Today was my first day of shooting for this project! I think it went pretty well. I had three girls who were my models; Christine, Ginny and Lauren.I did individual rolls of each girl and one roll of group shots. The shoot took place from 7pm to 11pm in our sorority house. The house is quite a character itself,having many cracked walls with the bare bones of wood exposed, an odd little nook with three windows and a dungeon for a basement. We are pretty sure the house is full of ghosts, no one likes to be alone in it for very long, that is for sure.
As I was shooting I had "Slow Motion" by Third Eye Blind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ibfvjv4uxE stuck in my head, and the mood of that song transferred to my own and the shoot itself. I realized today how important it is to have music while I am shooting, and that it also helps the models to relax. The music creates a kind of rhythm for my shooting, and the models seemed to respond to the moods of the songs and change their body language and expressions depending on the song. When the models did this, it was such a wonderful thing to watch because you could see their expressions change based on what it was making them feel and think about. I chose songs that were either fairly mellow or upbeat for this shoot, but I wonder what effects more energizing or angry music might have. I shall experiment in the future! It might seem obvious but, I never realized how much music could impact my shooting. Now that I do,I will try to work with it in the background as much as possible.
Peace,
Jillian
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