I have something to confess, I prefer working with people I already know. I've said it before and I'll say it again, collaborating with people I went to school with is one of my favourite things to do.
Why? One word: Connection.
To take good photos of someone you need to establish a connection. Professionally, I meet a lot of new people on a daily basis and besides getting them comfortable in front of a camera, I have to get them comfortable with myself... so I guess the fact that I'm such a chatterbox when I nervous works in my favour.
Erskine Falls is the tallest waterfall in the Otways. The hike down to the bottom consists of about two-hundred steps followed by hopping over rocks and pools of water to get up to the actual waterfall. This kind of shoot was not something I felt comfortable asking a complete stranger to do. It involved risks and trust, something I knew I could only achieve with a model whom I already knew. So when Evie messaged me about collaborating on a shoot, I knew that she was the one. Back in the day, we went to high school together and performed in musicals. Three years later, she's a budding musician needing to be more comfortable in front of a camera. And what better way to get cozy with a camera than balancing atop slippery rocks twenty metres above the ground?
At least every photo shoot Evie is in after this will seem like a breeze.
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these are fabulous. especially the bottom two. great work!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you, Petra! <3
DeleteShe's stunning!
ReplyDeleteAnd I feel you, I photograph those I know so much better, at least I feel like that anyway!
Thank you Meg!! :)
DeleteThat last shot though! how???
ReplyDeleteP.s. I know you haven't worked with me before but I feel like we would make an awesome team :)
A combination of getting free lensing just right and photoshop, of course! I think we would also make a great team, when we eventually get together, I'll teach you how to take a photo like the last one! :)
DeleteTHESE pictures and THAT leopard print coat are perfection! Amazing pictures Carolyn, you should be so proud :)
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Just discovered you blog and work, it's wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThese are such a beautiful photographs. It's so true about working with people you know, always a better connection (you totally get that in these!)
Lally
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Love her expression and everything! You guys did an amazing job together. It's good to know that I'm not the only person who gets super nervous photographing strangers! I also like working with my friends because that connection factor is so important for me.
ReplyDeleteI love the leopard jacket combined with the "jungle" setting :) love the green and brown together - fierce!
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