Haydee Bittencourt – a ginger beauty
I usually say that it takes a little while for a photoshoot to flow. Both model and photographer need to warm up to get in the right “frequency” to get great photos going. Usually it takes 30 minutes… but in this photoshoot it didn’t fire off quite so well. Haydee was in a great mood, anxious to do the photos and one of her cousins (that used to be a model) was doing her make up and styling. I absolutely love when there’s someone doing the styling and her cousin did a great job. There’s always so much to think about during a photoshoot, it’s a relief to have someone taking care of the styling. But Haydee inadvertedly summoned a large entourage to tag along and that was the doom of this photoshoot. The other cousins and aunts were talking and laughing and making Haydee self-aware and stiff, absent minded from the shooting and… the cousins were getting on my way too. They had their point and shoot cameras and felt the need to photograph every look themselves, either standing by my side or… in front of me. In the field with the bicycle it got chaotic. I had to tell them to back off… it was a very uncomfortable situation. May it serve as a lesson for myself. I feel this photoshoot lacks… it’s just a lackluster. And an early (and sad) lyric by Amy Winehouse made me rethink the way I’m doing my photography: “I’m digging myself into a hole/These days I’ll just work when once I had so much soul.” I must set myself to do better.
i agree, there is usually that half hour period when you’re warming up. seldom do i actually choose any of the first maybe 30-40 frames when i’m editing. one time i did headshots for an actress and we used the 8th image as her final — but as you mentioned in this blog, my model also knew what she was doing and thought of the other details
helps when you work with other artists, eh?! keep up the great work!
Oh, indeed… it helps a lot when you are working with someone who knows what she’s doing. It’s not always that we have that priviledge. I often work with clients that had never been on a photoshoot before and with a little directing they do well enough. But like I said in this post, the main problem were her cousins and aunts…
Glad to see you still got some beautiful photos. I hope you will try again, but this time make sure you get her to yourself for the actual photo shoot.
Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ll be able to do another photoshoot so soon. It took her 6 months to finally set a day aside to do those photos. She’s a very busy lawyer =/
Despite the hangers-on, you got some very nice shots, AnnA – and if that’s what you can do in adverse conditions, think how much better they will be when you have some privacy!
Ken xox
It’s actually hard to believe the same model is in each shot, as she comes across as different people in the different stylings. The top portrait is a treasure. You captured the unique beauty of her eye colour. As for your opinion about your work – that can happen, but just remember that it’s a relative thing, and you might feel you’re stuck in a rut but it might not appear that way from the outside. But absolutely do what you want to do. Happiness is the greatest motivation, and motivation usually inspires happiness. Well, that’s how it is for me at any rate…
Yep, she does look like different people in some of the photos. I told her that at the shooting.
And well, I think that being not fully satisfied with my work is a good thing, it will push me to get better
Love the Photographs, Anna! Diverse and quite beautiful.
Anna, it is really fabulous and your work is great, all are Amazing
Hi
) yeah maybe good in future to advise the model not to bring 200 family members – but maybe you said that to them already before…
I especially like the shot with brown leather “coat” and shot with the red car, very “sixties”
bjos!
It was the first time a client took friends to a photoshoot, and I wasn’t even told they were going to be with us…
Sensational imagery … absolutely love the last three shots!
Thanks! I’m glad to know you liked them