So I am shooting a magazine cover tomorrow (11/13) (really small-time magazine that is part of the daily newspaper I work for) ... two women. Story is about women and the military. One is a military wife whose husband is deployed. The other is in the military and will be in uniform. I am also shooting their photos with their kids for the story itself. I'm taking the photo in front of the JAG school at UVA.
I'm wondering if you have any creative cover ideas with shooting both ladies for the cover. Would like something a little different than straight-on--which is most of what we've done before.
You could try this. i shot this cover for the UNC Wilmington Alumni Magazine when I was a senior there. If you like the concept, I can tell you how to do it. http://issuu.com/uncwmagazine/docs/2010spring_v2
Well I'll just tell you here, if that's OK, so anyone else who views this thread can know it, too. However...give me a few minutes to type it all out haha
@jasonbarnette That was really well done... congrats
and Terry I think it would be perfect for what you are after. I look forward to seeing the results
So...how did The Shadow achieve this awesome shot? OK...kinda complicated...but also simple.
First of all, I shot this in the university's studio. So, I'll tell you how I did the shot and then I'll tell you how you can do the same exact thing on location at the JAG building.
The most important part is the camera placement and subject placement. Neither can move. Ever. I used the 85mm lens, but whatever you use it needs to be a prime lens at best or at the very least a zoom lens which you tape off so it can't move. Once you get started you *must* use the exact same focal length.
So...I attached the camera with a remote shutter release to a tripod, set my focus, used an f/8 as my aperture to assure good DOF, and I was ready to go.
I placed my subject, whose name I just can't remember, on a line. She stayed on that line the entire time. I shot about a dozen photos with my lighting setup with her wearing civilian clothing, then she carefully changed clothes while standing on the line. It was fun when she was changing her pants cause she had to use me as a prop. She wore a thong that day. WTH? I had told her a dozen times how we were gonna do the shoot and she said she just completely forgot that day haha. Anyways...I'm digressing. Once she changed clothes, I shot another dozen photos with her standing right on that line. I had my photos.
Now...how can you do the same thing? First and foremost...they need to be the same height. If not, I guess you could use a chair or have them sit on a bench or steps or something. Which sitting might actually be easier.
Set up your camera on a tripod with a nice view of the JAG building. Position your first subject, set your focus and camera settings, then don't touch the camera again. Use sidewalk chalk to draw an outline of where the first person is sitting so you can get the second to do the same exact thing. Make sure they square their shoulders to the camera and look directly at it to ensure their posture is the same.
If you have a laptop, bring it with you so you can compare photos on the spot. With Photoshop you can resize the photos a bit if they happen to be off. The line down the middle gives you a little bit of wiggle room in case the shapes of their faces don't perfectly match.
OK...whew...did you get through all that? Questions? Comments? Donations to further my travel expenses?
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http://issuu.com/uncwmagazine/docs/2010spring_v2
@jasonbarnette Please email me and tell me how you did it. It's awesome!! terrybeigie@gmail.com
and Terry I think it would be perfect for what you are after. I look forward to seeing the results
First of all, I shot this in the university's studio. So, I'll tell you how I did the shot and then I'll tell you how you can do the same exact thing on location at the JAG building.
The most important part is the camera placement and subject placement. Neither can move. Ever. I used the 85mm lens, but whatever you use it needs to be a prime lens at best or at the very least a zoom lens which you tape off so it can't move. Once you get started you *must* use the exact same focal length.
So...I attached the camera with a remote shutter release to a tripod, set my focus, used an f/8 as my aperture to assure good DOF, and I was ready to go.
I placed my subject, whose name I just can't remember, on a line. She stayed on that line the entire time. I shot about a dozen photos with my lighting setup with her wearing civilian clothing, then she carefully changed clothes while standing on the line. It was fun when she was changing her pants cause she had to use me as a prop. She wore a thong that day. WTH? I had told her a dozen times how we were gonna do the shoot and she said she just completely forgot that day haha. Anyways...I'm digressing. Once she changed clothes, I shot another dozen photos with her standing right on that line. I had my photos.
Now...how can you do the same thing? First and foremost...they need to be the same height. If not, I guess you could use a chair or have them sit on a bench or steps or something. Which sitting might actually be easier.
Set up your camera on a tripod with a nice view of the JAG building. Position your first subject, set your focus and camera settings, then don't touch the camera again. Use sidewalk chalk to draw an outline of where the first person is sitting so you can get the second to do the same exact thing. Make sure they square their shoulders to the camera and look directly at it to ensure their posture is the same.
If you have a laptop, bring it with you so you can compare photos on the spot. With Photoshop you can resize the photos a bit if they happen to be off. The line down the middle gives you a little bit of wiggle room in case the shapes of their faces don't perfectly match.
OK...whew...did you get through all that? Questions? Comments? Donations to further my travel expenses?