Overview
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Go on location with Joe McNally to photograph a belly dancer. Learn about researching a subject, gathering the right gear, and transforming a location to complement your subject.
Syllabus
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1. Working with a Dancer
- About this shot
- Meet the subject
- Experience with dance photography
- Researching the subject
- Conducting a phone interview
- Essential gear for the shoot
- Working with a photo assistant
- Load-in and setting up the shot
- Setting up the shot
- Flash and camera settings
- Changing the shot
- Visualize the first shot
- Lighting setup
- Hot lights and safety on set
- Lens and camera settings
- Modifying the backlight
- Modifying the environment
- Shooting front curtain sync
- Thoughts on the shoot so far
- Communicating with the subject
- Dealing with conflict on set
- Protecting yourself and your crew
- Visualizing the second shot
- Attaching lights to the subject
- Blacking out the room and adjusting shutter speed
- Shooting with manual focus
- Thoughts on the entire shoot
- Postproduction approach
- Try new things
- Balancing the technical and the aesthetics
- Experience across genres
- Lessons learned
