PHOTOSHOOT FOR DILLARD'S

Today was my first photoshoot assisting for SLP. It was at Lake Lanier in North Georgia and with Alge Crumpler, Tight End with the Atlanta Falcons for Dillard's department store. The shoot was in two stages, one shot with Alge by himself and the second with his daughter who is 4.
The day started about 10 30 am and by 11 we had everything packed up and ready to travel. After taking a break to eat, we all traveled the hour north to Lake Lanier and Pine Isle Resort. Upon reaching Lake Lanier Scott talked with Alge's handler, the manager of Pine Isle, and the Artistic Director for Dillard's (who meet us there) about places to shoot. Since this was a smaller shoot than normal the scouting was done the day of (Scott normally likes to scout the day before). We drove around on golf carts to several locations before deciding on one shot off of the hole 5 tee that when shot toward another hole looked like it was not in Georgia. The lighting and everything was set up before the talent arrived. We used a 7 ft strip soft box to light his side and wrap around to fill and another soft box as the key (we started to use a reflector as a key but it did not have enough pop). Scott used a 85 mm and 50 mm lens. Technically, I was an Assistant on the job. I did whatever needed to be done and went between the lighting and digital assistant jobs. I handled the CF cards and handed them to him when he asked. I also put in a new card and formated it whenever he out the one in the camera to show the images to the art director on a laptop.
After that shot, we quickly ran to the next location at the equestrian center where Alge and his daughter would be shot. The barn had no light, so the light had to be provided. We started with 3 large reflector but quickly lost light so resorted to using 2 strobes, one behind and one pointed at the ceiling. We still used a reflector as a fill light. I cleared items from the area and when done placed them back. I also helped with the fill reflector and the CF cards. The 2 other large reflectors were left outside and were attacked by the horses that were roaming outside of the barn. I also noticed how Scott was genuenlly nice to everyone he meet that worked in places that he shoots. He said this is so that if he ever needs to shoot there again he can be remembered as "the nice guy who photographed there". He also said he knows this works because he can get into places that have been closed off to other photographers.

I was at at the internship from 10 30 to 6 30 pm.
That was my first shoot and I am looking forward to the next one.