SR Workshop at City Hall

Another "live shoot" session from Scott Robert Photography Workshop was held today at the City Hall. Living in the Bay Area for years and I've never been to the City Hall, but suddenly I got to come here twice within a week. It is one of the most famous locations for couple to get marry. That's why we had a model wearing a gown for students to practice wedding photos in this beautiful historic building.




Unlike the previous live shoot sessions, where everyone broke into groups, grabbed a model and started shooting on their own right away; this time Scott really spent the time to demonstrate and show us how to find a shooting spot, how to pose, and shared his thinking process. I really liked this; it was very helpful.

Another big thanks to my friends, HS and JeZa in the SR community, who were so kind to share their techniques during the session. I decided to put aside all the technical skills and just focused on the very basic and yet the most importance basic, which is "seeing the light". Finding a good light source is not as easy as you think. And make good use of it is even harder!



No flash was used during this session because I just wanted to practice on finding the "right" light. Somehow I am always attracted to black and white images. I like their artistic feel and the mood that comes from the simple monotone images. These two images are not grayscale images, but they are closed to monotone. I like the mood I set for these photos and I like the cleanliness. The simpler the better.

Model: Casey
Wardrobe Stylist: Zabrina