January 15, 2009

gulp! so this is how the first time feels!

ok, so its not the kind of first time you might be thinking ... perv!
lem sent us a note early this week asking a few of us who lives south if we would like to take photos of candidates for a school pageant.  i did not really commit since it was a work day and i was set on malou & jayd covering the shoot.  i decided to tag along since the hours were moved when work is over already.

i ended up having to shoot some pictures since malou (toink!) decided to just do the BTS.  remind me to slap her next time i see her.  it was the first time i had to do a shoot by myself but doing so, i learned a great deal of what things i still need to learn.  doing a shoot by yourself - feels like your on stage about to make your performance. its scary and exhilirating at the same time.  having had no experience posing the models, i was happy that malou helped out pose the models.  posing the girls was easier - you just make them look pretty & a hint of seduction and you're done.  the guys - totally a different case.  one thing i realized shooting on location is before the shoot, you really need to get acclimated to your surroundings.  we kept on shooting on one side before we roamed around and found a location where light was better and created unbelievable drop shadows.

i realized also that shooting 14 people is tiring.  you can easily run out of creative juices half-way if you are not careful.

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