Solo Shoot

I finally took the training wheels off and arranged a shoot with a model at a studio in Oakland. An experienced model, Devi, had arranged for a shooting day at The Lighthouse Studio, but I didn’t manage to get in on that event. However, the studio people put me in touch with Devi directly and we arranged for a time. Normally I’m very flexible, but this particular week I had several medical appointments, and Devi’s schedule was a little complicated, so we ended up shooting for 2 hours in the evening.

I was a bit nervous, both because this was the first time I was doing this on my own, and also because I wasn’t sure I could think up creative things to do for two hours. I tried to prepare, re-watching some tutorials, and preparing a cheat sheet of shots to give me ideas should I get stuck. I made my way to Oakland, to the studio not far from the MacArthur maze and we shot. It went pretty well. I got some nice shots. I think next time I should try to identify a theme to provide some structure, but overall it went well. The studio had studio lights with a big softbox, which was new for me. This was interesting, but I also think I’d like some harder light. The situation was pretty chill, with the owner Candace walking in and out, and her dog running around, despite the fact that we were shooting nudes. All in all it was a good experience, and it gave me some confidence to try and do this again.