Frank, if you like I could do some sultry glamour shots with my little blonde friend. Maybe send some prints to you in a brown paper envelope? :-)
I chose the head in the shot because it has a small nose (similar to a child's) and the eyes are perfect for testing where the catch lights will be. It's so relaxing and simple taking shots of an inanimate object. Don't get me wrong - I love photographing my kids, but if I need to do anything remotely different from tried and true when I set up the studio I need a fully compliant model. Even then I've learnt that when the kids come into the studio environment you need a wrangler and a photographer, and you can't be both. My second son Josh (who was seriously teething at the time so was drooling like a fountain) wanted to see what daddy was doing when I was doing the lighting tests, and loves "helping" me with a camera. http://members.iinet.net.au/~celsim/paw/stest14.htm ...or mauling Franks little blonde friend * http://members.iinet.net.au/~celsim/paw/stest08.htm I've found my best shots have always been of other peoples kids or with mine and their mother. Thanks for the comments. Cheers, Simon * It also looks like she's performing what Bob suggested - maybe that explains the expression. -----Original Message----- From: Simon King Sent: Monday, 4 April 2005 9:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Mannequin(ish) Is it too late for another in the Mannequin series? I took this testing backlighting with my favourite model - impeccable at taking directions, long blonde hair - but a complete airhead... :-) http://members.iinet.net.au/~celsim/paw/stest03.htm Simon
