Riverwalk

Just want to share my recent photoshoot with Australian model named Cate by the Singapore river. Mother nature was so great that she gave me a very nice early morning sun. These images were shot using only available/natural light and reflectors.

Create, Share and Sustain

Chase Jarvis CURRENT: The Consequences of Creativity from Chase Jarvis on Vimeo.

I recently watched a video of Chase Jarvis when he was invited to speak in front of the Art Director's Club of Denver and the ASMP about creativity. My favorite part of his talk was at about the 27th minute mark when he said, "....once you're sustainable, you can continue to create whatever you want. And what happens when you decide what you create? You create cooler stuff!"

Because of this, I got inspired to create what I want. I will be posting the story of my very first concept shoot pretty soon.

Need not say more. Enjoy the video.

A Few Important Pointers

Just finished a lifestyle fashion shoot and it turned out quite well. As much as I enjoyed doing the whole thing, I also learned a few important pointers:

1. Practice is a must before the actual shoot. My team and I did a mock setup of the lighting the day before. We nailed the correct exposure, anticipated the worst case possible scenario and reproduced window light (ambient) as close as possible.
On the actual shoot itself, we were given 4 hours to do 3 different sets (1 outdoor and 2 indoors) and this even includes model hair styling and makeup. Because we practiced, we managed to stay way ahead of the schedule and made it look like we're pros.

2. Do not panic if something goes wrong. The ambient light was so strong and the lighting effect was a little diferent to what we've practiced. It was good I was able to improvise. I took advantage of the strong window light and asked to model to stand close to the window. By using the window light alone, I believe I was able to take images with a little bit more drama and impact.