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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Peterborough, NH
Posts: 1,114
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I find that photographing a model is difficult enough by itself. When I photograph a person, I oftentimes put a 50% grey neutral drape behind them. This way I can easily tell if the color in the resulting photo is "off" in any way.
In my studio photo shoot, arranging the folds in the clothing, and making the head, hands and feet "correct" are a painstaking job. When I shoot a model, I oftentimes have a background in mind but will not even attempt to shoot that at the same time as it is too difficult for me.
If a background is to be outdoors, the lighting probably will not be correct for the model. If the background is to be indoors (but not in my studio), the lighting can seldom be controlled in the way that I like it.
I simply go out with my camera and shoot the background separately...because this works better for me.
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