Page created August 1, 2003
Justine has an interesting hair style -- she actually has long dread locks. When she piles them up on top of her head, her hair is neat, but when she lets her hair down, her hair is wild, like Medusa. |
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For a typical sitting, I plan to
expose 10 rolls of film (10 exposure on each
roll). There are two reasons for this:
1) I have a Jobo film processor, and its maximum
capacity is 10 rolls, 2) I'm typically pretty
tired after 10 rolls, and I find that 10 rolls give me
ample opportunity to express a few ideas, and 3) 100
exposures is a lot for me to process in the darkroom. For
planning purposes, I tell models that it will take
about 3 hours to make all these exposures, and it
usually does. (At the 3 hour mark, we either
stop or quickly finish up if we aren't finished
already; and if the sitting takes less that 3 hours, I
still pay the model for the full 3 hours).
Justine & I were done in a little over 2 hours -- things were simply easy. She was easy to talk with and easy to direct. She was patient with me during those moments when I was changing film or adjusting lights or calculating exposure (she was happy to pet my dog during the longer breaks). I was still exhausted after the sitting, but it was lots of fun while it lasted. Because of this, I'm sure to ask Justine to work with me again. As I've said previously, Justine has many of the physical attributes I like to photograph: she has clear skin, a femininely defined figure, wise eyes, and charisma. And I don't think I've tapped Justine's range of expression -- she is fearless when it comes to posing. We'll have to devise some setups that are more worthy of her talents. What do you think?
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