Due to my work with Cambridge Style Week I spent the day at their Model Search. This gave me the perfect opportunity to get back into the swing of things, I cant remember the last time I picked up my camera before that as I have felt ill for so long.
The day consisted of models who had applied to walk in our week of shows basically auditioning in front of our celebrity judges. The best male and best female would also be selected to become our model ambassadors. I was given the job of shooting all of the head shots.
The model search took place in a college in Cambridge so understandably lighting was pretty poor! I tried using the built in flash as I did not think to take my external flash. I ran into problems straight away as the photos had to be taken in front of a rather reflective banner. In the end it was necessary to increase the ISO and use a smaller aperture. I had at least remembered my tripod which meant that once I was properly set up I didn't need to keep making adjustments while the models were waiting. The tripod of course also allowed for a much slower shutter speed to let in as much light as possible.
After this I also starting photographing the models while they were practising their walks in front of the judges. Again lighting was not great even though we had moved upstairs to where there were lots of windows, unfortunately it was such a dull day.
I am hoping I will be able to add a few of the images into this blog post once I have supplied the relevant people with copies.
I do think that the day boosted my confidence slightly and after a brief panic I was able to navigate my camera and start to get back in to photographing again. By the end of the day I can safely say that I was completely exhausted, a reminder that I still shouldn't be pushing myself too much.
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