For the next two exercises I tried something completely different. I went along to a local photography studio that arrange organized photo shoot days. This particular session was a lingerie shoot.
To be honest I was a quite nervous but also excited about going along as this would be the first time I had shot in a studio with models.
The group consisted of 8 photographers which included the studio owner/professional photographer.
The format of the day was that you would shoot in pairs with a fellow photographer giving direction to the particular model. The model would have two costume changes providing two different looks. There were a total of three models for the whole day.
The Pro photographer was on hand to assist with the lighting and anything technical and also to give you assistance if required.
Once I got over the initial reserve of photographing models in underwear, I quickly found my stride with regard to direction and how and where to position the model. I was quite surprised to find how quickly you forget how little the model was wearing as your view is focused on the viewfinder and trying to find the best shot possible of the models.
This exercise gave me an excellent chance to try something that I would have not normally of done and have come away with some invaluable experience of direction and seeing the subject through the viewfinder.
For this exercise I used two lenses a prime 35mm F1.8 lens and a 55-300mm F4.5-5.6 telephoto lens.
It is quite obvious shooting with the longer telephoto lens how much more of a flattering view you get of your subject as opposed to a wider angle lens, Although the 35mm lens can produce some stunning results if you get to close you can produce some quite unflattering images.
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| Focal length 240mm |
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| Focal length 102mm |
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| Focal length 105mm |
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| Focal length 35mm |
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| Focal length 35mm |
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| Focal length 55mm |
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| Focal length 35mm |
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| Focal length 55mm |
