Photo Shoot With Model Tyler Alixx

I tested with new model Tyler Alixx recently to help her build her portfolio. One of the most important things a new model can do is get more "camera time", i.e. time in front of the camera, to gain experience and be more comfortable posing without much guidance from the photographer. 


Many new models seem to think they have to make dramatic moves from one pose to another. This is a mistake, and can really slow down the momentum of a shoot. Once a model gets the proper guidance and gets used to modeling, they find it takes only small changes in posture, hand position, head position, etc. to change the look of the pose. 


For being relatively new, Tyler was quite comfortable and didn't require a lot of posing guidance. She really did a nice job, and we had a lot of fun working together.


Each photographer has there own style and manner of taking the same photo. Some photographers will totally control the shot and pose while others will let the model do their thing and just shoot.  I find a combined approach often works best. Sometimes I'll just let the model move from pose to pose and correct what needs correcting, if anything. Then again, there are times when I have a shot in mind and I will control everything about it. 


So, on to some of the photos from Tyler's shoot. The first three were shot using the cyc wall in our studio using my standard high key setup mentioned in previous blogs.  

For the next shot, I wanted to mix it up some so I moved Tyler over to another area of our studio to give the shot a more urban feel. 

This was shot with just one studio strobe with a beauty dish attached. I feathered the light so the beauty dish wasn't shining directly on Tyler. This creates the shadows you see and defines Tyler's features very well.

After a wardrobe change, I moved Tyler over to a black wall and shot with two lights this time.  The key light had a 24"x36" soft box on it. The second light was on the end of a boom arm and had a 12"x36" strip box on it. It was used as a hair light. It also provided background separation from the model. This is especially important when shooting black clothes on a black background.

I processed the first one in black and white to create a very retro look. I feel it really highlighted Tyler's blonde hair and red lipstick.

This was shot in the same location, and will serve as a great head shot for Tyler's portfolio. 

Next, here's the video I created from this shoot.

Thank you for a very fun shoot, Tyler! Enjoy your photos.


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