If You Could Photograph Just One Thing...

[LtDave]

But you are shooting models, aren't you?

sort of yes.... not as my main focus (no pun intended). id rather do more of that...

 

[JohnPD]

sort of yes.... not as my main focus (no pun intended). id rather do more of that...

Is it that hard to find models where you are?

 

[LtDave]

Is it that hard to find models where you are?

it certainly seems that way. i could go down to detroit (about an hour drive) but ive got no studio there (actually dont have a studio HERE either but my living room would work fabulously with white walls and HIGH ceiling)...

 

[JohnPD]

it certainly seems that way. i could go down to detroit (about an hour drive) but ive got no studio there (actually dont have a studio HERE either but my living room would work fabulously with white walls and HIGH ceiling)...

I suppose it also depends on what kind of models you are looking for? Finding models for headshots might be easier than say for G&N?

 

[LtDave]

I suppose it also depends on what kind of models you are looking for? Finding models for headshots might be easier than say for G&N?

you would think. i know a gal who was on the local hockey team's cheer team. i offered $50 for 45 minutes of shooting, just doing digitals (what agencies now call the images they use in their catalogs. MINIMAL make up, hair, plain white shirt and jeans and heels against a plain white background or very very lightly tinted gray background).

i was just wanting to put a couple of those type images in my portfolio so i could start looking for headshot clients (businesses, bankers, realtors etc).

Im so sorry Dave, I dont have any time.

really? over $50 and hour, you cant swing by for a dozen photographs? not on an afternoon after work, not on a saturday morning, not any time. id also asked a couple of other members of the cheer team if they wanted to do something similar or do some 'fashion' downtown at a couple of cool locations... nope. no time. theyve seen my IG stuff. theyve seen my stuff from the hockey games, and they even reach out to me and ask for photos at the games (other than what i normally would shoot of them)

ive not had any luck with Model Mayhem getting prospective models to respond. i dont know if most of them even go back on MM after signing up

 

[JohnPD]

you would think. i know a gal who was on the local hockey team's cheer team. i offered $50 for 45 minutes of shooting, just doing digitals (what agencies now call the images they use in their catalogs. MINIMAL make up, hair, plain white shirt and jeans and heels against a plain white background or very very lightly tinted gray background).

i was just wanting to put a couple of those type images in my portfolio so i could start looking for headshot clients (businesses, bankers, realtors etc).

Im so sorry Dave, I dont have any time.

really? over $50 and hour, you cant swing by for a dozen photographs? not on an afternoon after work, not on a saturday morning, not any time. id also asked a couple of other members of the cheer team if they wanted to do something similar or do some 'fashion' downtown at a couple of cool locations... nope. no time. theyve seen my IG stuff. theyve seen my stuff from the hockey games, and they even reach out to me and ask for photos at the games (other than what i normally would shoot of them)

ive not had any luck with Model Mayhem getting prospective models to respond. i dont know if most of them even go back on MM after signing up

Sounds tough. Kids must have it good if they can afford to reject 50 bucks for an hour's work.

 

[LtDave]

Sounds tough. Kids must have it good if they can afford to reject 50 bucks for an hour's work.

yeah, shes mid-20s with another job but youre right. id have JUMPED at the chance especially since all she has to do is pop the knee and stand there.

 

[JohnPD]

yeah, shes mid-20s with another job but youre right. id have JUMPED at the chance especially since all she has to do is pop the knee and stand there.

Maybe she just doesn’t like to have her photo taken. A lot of people are like that: uncomfortable in front of a camera, too self conscious.

 

[CraigMcM]

I'd want to shoot raptors; birds of prey.
Snowy owls are what really excites me.
Eagles, hawks, falcons. I love to see them.
I just don't have opportunities for doing so without traveling,
which can be costly.

Either that, or with unlimited budget, astrophotography.
Costliness for this, of course, goes WAY up.

It's not affordable for me to dedicate myself to either of these pursuits.

 

[JohnPD]

Either that, or with unlimited budget, astrophotography.
Costliness for this, of course, goes WAY up.

It's not affordable for me to dedicate myself to either of these pursuits.

How about a Seestar S30 or S50? Jeff talked about how good they are and how he uses them every clear night. His results with them are astonishing. And those Seestars are fairly reasonably priced too.

In the US the S50 is $499 and the S30 $350.

Here's Jeff's thread on astro equipment: https://focus-on-photography.net/th...y-equipment-and-techniques-and-questions.340/

Maybe an idea?

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

I'd want to shoot raptors; birds of prey.
Snowy owls are what really excites me.
Eagles, hawks, falcons. I love to see them.
I just don't have opportunities for doing so without traveling,
which can be costly.

Either that, or with unlimited budget, astrophotography.
Costliness for this, of course, goes WAY up.

It's not affordable for me to dedicate myself to either of these pursuits.

Craig check out my flickr albums for the affordable Seestar scopes, the links are on this post below

I have added more images from both my S50 and S30 to my flickr album and started a separate album for the S30. So far I have done all my imaging from my light polluted home 300 feet from a major mall and 600 feet from a 24 hour factory. It is Bortle 7.5-8. Bortle is a system for telling how much light pollution your area has. My area is what is known as a transition zone, a cross between suburban and city skies. On dark nights I cannot see the milky way and can't see most constellations only the brighter stars.
Both the Seestar scopes do very well in light polluted areas.
There are dozens of youtube videos and several facebook sites for the Seestar scopes.

Here are my two albums

S50/S30 https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmpadell/albums/72177720314620443

S30 https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmpadell/albums/72177720323580754

As I told Levina my recommendation for you first scope should be the S50 as there are many more smaller targets than there are large targets. almost all galaxies and globular clusters are small even in the S50.

 

[ImageMaker]

you would think. i know a gal who was on the local hockey team's cheer team. i offered $50 for 45 minutes of shooting, just doing digitals (what agencies now call the images they use in their catalogs. MINIMAL make up, hair, plain white shirt and jeans and heels against a plain white background or very very lightly tinted gray background).

i was just wanting to put a couple of those type images in my portfolio so i could start looking for headshot clients (businesses, bankers, realtors etc).

Im so sorry Dave, I dont have any time.

really? over $50 and hour, you cant swing by for a dozen photographs? not on an afternoon after work, not on a saturday morning, not any time. id also asked a couple of other members of the cheer team if they wanted to do something similar or do some 'fashion' downtown at a couple of cool locations... nope. no time. theyve seen my IG stuff. theyve seen my stuff from the hockey games, and they even reach out to me and ask for photos at the games (other than what i normally would shoot of them)

ive not had any luck with Model Mayhem getting prospective models to respond. i dont know if most of them even go back on MM after signing up

I’ve never used MM. Full of flakes I hear. If you ask a young lady for a session, ask her to bring a friend. Make it part of the question. Good for safety - and the friend may want a session for herself too. No problem, but bring a friend… and so on. I never touch a female model. So the friend can help - shift hair or adjust clothing...

I don’t shoot under age folks unless at least one parent comes along.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

I’ve never used MM. Full of flakes I hear. If you ask a young lady for a session, ask her to bring a friend. Make it part of the question. Good for safety - and the friend may want a session for herself too. No problem, but bring a friend… and so on. I never touch a female model. So the friend can help - shift hair or adjust clothing...

I don’t shoot under age folks unless at least one parent comes along.

Good advice. Sounds very sensible.

 

[LtDave]

Good advice. Sounds very sensible.

I’ve never used MM. Full of flakes I hear. If you ask a young lady for a session, ask her to bring a friend. Make it part of the question. Good for safety - and the friend may want a session for herself too. No problem, but bring a friend… and so on. I never touch a female model. So the friend can help - shift hair or adjust clothing...

I don’t shoot under age folks unless at least one parent comes along.

yeah, MM certainly seems to be full of flaky models.

and yeah, ive shot enough models to know to never touch, unless i explain way in advance, "before i shoot anymore, can i adjust your hair on the side of your head just a touch, you have a few fly-aways" etc. i ALMOST had a model where i needed to reposition her arm, but i was able to demonstrate.

i shot a model last august who was laying on a bar in a wrap around dress. she had to keep adjusting it so i suggested she 'flip ends' where her feet and head were, so the dress would fall naturally across her legs and thighs and she wouldnt have to keep trying to stay modest.

i wont work with minors unless a parent is there. ive worked with a couple and one was ALMOST a nightmare, the other was working like she'd been modeling for years.

 

[CraigMcM]

How about a Seestar S30 or S50? Jeff talked about how good they are and how he uses them every clear night. His results with them are astonishing. And those Seestars are fairly reasonably priced too.



Here's Jeff's thread on astro equipment: https://focus-on-photography.net/th...y-equipment-and-techniques-and-questions.340/

Maybe an idea?

I'll probably look into those options soon. Thanks for the heads-up.