Well I went to my first model shoot, which was perfect timing because the topic in my photography class this week was portraiture shots. I am in this Seattle Flickr meetup group, http://www.meetup.com/SeattleFlickr/, and they have meetings quite frequently where photographers of all skills join and take pictures, share ideas and equipment. This was titled "UW garage shoot" which was located in the lower level parking garage on the University of Washington campus. This was exciting in two folds. First, it was my first real meet up to shoot models and secondly, I was actually working with models! The models were provided to us, free of charge I think, by Modern American Bellydance. I was limited on time so I just focused on one model, Amy Kate Horn or Amaryllis by her dance name and she was spectacular to work with. She knew what to do when it came to moving around and required very little direction since I didn't have any. Plus, I partnered up with Jim Kennedy who is a lifetime local photographer. So I picked up some tips from him as well. Amy was graceful and smooth in the way she moved that it just flowed so naturally for her. She had the brightest sincere smile and a "come and get me grin" that put me at ease probably more than her. Enjoy the pictures and I hope to get more opportunities like this later!
