It’s always exciting receiving your proofs back from a photo shoot. I’m always anxious to see how the photos turned out especially when you put so much work into making your body ‘photo shoot’ ready, you put creative energy into outfits you create and looks you want to portray, you spend time in the salon on a fresh cut, style, colour, get a clean-looking mani/pedi, and have your make-up and hair professionally done.
Although several hundreds of photos can be captured in 1 hour, not every photo will be suitable for a magazine submission. It’s not your fault or the fault of the photographers, it’s just simply how it goes. The camera is clicking away and you are hitting different moves, angels, and expressions. With every photo shoot I have I’m learning more and more on how to move my arms, legs, hips, hair, etc. Over time you can see what angels look best and what expressions work well. So after careful viewing, comparing, and getting the opinions of other professionals in the industry it becomes easier to select the top images and believe it or not, out of over 300 photos there might only be 5-10 that are submission worthy. This doesn’t mean it wasn’t a good shot, it might just mean that one of your arms is not visible or your fingers are hiding or in an awkward position. It could be a number of things and this is something I have learned through experience and through mentoring.
I have to say that shooting with Pink Elephant was everything I thought it would be. Casey and Jojo are fantastic to work with and I look forward to shooting with them again in the future. My individual shots and our group shots turned out well and I’m excited to share them with you - one is coming your way soon!!
