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jwp721 wrote:
Ian Bower wrote:
Mind if I ask how you learn studio photography without studio equipment or people to shoot?
Take a class? Work with a professional photographer. Those are two ideas I would have thought of.
OP... If you are looking for posing ideas, go to google images, type in "family portraits". You will get a lot of images to look at. Skip over those that you don't like and remember those that you do like. Your mentioning that this shoot could lead to more "businesss" is what I think raised the eyebrows. What you are doing is not business. It is experimenting and trying to learn with live subjects.
This type of question comes up enough that we should just create a # for each type of response. That way people could just reply back with the # and not create the same stir over and over again. Most of the replys given have sound advice in them. Sometimes the advice is missed when the shields come up.
Just my thougths....
John
Thanks John,
On the google front I think I have been through 50 pages quite often the photo's I see on here are just something in a different class which is kinda what I was aiming at.
I have paid for and sat in on several workshops with models but no children / family portraits. I do not have a studio therefore this would be my first branch out into booking somewhere and producing images that people would be prepared to pay for in this way, as this is my goal.
I'm not sure how friendly you guys are over there to your local uncle bog tog wannabe's but in my neck of there woods there is not a local "Pro" that will reply to emails and letters let alone let me work as a second shooter. I even went to another county and did the same but nothing. I did a second shoot for a photographer for free and the bride chose some of my images over the guy that was taking them. Few weeks later he said he didnt need a second shooter anymore.
I understand why everyone is saying what they are saying, I honestly do and leading to more business is what it is. Take it for what it is but there are a whole bunch of people out there that want great pictures like the rich guys have but don't have the money. One of the comments I had from one of the families (all of which are friends) was "To be honest its not worth your while if this is likely to cost us a fortune as we just dont have the money for £100 ($150) prints." My aim is to take some great shots, get them on these peoples walls and get some referrals. My overheads are minimal and all the people are willing. Portraits are not going to pay for my new Porsche but weddings might and I figure that a photo is better advertising than any business card handed out at a party.
Anyway I didnt want this to be a Barrier up - post so maybe I should of left out the business part of it to stop the prickly pears getting all spikey..
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