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I agreed to shoot some pictures for a friend as a Mother's Day gift from him to his wife. It's the first time I've attempted a photo "assignment." Despite the laid back circumstances - no pay, no unrealistic expectations, no personalities to manage - I was stressed as hell, particularly before the shoot (what camera to use?) and after (did I get a single decent shot?). Anxiety is my creative process, but I really sweated this shoot. I was petrified I was going to ruin Mother's Day.
I learned:
-Kids move a lot.
-Kids don't do what you ask them to do.
-It would be a nightmare to shoot a wedding.
-It must be nice having a good DSLR.
I wanted to use my M6 and Nokton 1.2, but it wasn't accessible on the shoot day so I went with a Mamiya 645 Pro + 150mm, Pentax 6x7 + 105mm and, as a sort of insurance since it was otherwise entirely a natural light shoot, a Contax T3 + flash.
Because it was a documentary shoot, I was concerned the 150mm's harrowingly narrow depth of field and the hand-held 1/30th on the 6x7 would swamp me, but...
The 'Client' is happy with the results and will be printing several at 5x7 and one at 11x14.
I'm relieved it all worked out.
I learned:
-Kids move a lot.
-Kids don't do what you ask them to do.
-It would be a nightmare to shoot a wedding.
-It must be nice having a good DSLR.
I wanted to use my M6 and Nokton 1.2, but it wasn't accessible on the shoot day so I went with a Mamiya 645 Pro + 150mm, Pentax 6x7 + 105mm and, as a sort of insurance since it was otherwise entirely a natural light shoot, a Contax T3 + flash.
Because it was a documentary shoot, I was concerned the 150mm's harrowingly narrow depth of field and the hand-held 1/30th on the 6x7 would swamp me, but...
The 'Client' is happy with the results and will be printing several at 5x7 and one at 11x14.
I'm relieved it all worked out.
