adds too much commotion and too many time constraints for me to dodge.
Thanks in advance.