Model shoot

Sorry for the late posts, Helstra decided if i dont pay my phone line they cut it off. considering my internetz go thru it, i also lose that. and a week after not getting it reconnected they can shove it up their asses!! so i now have no land line (which i never use) and no net (using Optus, which i have now cancelled). am currently using "Vivid" wireless as we really dont have a choice 'round here. and seeing i'm on the outer edge of their signal, it's not great either, may need to get their 'home gateway'; which has built in antenna's. but while i can access the nets i will endeavour to update everything (i also got a new hi-techy phone too, but you can only do so much on them!)

Anywho, i recently joined a model group and they have monthly get-together's to take pics and practice there trade (including not just models but also MUA's (make-up artists) and photogs). it's a good group of people and a place to organise the monthly shoot via a poll on what style to do and finding a location to suit.
   Last months shoot was with the theme "old Hollywood' and done in 'Wolf lane' in the city. although there were some difficulties with being in an ally (shadows/direct sun etc) this is the point of these shoots. work around these problems to get the required shots, unlike a studio shoot were you can get it just right, here you really have to think about how you position your model and use various forms of lighting equipment eg: reflectors and/or flashes/strobes. also you can use any spare bodies to hold said reflectors and work together. We had around 8 models, 3 mua's and 20 odd photogs for the day and after around 4hrs i think everyone was quite pleased with the resulting shots. even if there were some sore feet! i even did a video coverage as a sort of doco on how the event went, but as i dont have a reliable editing software and MS wont accept quicktime files, i have yet to finish it :(

so now for the pics :)  (not my best photos skills as i just wanted these shots for the vid)

Sarah-jane, who organizes the whole event!

yes, we even had 1 male model!!

Johannes multitasking!

 so there you go. cant wait for the next one, hopefully i can get some proper shots and a vid!!

EDIT: here is the video!....
Perth Models group, march 2011 shoot from uncle dodgey on Vimeo.

seeya's!

all in 1 weekend!

well, bout time for an update. busy, tired. that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it!
anywho, a couple of weeks ago i had nothing to do, until i looked at FB and saw many, many things i should do.
hmm which ones should i attend. well a nice mexican dinner in freo for friday night with friends was good, then off to the drifts on saturday and meet up with some mates, take some pics. then sunday do a quick shoot with a local band for some promo shots for FB with the new drummer. hmmm actually sounded much busier when i did it. oh well. at least i did something that weekend. unlike a few of the others were i just skulked around the house because of the heat wave we've been having here. 35degrees every. single. day. blargh! and not having insulation in this house really makes it hard to sleep when it's still 30 inside at 10pm!
at least this last weekend was fairly cool (only hit 30!). with a brekky meet in Kalamunda on sat morning with more photos friends and being a long weekend i did nothing sunday and cleaned the house..a bit.. on monday.
     So i've decided to sell my Pentax gear and head to one of the other brands. i love my pentax stuff, but really, i need better ISO and faster lenses for some of these shoots i do. i just cant compete in low light and at the track when i'm still using 'Amateur' gear. damn it. now i need more money!!
oh well. heres some piktures to make up for this dribble!

Just over the back from the drift track is the sports club track, so i went there for some more racing shots.

Pyramid of the Coyote

 

till next time!!!