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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Portraits and Dance
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 21:53:35 +1000
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All true . Nathan I don't bracket exposures at all. In fact one f/stop for
the session , time spent up front ensuring that it is just right (maybe
15-30 minutes) and then go for it. I do shoot multiple variations on a pose
fast when the model is moving every single time the strobe flashes. I don't
know if you ever worked wit ha professional experienced fashion model?
High end ones literally do not ever stop moving. Try booking Kate Moss ;-)
Ones working for a photographer at my level will stop from pose to pose but
we might still shoot a frame from a set maybe every couple of seconds.
Between sets of maybe 20 frames I might then suggest a change of posture
 or small change... or the model is ahead of me. That is why you pay very
good models.


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 20 July 2014 21:26, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> It is good to see that you enjoying the camera. However, I too sometimes
> think about the value of shooting so many frames. I understand that a
> number of different poses are needed, but it seems that given the
> controlled environment of the studio there is no need to bracket for
> exposure, so do the models really need 1000 different images from a day's
> shoot, many of which are very similar? Just wondering. Certainly you would
> not take this kind of machine-gun approach back in the film days.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> On 20 Jul 2014, at 13:04, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > A question I ask myself often! The answer is that I am thousands of
> frames
> > behind and shooting more ;-)
> > My S2 had been used for 1500 frames in the first two years of its life
> > before I got it. I did 1800 in the first two days, plus another 1500 on
> my
> > M... Haah!
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > Geoff
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
> >
> > On 20 July 2014 20:39, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote
> >>
> >> Yes all of my Nikon equipment is for sale. I shot more than 1000 frames
> >>> with my S2 on the first day and 700 more next time. Should be at least
> >>> 1000
> >>> more next weekend (two shoots).
> >>>
> >>
> >> Good god Geoff, where do you get the time for all that post processing?
> >> You must have a team of assistants! My Fuji is in my possession for a
> year
> >> and I think I'd have less than 5,000 shots.
> >>
> >> Douglas
> >>
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