Jason Tag Photography

I was getting worried because I wasn’t sure If I was going to be able to afford a shoot this time around.  I usually shoot about every two weeks because thats what my budget can afford at the moment.  The price of gas and all that plus bills, had me pretty worried.  But I picked up an extra gig this week that will allow me to do it.  So I scheduled a shoot for tomorrow morning.

The model has never done nude modeling before so it should make for a challenging shoot. If you’ve been reading for a while, you’ve probably figured out that I love to be challenged.  It forces me to be better.  It makes me work harder in communicating ideas and poses.  It also makes me really analyze how I shoot and how I compose the shots.  I can’t wait to work with her and see what else I might learn!

I’ll be updating the site as I usually do after every shoot so stay tuned…

Yesterday I wrote that I was working on a shoot for the weekend. Lat night I received an email from a model who was interested in working with me. We talked on the phone about the shoot and it seems like she’s going to be a lot of fun to work with. I’m always a little cautious when working with a new model. I got the impression that she’s done some nude modeling before but it’s been mostly for art classes. I know she’ll be relieved to know that she won’t have to hold the same pose for 5 minutes at a time. I’m a little nervous about working with a model I’ve never worked with before mainly because I never know what to expect.

I’ve been quite surprised by the models I’ve worked with through this experiment. Rose, as an example, is a woman I’ve known for years but never worked with her as a model until a few weeks ago. Even though I knew her, I still wasn’t sure what I was going to get and she turned out to be quite an amazing model. I’m glad I asked her to pose for me. And I’m sure we’ll be working together soon. I’ve found so many great models and wonderful women through this experiment that I find myself anxious to meet this new model this weekend.

The location I’ve selected is a place I’ve shot at before. The last time I was there it was an afternoon shoot. This time we’ll be doing a morning shoot. It’s a place that has a lot of nature but also man-made elements as well. The location also features an old road which I look forward to using. I also want to explore where that road goes. It branches off in a direction that looks like it just goes off into the bamboo but it might lead to something interesting. So I’m thinking that we’ll start off at the top of the mountain, move to the road and then move into the wooded area. Being nude in the woods will be a great way to end the shoot.

I guess we’ll see what happens…

A friend of mine called and needs some shots.  It’ll mostly be headshots and some basic modeling shots so she can show off some new stuff and update her portfolio.  Because of my crazy schedule we’ll be shooting indoors at another friends house in the evening.  She also talked finding some fun costumes and just playing around and having fun with photography.  I’ve already been to the store and picked some lights.  All we need is some fun costumes and we’ll be all set!  I’ll definetly be posting shots of my shiny new lights but I’ll have to find out if I can post some of actual shots from the shoot… Stay tuned!

The shoot today is one I’ve been working on for a few weeks.  I can’t wait.  You guys know, I live for this.  During a shoot is when all the ideas are put to the test.  The anxiety of whether things will work or not is fresh in your mind.  Everything hinges on this one moment and that rush is the the feeling of seeing the ideas turn from abstract concepts into the tangible images.

This shoot will especially test me because it’s the first shoot I’m doing where I have a definite idea of where I want to go and how I want things to progress.  I have some very specific poses in mind.  I just hope that they work.  Other shoots Ive done I’ve had a few ideas that I wanted to play with but this time it’s very specific.  Partly because the model requested it but also I feel that by giving the shoot more structure I hope to get a more focused shoot and in the end, more time to take better shots.  However I will still allow some room to play and just have fun.  I have to, otherwise…why do it!

I’ll write about the shoot after we’re done so stay tuned…