Hula Girl

[wendellt]

About a month ago i did another commercial fashion shoot up in queensland for Kidswear company Hula Girl. This one was easier because the brief was tighter
they specificially wanted a typical 'Esprit' looking campaign kids happy confident and carefree enjoying wearing the clothes. The age bracket is like 9 to 14

this is the first time i have used a reflector i often use a strobe for any lighting needs. Reflectors are good but they only work if you catch the light well, in the wind a huge reflector can move around, also when used on kids the light makes the kids squint, so you need to work real quick

all shot with the 28-70 f2.8 lens and a minolta light meter,
Hensel Porty Strobe and reflector Kit

older girls first, client wanted surf shots but there was no surf so i had to setup this posed shot instead


for this one i used the Strobe under the shade and i got a nicely exposed shot with beautiful tones, shot at f6. For the art direction i thought the scene should merge with the clothing assignment, usually this would create a messy image but in this case it works a charm


a gold reflector was used in this shot and i think it reaked havoc with rhe colour balance


i exposed for the backlit model in this shot, didn't care about the overexposed background a tradeoff in this sort of shot


the whole campaign can be found here
http://www.hulagirl.com.au
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[BBJ]

wendelt, mate damn these would make great pics for the families of these children, i know they are for fashion pics but hell you are The Master at this and i enjoy looking at the pics you come up with. Well done mate you deserve a big pat on the back.
Cheers
John
BBJ

[admajic]

Your experience is showing here buddy! Awesome shots. One day I wish I was half as good as you

[Link]

Nice shots, thanks for sharing... My favourite is definitely #3, great expression and exposure! Maybe the framing could have been a bit different, so as to include her legs too.

Link.

[birddog114]

Now you told me you were using Minolta lightmeter
Did I advise you long time ago to use the lightmeter to achieve more nice results when shooting outdoor, modeling works rather than use the one in the camera? and you said: NO

[wendellt]

Now you told me you were using Minolta lightmeter
Did I advise you long time ago to use the lightmeter to achieve more nice results when shooting outdoor, modeling works rather than use the one in the camera? and you said: NO

birdy i did not say no i was misinformed, why cross reference me?
I may have casually said i dont need a expensive minolta light meter at the time i bought a $7000 camera

but now that i have the cam and some money i am more open to the piurchase of a external light meter

thanks for your support

[birddog114]

Now you told me you were using Minolta lightmeter
Did I advise you long time ago to use the lightmeter to achieve more nice results when shooting outdoor, modeling works rather than use the one in the camera? and you said: NO

birdy i did not say no i was misinformed, why cross reference me?
I may have casually said i dont need a expensive minolta light meter at the time i bought a $7000 camera

but now that i have the cam and some money i am more open to the piurchase of a external light meter

thanks for your support

Ok, now next one is lusting the lightmeter? your new goal?

[wendellt]

Now you told me you were using Minolta lightmeter
Did I advise you long time ago to use the lightmeter to achieve more nice results when shooting outdoor, modeling works rather than use the one in the camera? and you said: NO

birdy i did not say no i was misinformed, why cross reference me?
I may have casually said i dont need a expensive minolta light meter at the time i bought a $7000 camera

but now that i have the cam and some money i am more open to the piurchase of a external light meter

thanks for your support

Ok, now next one is lusting the lightmeter? your new goal?

i already have the light meter
next goal is a fully setup studio with 10 strobes

[LostDingo]

1st and second shots are both great but #2 really takes the cake, great lighting, great tones...all very good

Regarding light meters.....what's the opinion over which meter is most preferred? Minolta? Sekonic? etc etc...??

[wendellt]

1st and second shots are both great but #2 really takes the cake, great lighting, great tones...all very good

Regarding light meters.....what's the opinion over which meter is most preferred? Minolta? Sekonic? etc etc...??

I have no idea my lighting guy suggested the minolta.

metering on the d2x doesn't help when your using the strobe

[Alex]

Great photos, Wendell.

As was said, you are a master of this style.

Alex

[Geoff]

Fantastic again Wendell!!!
When you have your studio setup and want someone to come and take a look - remember me, I'm putting my hand up first

[birddog114]

Regarding light meters.....what's the opinion over which meter is most preferred? Minolta? Sekonic? etc etc...??

Paul,
I have a Sekonic and it's superb! cheap to own but high spec. and quality.
Want to try? pick it up at the next mini meet.

[glamy]

I had mine the other day at the beach and Paul laughed at me . At the beginning there was not enough light to meter, it does not work beyond 2 minutes...

[Steffen]

I have a Sekonic and it's superb! cheap to own but high spec. and quality.

What does it do a DSLR + Expodisk (used as incident meter) can't? Just wondering...

Cheers
Steffen.

[blacknstormy]

Wendell - superb as always !
I personally love #1 - beautifully set up. With the OOF girl in the foreground, the shot feels almost candid (as I'm sure it is supposed to).
Brilliant Maybe you should come up to sunny Qld and give us some pointers?????
Rel

[wendellt]

Wendell - superb as always !
I personally love #1 - beautifully set up. With the OOF girl in the foreground, the shot feels almost candid (as I'm sure it is supposed to).
Brilliant Maybe you should come up to sunny Qld and give us some pointers?????
Rel

hi rel

i would be glad to give out some pointers, next tiem i should be more organised but i pretty much flew there did the funky thang and then flew back

1.
amuse and entertain, the more fun, the easier it is for all parties

2. work with good light

3 most important know your subject and understand it

[Mitchell]

Your style is very evident in these shots - they look great.

#1 is my favourite, wonderful candid pose, art direction is spot on

#2 is a bit busy, but the lighting adds some serenity to the model and it works

#3 I think is the weakest - the pose looks a bit forced, and the colours aren't quite right (as you mentioned)

#4 is excellent. The blown highlights add some drama, and the pose in this is spot on.

Great work Wendell.

[birddog114]

I have a Sekonic and it's superb! cheap to own but high spec. and quality.

What does it do a DSLR + Expodisk (used as incident meter) can't? Just wondering...

Cheers
Steffen.

ED used as an incident light meter! Correct, but within its boundary and restriction, very good for indoor with mixed lighting, outdoor is quite OK but not superb as real lightmeter.

Lightmeter is also an incident lightmeter, it gives you more flexibility in taking correctly of the calculation or the set up in number as A or F, perfectly in M or with MF lens, required when shooting in modeling, studio.

With lighmeter, you can stand next to the model and hold it in front of her face (model) with the read out of correct exposure for flash uses and camera setting in distance, say: 3m, 4m, or 5m or more.

Have you ever seen anyone shooting model works with 400 or 500mm lens? and his assistance holds the lightmeter at the model at about 10 or 15 or 20 meters away with a two way radios, talks to the photographer.

Some of them use the PW and lightmeter with a PW modules installed to transmit the exposure required directly to the camera and controlled by the PW.

I hope I'll have a chance to bring you guys in one of these shooting.

ED just provides the calculation in general of the shooting scene, not quite accurately on certain subject which you want to capture.

[daniel_r]

#1 is a winner here Wendell.

They're quite identifiable as your work and style.