Moms at a photo shoot
I have been painting portraits to put together my portfolio. My latest 'model' is our 19 year old babysitter. I've posted some of the photos of her under 'resource photo critiques' if anybody is interested. She is a lovely young woman, she came for the first photo shoot a week ago and it went great. Well, she was so excited about the whole process that this morning when she came over for another photo shoot, she brought her mom with her. What a surprise!
This was the first time I had met her mom. I suppose if this were a commission instead of something for my portfolio, I would have spoken to the mother in the beginning, but since this is a portrait of my own direction I hadn't even met the mom. I have given a gift to the model for her time, she wouldn't accept cash, citing the fact that she was having too much fun!
So, here I was, all ready to take photos. I was wearing comfy clothes and not prepared at all to go into my 'professional salesman mode' and 'sell' my portraiture. It was somewhat of a challenge to direct my model, move props and lights, focus on my photography AND carry on a conversation with mom. It actually all went very well but I had to have a chocolate bar and a Diet Coke when they left to decrompress!
The mom is a lovely woman and will probably want to buy the portrait. (Yet another topic . . . ).
I suppose it's a good idea to tell the moms to go in the other room and read a magazine during the photoshoot? Since I hope to be painting a lot of children, the moms will always be present. I was just wondering how others handle the moms? I think from now on I will ask the moms to sit in another room so I can concentrate on the model, keeping the model happy is what counts in a photo shoot.
Joan
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