{"id":278,"date":"2013-04-18T14:32:12","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T14:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/douglaskurn.co.uk\/blog\/?p=278"},"modified":"2013-04-18T14:32:12","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T14:32:12","slug":"some-behind-the-scenes-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/douglaskurn.co.uk\/blog\/?p=278","title":{"rendered":"Some “behind the scenes” stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s been all sorts of things going on lately, including some personal work using actors which I’ll be posting details of over the next few weeks. But I thought I would re-kindle (if that’s not a trade marked expression nowadays) my blogging spirit by posting some stuff and nonsense from a variety of my shoots.<\/p>\n

Imagine the scene – you’re setting up on a shoot and the lights don’t fire, so you check that the camera’s on, that the radio slave is properly attached, and that it is on the same channel as the receiver, test the shutter release, and get a photo of…… an (out of focus) light stand:<\/p>\n

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Once you’ve got the lights firing consistently it’s time to check the lighting, but in the absence of any subject you have to improvise and use…… your hand:<\/p>\n

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When your subject shows up it’s important to help them relax with some of those Gretag Macbeth moments:<\/p>\n

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“It’s no good hiding behind there, I can see you…” <\/p>\n

“Who me?”<\/p>\n

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“Perhaps it might help you to relax if you imagine you’re leaning against a bar?”<\/p>\n

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“That’s a very high bar!”<\/p>\n

“You’re expression is quite blank……..”<\/p>\n

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“….. can you be a bit more pensive?”<\/p>\n

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“That’s better.”<\/p>\n

“You’re looking quite skinny – can you make yourself look bigger?”<\/p>\n

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And that moment when the photographer says for the umpteenth time “Just one more shot…”<\/p>\n

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