Last year in October I initiated and helped organize Halloween photo shoot. We had models, hair/make-up, costumes, props and of course – photographers. I was browsing through old files and realized that I didn’t have time to edit a lot of the photos last year and I never blogged about it. So here it is:
Halloween shoot was meant for Lodi Photography Group. It took us at least hundred e-mails and two months to organize for the shoot. I believe one of the hardest parts about planing such an event is uncertainty. Although photographers usually sign up in advance, the actual amount of people attending can vary considerably. We erred on the safe side and invited fourteen models, both male and female. Our hair/make-up team worked more than an hour to make our models camera ready. Most models were professionals. Of course we managed to rope in some friends and relatives who happened to love Halloween. (You know I am talking about you, Dean!) We even had an exchange student from Pakistan (she was a zombie).
I was pleasantly surprised to find how eager people are to participate in fun shoots. We formed very reliable, gorgeous team of people that gave us all their patience and talent. Thank you all again for attending and making it so much fun. I apologize if I do not have your photo here, we had more models than time. I am certain that everybody ended up with a nice collection of images from different photographers.
We have many true masters of photography in the group. It is fascinating to watch different photographers set up their vision with materials available. I was mesmerized watching Rick work with his models and lighting set up. He ended up with stunning leaping vampire photo by an old horse carriage. Many, many other photographers had beautiful, creative shots. I am not able to provide you with a link, it is a private group. If you are a photographer/model that participated and would like to add your link in the comments, feel free to do so.
We were lucky to have Jack Tone ranch as our stomping grounds. We had a lot of room to roam and plenty of spooky dark corners to photograph. Thank you Margie and others for letting us use your ranch.
If you are interested in future shoots/collaborations with me, feel free to contact me. If you need advice to organize your own shoot, I am an open book.
