16 Dec 09: Sara’s photo shoot

Sara Reid did a photo shoot with a model – Biomechanina – from Model Mayhem (www.modelmayhem.com/) and allowed me to sit in and see how she ran the shoot.

Sara built a set using some wallpaper she had brought specially, some props she brought from home and an old trunk she found in the studio.

Before the model arrived Sara tried out some lighting arrangements, using two fluorescent tubes and a top light

and then posed while I took some test shots for her – here is a sample of them:

Once the model arrived and Sara was happy with the lighting set up she started the shoot. The model was experienced so didn’t need a lot of direction. Sara took a number of shots from different angles and we also changed the lighting set up during the shoot – changing the location of the fluorescent tubes and shooting with different lights on or off. Here is Sara in action:

The model had a change of outfit and Sara added a top light from behind the set:

And here are some of Sara’s shots as posted to her Flickr account - www.flickr.com/photos/theskyfell/ :