Professional Photo Tips, Info and Advice to help you shoot your Teen Beach Model.
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What Camera gear will you need for your Young Teen Photo Shoot; Well, I would say that the top of the range Canon or Nikon Digital cameras are without a doubt the best. I personally think that the Canon camera has the advantage over other cameras as they seem to more understand the digital age, it also still has the fastest Auto-Focus because it's built into each lens and not the camera body. But there are also many other cameras out there that would be just as good for a Bikini Beach Shoot.
When I'm working in my London Studio, (image top right), I use a medium format camera most times, but this is not necessary for a bikini beach photo shoot.
Did you know this fact, if you still use a pro or semi pro 35mm. SLR film camera and have the digital 1 hour Lab scan your negs to CD, in most cases you get an equvilent quality Image as if you had it shot on a digital camera in the first place. Now that's a fact.
You must work with fill flash and I find the best way to shoot a Young Teen Model, is to work with your digital slr camera set to manual or 'shutter priority', in any case you can read the exposure that is necessary and then set you flash gun to auto, working with a flash ratio of 1 to 2.
Let me explain and cut through the technical jargon: Suppose your using film speed 100 ASA, or the equivalent digital camera setting, and your camera meter is telling you need an exposure of 125/second at f11, a flash ratio of 1 to 2, simply means that you set the flash to f8. This will instruct your flash to reduce the power of the flash so as to not burn out the foreground. If you set the flash also to f11 the same as the exposure, it will have the effect of making the background darker and your Images will look over exposed and washed out. NB: Be careful not to set your cameras exposure time faster than the cameras flash sync speed.
That's all you really need to know. You can set your flash to auto and in some cases it will work OK, but be professional about your Beach Bikini Model Shoot and get yourself out of the "point and shoot" mode.
You do need to have a separate flash gun, the cameras flash is simply not powerful enough and sometimes will give a 'red eye' reflection and you've lost a shot.
If you are shooting a set up whare the Teen Model is in a static position, use your tripod while your shooting off a few frames, but at 125/second exposure or higher there is little need most of the time, only in low light situations on a beach location. If you notice in my shots, I like to explore different camera angles and this is best achieved without a tripod, I repeat, that's assuming your not in a low light situation.
Camera angels, Be prepared to get down on the ground and you will often find me working kneeling or lying in the water while shooting on the beach. Low camera angels always work well, especially with a Bikini beach shoot and have the effect of bringing the viewers attention to the Model and garment that she's wearing. Also a low angle shot is more dramatic, as it has more impact.
I work with an assistant some of the time, so if your risking you camera at low level over the water on the beach, it's best to have someone ready to grab the camera when you finished the shot and avoiding ruining your prize photo gear while you extract yourself from the water.
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I would add, that the greatest advantage in using a pro Digital slr Camera, when working with your Teen Bikini Model on a Bikini Beach shoot, is simply you don't have the risk of loading film on a windy beach, while trying to keep the sand and sea water out of the camera.
Of course, if you drop either a Digital or Film camera in the ocean, it's gonna mean a trip to the camera shop to buy a new one, after first maxing your credit card to pay for it and all for a beach model photo shoot!
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