First of all,let me sum up this shoot with two words, Good times.There's a big reason this shoot was so important to me,as it was one I had planned for a long time.It was also the first shoot I needed a property release for which got me pretty nervous.The best part about it was that I couldn't have asked for a better location.The owners of the property were very pleasant when I spoke with them and I was free to use whatever I had to,so before I go on any further I have to thank them one more time for letting me use their property for this photo shoot.
I pass several barns around here in my town and have been thinking about getting a model and setting something up. Small jobs here and there have been keeping me busy but I have never gotten around to setting things up like I had to do with this set.
First of all, I had given Renee some criteria for what she should be dressed in and she showed up in exactly what I had in mind and made everything go by so much smoother. Having my girlfriend and a friend of mine there to help also didn't hurt,so HUGE! thanks to them also.
Last but not least these past few weeks a friend and I have been in talks of setting up a few projects for ourselves to benefit our portfolios.We have some wonderful ideas in store and I'm looking forward to getting this out to the public as soon as I get the chance! Basically we'll be shooting some faux ads. These ads will help build my portfolio, Paul' s, and those of the models/makeup artists/hair dressers we may be using; will let me expand on my skills and style as a photographer; and give me a great amount of creative freedom. If things go as planned you should be looking at about a couple dozen of new images by the end of the summer! Wish me luck lol.
