(Shooting) Notes to Self

SHOOT RAW
SHOOT RAW
SHOOT RAW
SHOOT RAW
SHOOT RAW
Did I mention that I should ALWAYS SHOOT RAW? Yeah, just do it. Don't be lazy.

The background is never wide enough. (why is that?)

Don't touch people's stuff. With my youth volunteer group shoot today (they were an awesome and good-looking group BTW!) I got the brilliant idea to have them wear their badges because I can't seem to remember names. I thought I'd be helpful and hand their badges to them, since I already had them in position for the portrait, and when I grabbed one of the badges, a cell phone appeared out of nowhere, nowhere I tell ya, and fell on the ground. argh. It only fell from low chair height, onto a carpeted floor, so I'm pretty sure it will be ok, but still. Could have been a bad thing. And, of course, I couldn't see their badges anyway, because, duh, group shot, they were covering each other's badges up.

Must figure out a way to remember names.

Shoot raw!!!

Figure out a way to study their poses etc. without staring at them an making them feel uncomfortable. I think I got a really great shot of the group, but one of the girls should have been turned in a little bit more. I think the answer is to make small talk while doing my work, but I am not good at that. I wonder if this will ever get easier for me?

Shoot raw.

I think that's it for today.

New one added Aug. 6, 2009 - if your subject (or one or more subjects if shooting a group) looks awkward or uncomfortable, REPOSE THEM! You CANNOT FIX THIS IN PHOTOSHOP. lol.  I don't want to make them feel even more uncomfortable, by saying, "you look awkward" but somehow, tactfully repose them!