BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

Here are a couple of photos from my Huntington Beach Photo shoot. This woman is beautiful and the golden hour was very nice too. I just wanted to share a couple of shots with my UHH friends. These look best in download mode.

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rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Nice work, Brent.
--Bob

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

Thank you Bob........I trade free photos and editing to people and they model for me. It's a win, win situation. Do you ever do that?

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Yes, quite often. It works out very well for all involved.
--Bob

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

Interesting. I would think many photographers would want to be paid.

travelwp Loc: New Jersey

Yes, the woman is beautiful and you captured her essence.

Stephan G

They will have to make the sale.



I find that it is a win-win for model and photographer to have a meeting of mind. Also there seems to be a hint of fun in shoots with a model who is involved in the process.

Great work.

Jaackil Loc: Massachusetts

We do, but you can’t get paid unless you have skill. The way I look at it photography like any skill needs to be practiced. Like an athlete you have to hone your skills on the practice field. I find trading pictures for models time very valuable. There are things I can do with a model during these shoots that I can’t do in front of a client such as trying new lighting techniques or light positions. When you are in front of a paying client you need to have your act dialed in you can’t be fumbling around trying new things. I tell the model up front I am just experimenting so I don’t know what we are going to get. I then always make sure I get some shots I know will work so they will definitely end up with something of value for their time. I want to add I always use “non-models”. The advantage is real models often know how to pose and play to the light etc. When someone asks me for a portrait shoot or head shots they have no clue usually, they also don’t have perfect features or figures that look good no matter how you shoot them, so I learn more about how to shoot different bodies and faces. So that when someone is paying me I can shoot them in the most flattering way to make them look their best.

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

Awwwwwww, thanks so much travelwp!!!
In real life she is not what she seems like in the photos.

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

I agree Stephan. If you would like to post some of your photos here, please do so. I'd love to see what other UHH members are doing like this.

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

Wow Jaackil, you are a wealth of knowledge! Thanks for everything you have shared. I'd love to see what you have produced photographicly. If you would like to share here on this thread, please do so!

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

I think whoever receives these photos will be very pleased