On Sunday I had shoot lined up with Emily. Nothing seemed to go to plan on Sunday. I first arrived in plenty of time to setup as I hate running around in front of people trying to sort things out, but alas things took a lot longer than normal (guess I’m a little out of practice). Then as I was setting up and testing the lights one of the studio heads decided to do the unspeakable. First there was the fizzing sound followed by a series of pops and then suddenly the light went out and the unit emitted wisps of smoke from a series of vents. It was one of those moments when you’re ready to throw you hands into the air and cry. A short phone call to Nic who was also coming along and it was decided that we would still go ahead and see what could be done. I’m so glad that he suggested that, as I was ready to cancel but am so glad that I didn’t. Emily was great to work with, even with the slightly poor condition of my equipment (still cross at the studio head for doing that) she maintained a professional manner, following direction and moving into almost perfect poses on her own. I expect she will go far if she keeps that manner about her when working.
So despite one studio head doing the dirty on me, and some of the remote triggers I borrowed especially for the shoot not working correctly I managed to bag a number of images. Hopefully in the next couple of days before I head off to France I’ll be able to post the rest.
