*Fun Facts: We met up at the photographer's home (she's very hospitable), I was freezing during the swing scene, & we did one of the outfit changes in the bathroom of a cafe.
So the photog, Helen, contacted me on MM for a shoot & I liked her concept & accepted. Her former roomate, Sarah, is a stylist and hooked me up with the outfits (I went over for a fitting shortly before the shoot). I thoroughly wish I could have kept the pink dress! & hmm that black lace shirt. My partner for the shoot, Chris, is from Michigan & trying to be an actor here in NYC. No he isn't that cute, no he is not my type, no there was no chemistry or sense of friendship, sure he's chill, perhaps the close proximity was a lil akward, yes he is short for a guy. I was the focus of the shoot anyway ; ) [it's true haha] The make-up artist bailed so I got out my eyeliner & blush. Every scene location for the shoot is a nearby common place in the photog's neighborhood. Helen is a sweety --- great for conversation, young in spirit, bought me a sandwich prior to shooting, made me & Chris party-mix cds, and put the shoot pics on a dvd for me asap. The shoot was laid back & casual (as per usual).
Shooting on location is more like hanging out than business. If you were to look through the dvd from the shoot you'll find a bunch of ridic photos, especially for the swing scene; I had to fake laughter with some difficulty and a good shot resulted through pure chance. We shot that scene twice which was torture because I had to sit bare in the cold. In the end, Helen picked a photo from the first round (it was more sunny when we returned resulting in overexposed photos)(rawr!). For the whisper scene, she originally wanted to shoot in front of a big painted wave in the park but the spot didn't work out. Also, the wind kept attacking my hair. Lastly, the final scene from the shoot was supposed to be in photobooth but it didn't have any artistic flare; the snowball scene was the replacement & was thought of on a whim.
The photos from the couple shoot add a new element to my port because they are natural & fun. Helen based the shoot on the cutesy style of spreads in Teen Vogue (she met an editor from the mag & hopes to work with the mag in the future).
Realize & Remember: Shoots are not all glam. = )
Below are basic location pics [I believe in documentation ; ) ] :
The Park.
The Cafe.
The Photobooth. (fail haha)
Helen's Hood. (my first time taking the 7 train)
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