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A photo shoot with Chris: taking photos, a view of the camera screen and looking at the images together.

HOW I SHOOT

A plan is just a starting point.

Some pictures can be planned. Others only come to us during the shoot. We don't know beforehand which ones they'll be. What might happen once we find our rhythm?

GET INTO THE FLOW.

01 / NO RUSH

Time to settle in
We have time

  1. 01A

    First, let's get to know each other

    You come in and unpack your things. We have a look around and talk for a bit. We give ourselves a few minutes for that.

  2. 01B

    Let's see what you've brought

    We go over what we'd like to do, see what might work together and choose a first outfit. That's all we need to start.

  3. 01C

    Time for the first pictures

    The first few pictures are just a warm-up. You get used to the camera while I sort out the light. We both ease into it.

02 / IN MOTION

Things start moving
We get used to working together.

  1. 02A

    I'll give you something to try.

    A movement, a way of standing or just a small adjustment. We'll see what you do with it.

  2. 02B

    You move. I move with you

    You have room to move and try things. I keep seeing something new to respond to.

  3. 02C

    I'm always looking for another angle

    I photograph you from different angles. New ideas come out of that, and we can try them straight away.

03 / IN THE MIDDLE OF IT

There's a bit of back and forth
and things take their own course

  1. 03A

    Another look at the pictures

    We look through the pictures together as we go. Often, we spot something we'd like to change or try a little more of in the next shot.

  2. 03B

    Which ones do you like?

    By now, we're quite at ease with each other. We talk about the pictures and you tell me what you like or what isn't really your thing.

  3. 03C

    One idea leads to another

    We follow what interests us and keep going with it. The direction can change along with the idea.

04 / IN THE FLOW

We've found our rhythm
And things just happen

  1. 04A

    We're into it now

    You move more freely in front of the camera, and I give less direction. We can respond to each other much more directly.

  2. 04B

    We understand each other pretty well by now

    We've found a shared language. A small suggestion or reaction is often all we need to know what to do next.

  3. 04C

    And at some point, we're done

    We could probably keep going. At some point we look at the pictures and realise we've already got more than enough.

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