Had a wonderful shoot with Marian this past Sunday in Brownsville. I finally got around to post-processing the photos the way I wanted and uploaded them to my Flickr gallery.
I think the results work very well, especially considering the shoot was my introduction into studio flash photography. This comes before I acquired the snoot this past Friday so, in a few of the pictures, if it’s not bounced off the umbrella or the nearby wall, the light is coming direct without a modifier.
I have been fortunate to start this new idiom of my photographic journey with some lovely people, inside and out, and Marian is no exception. She was a pleasure to work with and offered ideas and encouragement when she could. And I’m glad she did, because as someone who has had experience in front of the lens, her knowledge only helps me understand the model’s perspective which in turn aids in my communication toward her.
Earlier that same Sunday I had holiday portrait shoots with two families in Olmito. Both families had prepubescent children so I got my gear and prepped for a difficult two hours.
If there is one thing I know about working with children, or animals, as a seasoned photog (photo and video) is that you simply don’t work with children or animals. Of course, you wind up working with either most of the time and both a lot of the time.
But the slug-fest wasn’t as bad as I’ve had in the past. The children were generally well behaved and the parents of the first shoot even held my diffusion panel for several of the shots (like the one above). As usual, the majority of the shots are rubbish and the parents are happy if you just get one fairly decent one (I mean, who better than the parent to know how difficult it would be to photograph their own children?). But the children acclimated well to the lens and wound up photographing well. Despite their inherent predisposition toward childish behavior. Being kids, ya know?
Meanwhile, this Sunday saw me working it with the pro video camera for work as we covered the First Annual Toys For Big Boys Expo at the McAllen Civic Center for Noticias KNVO 48. I got to share the pros of why I would be a killer boyfriend to Gaby, my “back off, I’m workin’ on it” main squeeze who, of course, has a boyfriend. A rich, doctor boyfriend…yeah.
Still, we danced together in front of a large group of people (after telling her I don’t dance) and rubbed each other’s backs a few times. And of course, the massive, awesomely huge hug when she was leaving when everyone else got the “acquaintance lean-in only hug”.
Awwwww, yeah. Finally! Favoritism in my favor. :-D
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