When I first shoot with someone, we usually stick to a very casual and safe shoot plan. I will often keep my shooting angles fairly safe and we move quickly from one shot to the next so I don't lose their attention. Shooting with someone on several occasions builds a certain level of trust, and that trust comes in handy when wanting to try things that are a little different.
This is now the third time I've shot with J, and each time we get something even cooler. With the trust we've developed comes a patience (for my finicky lighting) and belief that, if we do it right, even a brutalist concrete building straight out of the 70's can look good. The moment our mutual trust was very clear to me was when she didn't look at me like I was (too) crazy upon asking her to wave around a piece of fabric while I shot 100+ frames. Worth it? You tell me.
(The dress shot below is a draft. It will need some work before it gets sent off to retouching.)
This is now the third time I've shot with J, and each time we get something even cooler. With the trust we've developed comes a patience (for my finicky lighting) and belief that, if we do it right, even a brutalist concrete building straight out of the 70's can look good. The moment our mutual trust was very clear to me was when she didn't look at me like I was (too) crazy upon asking her to wave around a piece of fabric while I shot 100+ frames. Worth it? You tell me.
(The dress shot below is a draft. It will need some work before it gets sent off to retouching.)
