Enterprising figure models all over the world were arranging sessions with drawers and painters. These collaborations were creating wonderful work!! I thought to myself: Why can’t I do that same thing as a photographer? Why can’t I collaborate with models?
My second shoot, about a month later, was with a model in Washington, DC. Brian was not as experienced, but he was quite natural in front of the camera. It was fun working with him. We tried a test before our actual shoot.
This time we used Instagram. Based on my earlier experience, I decided to embrace the pixilation, so I chose to shoot with a grainy black and white filter. The connection was, of course, much more consistent.
Andrew
My third shoot was with Andrew from Wilmington, Delaware. That was about two months after the shoot with Brian. Andrew is a wonderful photographer and had wondered what it would be like to be on the other end of the lens. It was a lot of fun to work with him. This time I used Zoom and realized it was the best application for this type of work. The quality of the images was a little better than the first two online shoots.
I have enjoyed collaborating with models for 30 years now. The pandemic brought creativity out of all of us. Online shooting will never be my focus, but I have enjoyed it and fully expect to do it with models who live in far-away places.
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