01 October 2011
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
it was a sudden decision to do this.... such an idea was in the cards, but it needed the effort to actually make it happen.... and unless you really make it happen, its never gonna happen by itlsef.... so, there you go....
it was a tough session.... the main challenge was posing.... its not an adult we were working with.... to instruct a preschooler how we want the whole frame to look is not a matter of joke!.... the weather was sultry, so that made the whole job even more tiresome.... some soothing rain came in during the shoot, which relieved us to some degree though..... there were six different frames we had to make.... and we also used six different wardrobe changes for the six frames....
anyway, the idea was to present Lamisa as part of the alphabet..... we were trying to spell 'Lamisa' using Lamisa and her dolls and other different objects around her.... the whole shoot was supposed to be done from a high vantage point so that the whole frame floats..... to keeps matters simple, we used a white backdrop on the floor and used an Elinchrom Ranger unit popping towards the white ceiling.... as there was a substantial distance between our subject on the floor and the ceiling, the Ranger unit was the safe option.... and to keep sharpness across the frame (which was critical given the distance from the camera to her face and her feet being different), I used f11.... and at f11, small flashes were bound to struggle, unless I was using a forest of small flashes....
the Ranger unit also ensured a fast recycling time.... during the last shoot I had some blank frames, which I thought were because of the Ranger.... it happened again this time.... but given the fast recycling time of the Ranger, I believe its the Elinchrom Skyport radio triggers that is to blame....
a lot more to come.....
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
it was a sudden decision to do this.... such an idea was in the cards, but it needed the effort to actually make it happen.... and unless you really make it happen, its never gonna happen by itlsef.... so, there you go....
it was a tough session.... the main challenge was posing.... its not an adult we were working with.... to instruct a preschooler how we want the whole frame to look is not a matter of joke!.... the weather was sultry, so that made the whole job even more tiresome.... some soothing rain came in during the shoot, which relieved us to some degree though..... there were six different frames we had to make.... and we also used six different wardrobe changes for the six frames....
anyway, the idea was to present Lamisa as part of the alphabet..... we were trying to spell 'Lamisa' using Lamisa and her dolls and other different objects around her.... the whole shoot was supposed to be done from a high vantage point so that the whole frame floats..... to keeps matters simple, we used a white backdrop on the floor and used an Elinchrom Ranger unit popping towards the white ceiling.... as there was a substantial distance between our subject on the floor and the ceiling, the Ranger unit was the safe option.... and to keep sharpness across the frame (which was critical given the distance from the camera to her face and her feet being different), I used f11.... and at f11, small flashes were bound to struggle, unless I was using a forest of small flashes....
the Ranger unit also ensured a fast recycling time.... during the last shoot I had some blank frames, which I thought were because of the Ranger.... it happened again this time.... but given the fast recycling time of the Ranger, I believe its the Elinchrom Skyport radio triggers that is to blame....
a lot more to come.....
