A couple of weeks ago we made a trip to Taronga Zoo.
One of the families from daycare had a spare pass that we borrowed for the day.
First we went through the bird sanctuary and the kids were not overly impressed and were more interested in the waterfalls and the leaves fallen off the trees.
After that we walked past the playground and Lucas immediately ran off (Aiden was a bit more hesitant as he is more cautious) and couldn't get enough of going down the big slide (by himself).
The seal show was more to the taste of Aiden even though he'd seen it before.
After this we went to the Australian section of the park to see some kangaroos (including a tree kangaroo) and other wildlife.
23. April 2014 12:04
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Here is some more photos from the shoot the other day. They are not my favourites, but good enough to share I think.
Model: Kerry Ann Peterson
Model: Gabriella Srage
Model: Emma Perceval
22. April 2014 12:04
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I just finished another edit of one of the photos from the open day.
Someone else had posted a photo of a dream like impression and I wanted to see if I was able to do the same with one of my photos.
Model: Taylia Lopez
Lighting & Set: Studio 1A
Hair & Make-up: Kabuki Mee Designs
I also did another photo of one of the other girls at the photo shoot.
Model: Britney Williams
Hair:
Cara Leupuscek Makeup:
Melisa Tomic Sets: Studio 1A Sydney
19. April 2014 15:04
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The photoshoot last week provided a lot of lessons...some learnt and some where I need more practice.
My main reason for participating was to gain more experience working with models and especially be able to pose models better. A secondary objective was to get some great photos that I can use for my portfolio and for this website.
I think I succeeded with both objectives although I definitely need more experience with posing.
I had no idea what to expect before getting there apart from knowing
that there would be a number of models, makeup artists and a number of
different sets.
The format is pretty simple...first come first serve to a set. You use
the time effectively, work quick and take 20-30 shots with each model
and after that you let someone else have a turn and move onto a
different set.
This means that you have to work very effective with the models and try
and get a good photo. You cannot change the set and you cannot change
the light setup so in terms of creativity this is quite limiting.
It came in very handy that I have done some studio photography and have a
good understanding of the theory. This means that it was easier for me
to work with the variables that I could change, mainly changing my
position on the set to get different shadows
and lights and then also let the models move closer or further away from
the lights to change this. I definitely think that this allowed me to
get some pretty unique photos, but I definitely something I need to do
more of if I get the chance to do this again.
Also, some of the models were professional models and others had done
absolutely no modelling before. They all presented different challenges,
as the professional models will give you the model poses and looks and
it it hard to change this without it being
pretty obvious that you only have little experience. The ones with no
experience required a lot more guidance and this was where I really
struggled and I definitely need some more standard poses that I can pull
out for these situations. That said some of the
models with no experience did really good and the most of the models
were rally good fun to work with.
I especially found it really hard to pose with the male models.
Another thing is how social media works. The agreement was that you
would put your shots into a dropbox folder so that the hair and makeup
artists as well as the model could access low resolution files and at
the same time get access to your contact details
if they would like prints/hires files. I also posted the photos on the
groups facebook page and the response was amazing compared to what I
normally get on photos. Lots of likes and suddenly everyone wants to be
my friend on Facebook (they may be disappointed
when they see the stuff I normally post) and most amazing is the
response from the models and the hair and makeup artists...a number of
them are already using the material to promote themselves (which I am
fine with as long as it doesn't go beyond that) and
they are leaving comments/shares saying things such as 'this is my
favourite photo from the day so far'.
Not knowing what gear to bring I brought pretty much everything I terms
of lenses and even a couple of flashes and grey cards. I ended up
shooting with my 85mm f1.4 pretty much most of the time and occasionally
changing to a 50mm f1.4 for full body shots or
on the sets where there wasn't much space on the set. What I didn't
bring was my 105mm macro lens. I could have used this lens for getting
in close for detail type shots and wish I had brought this along.
I should also have brought an ND8 filter for shooting natural light at
f1.4...even with the Nikon D800 it was next to impossible to not
overexpose using that bright light.
They have announced that they will be holding another shoot in august
which I am planning to participate in and they also have a nude workshop
in July that I am trying to convince Kim that I should go to...but we
will see.
18. April 2014 07:04
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Miyuki is a makeup artist and had never done any modeling before and this was the first time as a model.
She has a really nice outfit/hair piece and the makeup was done really
nicely. The skin in her face is absolutely flawless and virtually no
re-touching was required.
Photographer: Rene Pallesen
Model: Miyuki Tsuda
Hair and Makeup: Kabuki Mee Designs
Set/Light: Studio 1A Sydney
18. April 2014 07:04
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One of the professional models on the day was Melanie. She knows how to model and give you the looks but it also made it hard to get a unique photo. Even though I did get a lot of great photo I think the one below is the best...it is very magazine like.
At one point during my session with her she started talking to some other people down the back and she became all smiley and giggly...the modelling cover totally disappeared. I really kick myself that I didn't keep shooting while this happened.
Photographer: Rene Pallesen
Model: Melanie J Bowers
Hair: Cara Leupuscek
MUA: Melisa Tomic
Studio and lighting : 1A Sydney
18. April 2014 07:04
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Pia had a very cool red and white facepaint/makeup. It was a bit strong for the set but I think it is pretty good in black and white with a slight hint of the colours blended back in.
Photographer: Rene Pallesen
Model: Pia Prestley
Hair: Cara Leupuscek
MUA: Marie Donnell
Studio and lighting : 1A Sydney
17. April 2014 14:04
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At the photo shoot there was also a couple of male models.
I find it a lot harder to pose males than females...with females I can (kind of) tell what looks good and what doesnt and when I get a goo pose I know it. With males it is a lot harder as I never think about what looks masculine.
This day was a really eye opener that before I next time have to shoot a male I will have to do a bit of homework and have some general ideas already mapped out.
At the end of the day they were shooting inside this caged lift and I got the this shot. Later I saw another photographers photo using the same setting and it was amazing.
It was really cool to see what other people did in the same set and I learned so much just from watching other photographers as well as models.
I also did a couple of shots using a projection screen...not a big fan, but I did snap the following that turned out somewhat ok but not entirely happy about it.
Model:
Sudip Limbu Hair:
Cara Leupuscek Makeup: Melinda
Lighting & Sets: Studio 1A Sydney
17. April 2014 14:04
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I did another set/makeup shoot with Valerie in a more 50's style setting.
First I had her standing up, but just could not get the poses working for me with the makeup and the set...just somehow seemed out of place and it was my second set of the day so I was still trying to get used to the whole idea of giving posing directions.
Eventually I had her sit down and managed to get this photo which I think captured the whole 1950's style much better.
Model : Valerie Pueovska
Hair :
Cara Leupuscek MUA :
Melisa Tomic Studio/Set: 1A Sydney
Photographer :
Rene Pallesen