In stead of giant flags I’ve used large umbrellas with a c stand and boom arm to hold it over the subject. The umbrella takes up very little room when packing for a location shoots. It works really well for single portraits when the sun is blasting. This shoot sounds tough and you have to think on your feet when your subject is sitting there watching you sweat
This is great writing Adam, it gave me the same sense of slight panic that I have experienced before as well. Some useful lessons and whilst the shot isn't terrible, I can see why you would not be happy with it. Enjoyed reading that and thinking about what I would have done in the situation. Perhaps got him to try the t-shirt of your assistant for one!
Failure is the best teacher but damn it is harsh. Thank you for being vulnerable with this. It echoes so many similar times I have fucked myself by not insisting on proper conditions, and then been distracted by the technical mayhem to the point that the human space/connection suffers. Arrgh. I wonder, however, if you would have arrived at the shirtless pose in a controlled studio... or just would have been able to work around the shirt with lighting?
It is comforting to hear that even a photographer as widely experienced as you, can still be caught out on a shoot. it's not really a mistake if you learn from it, just a hard lesson... 😁
Your honesty is something the world could use a bit more of too!
Thank you for sharing these experiences, both good, bad, and anything in between or beyond.
In stead of giant flags I’ve used large umbrellas with a c stand and boom arm to hold it over the subject. The umbrella takes up very little room when packing for a location shoots. It works really well for single portraits when the sun is blasting. This shoot sounds tough and you have to think on your feet when your subject is sitting there watching you sweat
This is great writing Adam, it gave me the same sense of slight panic that I have experienced before as well. Some useful lessons and whilst the shot isn't terrible, I can see why you would not be happy with it. Enjoyed reading that and thinking about what I would have done in the situation. Perhaps got him to try the t-shirt of your assistant for one!
Failure is the best teacher but damn it is harsh. Thank you for being vulnerable with this. It echoes so many similar times I have fucked myself by not insisting on proper conditions, and then been distracted by the technical mayhem to the point that the human space/connection suffers. Arrgh. I wonder, however, if you would have arrived at the shirtless pose in a controlled studio... or just would have been able to work around the shirt with lighting?
It is comforting to hear that even a photographer as widely experienced as you, can still be caught out on a shoot. it's not really a mistake if you learn from it, just a hard lesson... 😁
Your honesty is something the world could use a bit more of too!
Thank you for sharing these experiences, both good, bad, and anything in between or beyond.
Adam, curious if you felt you had to explain this to the client?