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My First “shot” at a Fashion Show
One subject of photography that I have been wanting to explore is Fashion. I figured the best way to get started with the subject was to shoot at a few fashion shows to begin networking with others in the area.
The LF Fashion show was at Sen’s Restaurant in San Francisco, California on November 21st. I shot for the Fashion Show coordinator and had a blast!
I have to admit that I have fallen victim to the media-hype of pre-fashion show chaos. The reality of what I walked into contrasted greatly with what I thought I would experience: Where I thought I would see stressed out people rushing around in a state of panic, I saw a group of very chill looking people, clutching cans of RedBull looking like they were trying to stay awake while the Hair and MUA’s methodically worked on each of the models. It was not until a few minutes prior to the show that there was a sudden increase of energy in the room.
This allowed me to get time with the models as they were getting hair and makeup done as well as some group shots before the show on the “VIP Seating Area” and after the show outside.
Since the coordinator had another photographer present who was positioned at the end of the runway, I decided to put a photo-journalistic spin on my work by getting the reaction of those looking on at the models and overall atmosphere of the location.
I am looking forward to my next fashion-show shoot later in December. This experience has given me some ideas to try out.
Recovering from disaster…
OK, so I did have a few moments where the flash would not fire… I had not realized my new battery pack had an idiot setting that prevents the trigger-happy photographer from burning out their flash. The mortality rate on “good shots” was relatively low. There was one shot that had me completely devastated. Brightening this one up only caused a grainy outcome and the color was weak. Panic.
The end result is a conversion to black and white with higher contrast and lens-flare embellishment thanks to Photoshop… note to self; Change the settings on the battery pack.
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