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              [Video] A Comprehensive Look at Working with Models

              mc [Video] A Comprehensive Look at Working with Models

              Mark Wallace hits us with a video full of tips and etiquette when it comes to working with models. This video covers a lot of ground so if you have limited experience with shooting models give it a peek. Be sure to watch all the way to the end of the video to catch Mark’s “Stand this way and twist this way and move this way and shot shot.” Trust me, at 12:47 it will make sense to you. Or it won’t. :/




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              • http://www.malcolmdebono.com Malcolm Debono

                Some great tips here!

                PS: The ending is awesome :-)

              • http://www.malcolmdebono.com Malcolm Debono

                Some great tips here!

                PS: The ending is awesome :-)

              • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6GTHNBZ3E6XRTPFRLOROHAPOKE James

                This video is actually put me off from
                shooting models … 

              • http://WWW.LIFEASCINEMA.BLOGSPOT.COM SEAN SHIMMEL

                Even  in instruction… in a visual world, we want… visuals.

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=716882270 Clay Kerri

                I feel as though he over-complicated a few of the steps trying to be as clear as possible. But otherwise I feel like I have the same workflow as him, and agree  for the most part with his instruction.

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=615314143 Christopher Cooke

                That was pretty boring. The end was better than most of the “content”
                Dont over think shooting a model. The more you try and think, the less natural the shoot will be and the less comfortable the model will be. create a great experience and the model will be happy. simple. done.

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=615314143 Christopher Cooke

                That was pretty boring. The end was better than most of the “content”
                Dont over think shooting a model. The more you try and think, the less natural the shoot will be and the less comfortable the model will be. create a great experience and the model will be happy. simple. done.

              • Anonymous

                Those who can’t, teach

              • Michael Diblicek

                Great Vid Mark, very informative, and very well presented. I certainly got some good info here. 
                The end was pretty cool too.

              • Michael Diblicek

                Great Vid Mark, very informative, and very well presented. I certainly got some good info here. 
                The end was pretty cool too.

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Adam-Sund/822690383 Adam Sund

                You stole that line from Glee, didn’t you?

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Adam-Sund/822690383 Adam Sund

                People approach such things on different levels. Some might not have the same people skills you have, and therefore need some specific guidelines. I consider myself a pretty easy guy to be around, but I’ve been at a point where I didn’t have music during my shoots, didn’t show the photos to the model, and didn’t go through the wardrobe with them before hand. In my point of view, this is a very good introduction to working with models, for those who are new to it.

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Adam-Sund/822690383 Adam Sund

                This video was not about the final images – this was a video showing how to interact with models and what practicalities you need to think of – Marc did that.

              • http://WWW.LIFEASCINEMA.BLOGSPOT.COM SEAN SHIMMEL

                Understood. Thank you Adam.

                Sean  :)

              • Anonymous

                If i was 16 with my head inside my ass, maybe..  I believe Bernard Shaw penned that phrase or something close to it in 1903.

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Adam-Sund/822690383 Adam Sund

                touché

              • Vinko Jovanovac

                Rly nice video, but end is awesome (=

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1282195163 Charles Sanabria-Skaar

                In agreement with making sure you show the model what you’ve shot so she/he can get a sense of how the shots are coming out and whether you’re capturing essentially what they want.  However, important to note-  If you’re shooting tethered,  never let them see the monitor while you’re shooting. (especially when shooting to a larger monitor ie: 27″ iMac).  This is distracting to the model as they’re constantly looking at the shots as they come up and can start to get critical and self conscious.  This is just my personal experience.  You get a model looking at the shots popping up and they want to go inspect every one. This breaks the rhythm of the shoot and makes it hard to work.  Not to mention,  half the time, they don’t really know what to look for and are only concerned only with “how they look” as opposed to overall what we are trying to get right as photographers such as lighting, composition, focus, exposure.   Best to let them see a few shots in between here and there.  

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jose-Reyes/100002249712265 Jose Reyes

                This is Mark’s style/method of doing his shoots. Those that don’t agree with it you can do it your way and incorporate some things that he says. If you don’t know mark he is very detailed in his work every little step of the process is covered, i guess that’s too much for some of you

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