Today started off like my usual Sunday's do. I slept in, made myself a nice breakfast (an egg muffin and banana juice),then checked my emails and facebook for an hour or so. What made it different was that I would be doing a photoshoot. It was for my friend, Veronica, who for her latest project, needed to take portraits of someone. The idea was that the photos needed to be "raw", whatever that means. I have seen some of her photos from her class and they are beautiful. Her assignments for her class have ranged from playing with a certain type of lighting to picking a theme for a set of photos.
When I first arrived at the shoot, I was a bit apprehensive. But nonetheless I packed a huge bag of heels, accessories, makeup,and clothes and was excited! Even though I didn't know what to expect.
I have done a couple fashion shows during my high school years and modelled for Elie Saab,but I have never done any sort of photo shoot, so it was a new and exciting process for me.
I had several realizations during my "photo shoot":
First off never realised how hard it was to be in front of a camera the whole time and think of new poses and positions while trying to look good and not be stiff in front of a huge camera. The set up was amazing all the flash equipment and her amazing camera made me feel like i was the new Heidi Klum or something but I saw some of the pictures and then felt otherwise...reality hit...(its funny how the you begin to act and feel like a diva with all the flashes going off and once all the attention is directed towards you)
Also everything feels so different behind the camera. You think its going to look one way when you are doing it and then it turns out completely different once you see how it looks on the camera. Not only does the camera seem to add 10 pounds,but it is different seeing what body parts stand out in the lighting and what looks awkward in certain positions. It helped me to understand and respect photo shop a bit more too.
Another interesting aspect during the shoot, which lasted 3 hours and where we ended up taking around 300 pics, was how you feel very stiff and aware of everything in the beginning of the shoot and then by like the last 30 min of the shoot you begin to get a flow and feel at one with the camera.
I am interested to see which ones she decides to use for her project. Either way it was a very liberating experience and one of the most memorable sundays I have had in a while.
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