Blogger Poses As Fashion Photographer

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From last weekend's model shoot. The dress theme was industrial chic or industrial scraps, depending on the spin you put on it. This young lady had eyes as big as saucers, which drew me into the subject.

Most of the shooters brought a full lighting kit. I had light stands and flashes but forgot my umbrellas (these things), which you really need for this kind of work unless you're using a beauty dish or bouncing the light off reflectors or using a gobo or snoot to limit where the hard light falls or...this all gets so complicated. But I've been taught how to use window or door light for indoor pix (thanks, Bobbi!) and that worked fine. In two weeks I start an intensive course on using off-camera flash at my favorite place on earth, the Maine Media Workshops, or, as I call it, camera camp. After that, I'll be doing this kind of stuff better.

Today's the day the whole family goes up the Arch! Reports to follow.

Model Shoot

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So I went to the St. Louis Artist/Photographer/Model Co-op event yesterday. I've done a bit of this but not very much. Didn't know what to expect and it was a lot of fun. The empty warehouse space was steamy-hot. Before long, the models and photographers were in the same shape. It was, in fact, a bit racy. If we used the American film rating system, little or none was G, for general audiences. Some, like these shots, was PG 13 (some material may be inappropriate for children). Most of it would be rated R (under 17 admitted only with parent or guardian, which, unfortunately, means not on this blog). None of it got to the level of the never-seen NC 17 rating (no one under 17 admitted). After a censorship fight in a conservative Midwestern city, someone suggested that this rating actually stood for Not In Cincinnati or Within a 17 Mile Radius.