Garry Edwards
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I feel like a new challenge.
I had the bright idea of doing a creative fashion shoot with an inexperienced model who would be a struggle to work with after all, thats what most amateur photographers have to deal with, and then I thought it might be good to throw it open to 3 TP members because I believe in sharing when I can.
But I had to cancel, the model was a waste of space, I had serious doubts about whether she would even turn up, and I wasnt prepared to take the risk of people driving long distances for something that might not even happen.
So, I had a re-think, and Ive now booked 2 very different pro models. One is a fair skinned English Rose and the other is a black model who has incredible, striking looks. My job is to photograph them in a way that nobody else has managed to do, and I can do that.
Running parallel with this is the fact that Im feeling guilty about not continuing the lighting workshops thats Ive run under the Lencarta banner for the last 3 years. Theres an ongoing demand for them, but I feel that they have run their course, a new format is needed and what Im planning to do here may turn into a new Lencarta training course in the future, once Ive had a practice and ironed out any bugs.
Under the old format, I got people to set up the lighting and take the photos themselves, and it worked really well but there was no time for me to take any shots, and I got pretty frustrated sometimes when I just couldnt get through to people that they needed to be 6 lower or an inch to the left. Then theres the fact that I was telling people what would and wouldnt work and why, but not actually proving it by doing it myself.
And a lot of people seem to be running courses and seminars who seem to be long on talk and short on action; lost sheep masquerading as sheepdogs, I think its high time that I prove that my approaches to lighting actually work, rather than just talking about it. Im planning to do beauty headshots, cosmetic style, some fashion shots, with plenty of movement, maybe some water shots, dont know till it happens.
Anyway, Ive booked this event for Sunday 28th July, and up to 15 TP members are welcome to come along for free and watch me light and photograph them, 3 of those places are reserved for the 3 people I had to let down when I cancelled the previous shoot - Diving Pete, Wambam, & TG..
Is my studio big enough for 15 people? Yes.
Do I have enough chairs? Nowhere near, but if I can stand up all day, so can you, or you can sit on the floor.
Will there be instruction? Yes, in the gaps, but I may struggle to give a running commentary.
Will other people be able to take shots themselves? Probably, if theres time, but I cant promise.
I have also advertised this on the Lencarta website.
Who wants to be there?
All that I ask is that if you say that youll be here, please make sure that you are dont waste a space that someone else could have made good use of.
I had the bright idea of doing a creative fashion shoot with an inexperienced model who would be a struggle to work with after all, thats what most amateur photographers have to deal with, and then I thought it might be good to throw it open to 3 TP members because I believe in sharing when I can.
But I had to cancel, the model was a waste of space, I had serious doubts about whether she would even turn up, and I wasnt prepared to take the risk of people driving long distances for something that might not even happen.
So, I had a re-think, and Ive now booked 2 very different pro models. One is a fair skinned English Rose and the other is a black model who has incredible, striking looks. My job is to photograph them in a way that nobody else has managed to do, and I can do that.
Running parallel with this is the fact that Im feeling guilty about not continuing the lighting workshops thats Ive run under the Lencarta banner for the last 3 years. Theres an ongoing demand for them, but I feel that they have run their course, a new format is needed and what Im planning to do here may turn into a new Lencarta training course in the future, once Ive had a practice and ironed out any bugs.
Under the old format, I got people to set up the lighting and take the photos themselves, and it worked really well but there was no time for me to take any shots, and I got pretty frustrated sometimes when I just couldnt get through to people that they needed to be 6 lower or an inch to the left. Then theres the fact that I was telling people what would and wouldnt work and why, but not actually proving it by doing it myself.
And a lot of people seem to be running courses and seminars who seem to be long on talk and short on action; lost sheep masquerading as sheepdogs, I think its high time that I prove that my approaches to lighting actually work, rather than just talking about it. Im planning to do beauty headshots, cosmetic style, some fashion shots, with plenty of movement, maybe some water shots, dont know till it happens.
Anyway, Ive booked this event for Sunday 28th July, and up to 15 TP members are welcome to come along for free and watch me light and photograph them, 3 of those places are reserved for the 3 people I had to let down when I cancelled the previous shoot - Diving Pete, Wambam, & TG..
Is my studio big enough for 15 people? Yes.
Do I have enough chairs? Nowhere near, but if I can stand up all day, so can you, or you can sit on the floor.
Will there be instruction? Yes, in the gaps, but I may struggle to give a running commentary.
Will other people be able to take shots themselves? Probably, if theres time, but I cant promise.
I have also advertised this on the Lencarta website.
Who wants to be there?
All that I ask is that if you say that youll be here, please make sure that you are dont waste a space that someone else could have made good use of.
fairy nuff! I'll see you then 
