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Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:25 pm**

Hi all - at some stage, can some of the more experienced guys/girls here help us out with some portrait advice please.

Would love to have a workshop on this sometime.

It seems that this area is one of my current weaknesses, and one I would like to improve.

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:34 pm**

Sheepie... I reckon a portrait workshop would be a great idea and should be pretty easy to setup... anyone else with thoughts?

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:50 pm**

I have actually been considering taking a course in Portrait / Family photography.

Obviously a workshop here would be much better :lol:

It would be good to maybe run it over either two days or two weekends where the first day / weekend we cover technique, backgrounds etc... Then the second day / weekend we actually get our subjects (or some willing subjects) to test on.

Just my thoughts...

W00DY

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:13 pm**

Count me in..geeze my diary is filling with a LOT of D70 meets...excellent!

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:57 am**

I agree but lets do it in California. You all need vacations anyways!!!! Come enjoy the cold weather for a while!!!! Seriously though, any tips and tricks would be much appreciated, I am having a errible time shooting people now (????) I almost feel if I switch to portrait mode on the camera they will come out better......I'm going to go cry now

Andy

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:38 am**

atencati wrote:I almost feel if I switch to portrait mode on the camera they will come out better......
Andy

Don't do it!!! Not the dumb modes!

arrrrrggggggghhhhhhhh!

(no offence intended to anyone who uses the automatic settings!)

hehe

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:20 am**

First up, we need some models.

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:28 am**

I will see if I can convince Belinda, but I think my chances are slim

I will try (for the forum of course!)

Geoff.

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:33 am**

gstark wrote:First up, we need some models.

If we could all conveince (SP?) one family member it would do the trick.

W00DY

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:50 am**

W00DY wrote:
gstark wrote:First up, we need some models.

If we could all conveince (SP?) one family member it would do the trick.

W00DY

Go get some big Teddy bears for practice shooting first and get the real model after

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:54 am**

Birddog114 wrote:
W00DY wrote:
gstark wrote:First up, we need some models.

If we could all conveince (SP?) one family member it would do the trick.

W00DY

Go get some big Teddy bears for practice shooting first and get the real model after

No, I prefer the real models. There's some interaction and communication that needs to occur, in order to get the model to pose as you want them to. Cant get that sort of response when talking with a teddy bear, I'm afraid.

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:57 am**

gstark wrote:
Birddog114 wrote:
W00DY wrote:
gstark wrote:First up, we need some models.

If we could all conveince (SP?) one family member it would do the trick.

W00DY

Go get some big Teddy bears for practice shooting first and get the real model after

No, I prefer the real models. There's some interaction and communication that needs to occur, in order to get the model to pose as you want them to. Cant get that sort of response when talking with a teddy bear, I'm afraid.

get an battery operate teddy bear with a R/C :lol:

I know! I know and I know!!!!

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:27 am**

Don't believe that this model would need to be anything more or less than a forum member or relative... the aim would be to learn the basic mechanics rather than worrying whether the subject was magazine material.

Michael.

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:52 am**

Mj wrote:Don't believe that this model would need to be anything more or less than a forum member or relative... the aim would be to learn the basic mechanics rather than worrying whether the subject was magazine material.

Michael.

I will shoot nothing less than super models

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:27 am**

If it could be March 20 I would be in Sydney - fresh after shooting a wedding on the Saturday

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:28 am**

That's fine Woody... I'll bring a cape and if they also wear their underwear on the outside then we're all set !!!

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:29 am**

Mj wrote:That's fine Woody... I'll bring a cape and if they also wear their underwear on the outside then we're all set !!!

Now were talking

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:14 am**

Mj wrote:That's fine Woody... I'll bring a cape and if they also wear their underwear on the outside then we're all set !!!

What makes you think they'll be wearing underwear?

Craig, March 20 is when we're anticipating having the Jenolan Caves trip. If you've not seen the caves, this would be a great opportunity for you to do so.

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:17 am**

gstark wrote:
Mj wrote:That's fine Woody... I'll bring a cape and if they also wear their underwear on the outside then we're all set !!!

What makes you think they'll be wearing underwear?

Craig, March 20 is when we're anticipating having the Jenolan Caves trip. If you've not seen the caves, this would be a great opportunity for you to do so.

Sounds like fun - I'll have a closer look at that link

Cheers,

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:43 pm**

Go get some big Teddy bears for practice shooting first and get the real model after

I tried this but the model/teddy wouldn't sign the 'Model Release Form', even after i filled it out for it.

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:27 pm**

JordanP wrote:
gstark wrote:
Mj wrote:That's fine Woody... I'll bring a cape and if they also wear their underwear on the outside then we're all set !!!

What makes you think they'll be wearing underwear?

Craig, March 20 is when we're anticipating having the Jenolan Caves trip. If you've not seen the caves, this would be a great opportunity for you to do so.

Sounds like fun - I'll have a closer look at that link

Cheers,

Seeing as though you'll be staying at my place (? yes)...u can come with Bel and myself on Sunday morning...

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:36 pm**

Now where would one find a source of willing models? Perhaps I'll go ask in the Dolly forums...

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:09 am**

Boy, I am sure jealous you guys have all these meets and such. I really wish we had a group like this here, so I can get useful tips. I am such a newbie, it's not even funny.

If any of you wanna come up here anytime soon for a meet I can take you ice fishing or we can play hockey or something. :shock:

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:56 pm**

With portraits IMO the best way is to grab a friend or two and practice different techniques. Daylight, flash a mix of both etc.

Then when you are ready you can ask Claudia Schiffer for a session

Chris

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:29 pm**

Chris,

sirhc55 wrote:With portraits IMO the best way is to grab a friend or two and practice different techniques. Daylight, flash a mix of both etc.

Then when you are ready you can ask Claudia Schiffer for a session

Chris

I would rather skip the first few things you mentioned, what were they again, and go straight to 'Claudia Schiffer' :!:

.

Cheers,

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:44 pm**

Neeper wrote:If any of you wanna come up here anytime soon for a meet I can take you ice fishing or we can play hockey or something.

I heard that you can catch polar bears when you're ice fishing by using peas. Apparently you place the peas in a circle and when the polar bear comes up for a pea you kick him in the ice-hole. :roll:

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:14 pm**

I am interested in this 'ice fishing'. Surely when you cook it up, it would melt. ??? Do you drink it instead??? :shock:

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