Being Fall/Winter in Portland it’s getting harder and harder to shoot outside because it’s constantly raining (and as I write this extremely windy). That being said I found a local photographer that is renting his studio space for $5 an hour. When I first heard him say $5 an hour I felt like I needed to check my hearing to make sure I had heard him correctly. I had heard correctly. For $5 an hour I get to used the studio, complete with backdrops and lights. To give you an idea of how good a deal this is most places charge $100+ an hour for studio time.
Last wednesday was the first time I used the studio. I shot with Teresa Decher who I had previously met on the set of Berlin, in which she played the part of a waitress. Teresa was very professional to work with. She has the most amazing expressions, not to mention some of the biggest eyes I’ve ever seen. Not to mention she was able to produce tears on command for the latter half of our shoot.
Here are some of the photos from our shoot (more can be seen on my flickr site. Also more to follow soon):
In closing, I think I prefer to shoot outdoors but studio shooting still rocks, especially when it’s pouring and really windy outside.
Tags: female, model, portrait, studio, studio lighting, teenager, Teresa Decher, young woman
January 14, 2008 at 12:28 AM
wow, seriously $5 an hour! is this a public thing? cause if so i would love it if you pass on the contact info for that.
i just photographed teresa and you are so right, she’s great to work with. seriously.