Every so often you get someone in front of the camera who knows how to work the lens and command their own look. Working with Molly was great…I had an idea, I would explain it, and she would strike the pose without fail. One other thing she’s able to do that many aren’t is to pull different emotions and look good displaying each of them. Some people are better when they smile, others when they have a mean look, and others might do a fantastic sad expression. From what I saw she was able to deliver the different emotions and also switch them at the drop of a hat. Overall great photo experience for me as the photographer and a few new ideas (to me) that I decided to try since we were on a roll. And just in case you’re wondering, yes she really was playing the guitar and singing. But enough chatter. On to the images!

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Laura was a bit shy when initially getting in front of the camera and had zero modeling or posing experience. On top of the regular time limits, we were also very limited on wardrobe, with just one of two tops to choose from. Combine that lack of experience, lack of comfort being in front of the lens, and no wardrobe…and you’re in for an interesting challenge 🙂 With Laura I stuck to the basics. I tried to go for more basic poses and expressions and use those to get her more comfortable being in front of the lens for some later shots. So many of the earlier shots have a bit more of the “high school senior photo shoot” feel. If this was a multi day shoot or I had more than a few hours, then we could have gotten more creative, but instead there was a lot of teaching from my end. I’ve picked up from models and other photographers different tactics and techniques that they use to strike a pose or make the shot. I felt that without us practicing the basics, it would have been a lot of confused posing. Another thing I did more than normal was to show Laura the shots as I was taking them. Your average model may fully understand what a reflector is, how the hair light is hitting her, etc…but for someone who has never sat under studio lights this can be a bit overwhelming. Surrounding Laura for most of the indoor shots are 5 lightstands holding lights, reflectors, backdrops, umbrellas, and so on. And to top it off, they are fairly close to her. Explaining what everything is on a basic level and how it works was key for us to break through the ‘newbie’ plateau.

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