Recent shoots

I haven't been active with stock photography since February. Too busy with my other job. However I learned a lot during the break. Not only via reading, but also via attending 2 conferences related to stock photography: CEPIC in Dublin and StockInRussia in Moscow. There wasn't anything revolutionary, but it was a great help to sort the things in my mind. Ironically, not doing stock photography for 8 months I came to the next level of understanding it.

I re-started doing stock shoots immediately after StockInRussia. Due to bad weather it had to be a studio session, and it was with several models. It was fun and I got some nice pictures, but I wasn't really satisfied. 6 models showed up instead of 4; duration of stylist's work was underestimated; the look of one model has changed before the shoot so what was planned for that model wasn't suitable. Also had to use an unknown studio which was ok but not exactly what I needed. They are all my own faults indeed - lesson learned to plan better next time.


After getting back to Belgium I had an outdoor session with a child and her mother. This was affected by the forces of nature but I am still quite happy with the result. Both the models and myself wanted to catch nice autumn look with yellow/red leaves on the trees and on the ground. Unfortunately most trees suddenly lost their foliage just 2 days before the shoot; and the weather was cold and overcast during the shoot. Luckily no rain, but it was really dark gray overcast. The grass with the leaves was very wet, so we had to exclude everything related with lying down on the leaves and playing with them. Despite the obstacles, the result was good. Using very nice models in a nice park we we've got several nice pictures at the end. I hope we will continue working together with these models in the future.


Now the weather is bad, nice autumn views have gone - thus it's the time to shoot indoors. Finding a suitable indoor location isn't that easy - I have several ideas and conversations are in progress.

Meanwhile to avoid loosing time I've done a shoot in the studio. This time only 1 model so that I can do my planning better; and I made a very detailed plan for the shoot. Not everything worked what I planned, but this is normal. Pictures look good; and I liked the model and the stylist.




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