By Natasha J Bella, 1607180693
I’m celebrating over 100 remote shoots with 92 photographers and want to express some gratitude.
My first remote shoot was on 1st April with Pix Photography , thank you for accepting my casting application Gary :)
Our share-a-shoot on April 2nd: https://purpleport.com/group/share-a-shoot/166035/How-To-Shoot-During-Lockdown
I’m thankful to the first few photographers who trusted me at the beginning and booked a remote shoot and everyone else that subsequently followed and kept remote shoots thriving.
The pioneers Colin Nash LRPS , Nev. Taylor , riks_pixels , RasmusArt , Paul Cooley , thanks for giving it a go :)
Thanks to ADWsPhotos for all our shoots, techie-chats, testing-things-out and impromptu sessions.
At first, the negative comments about remote shoots were frustrating and discouraging but I learned to ignore and carry on. Focussing on those that wanted to get involved and offering help to models getting set up was far more rewarding than trying to convince people who wanted to belittle our efforts. While some were misjudging, we were getting on with the planning, discussing mood boards, chatting, laughing, taking pictures, styling, creating, editing, sharing and booking again. It’s been fun, it’s been challenging, it’s been social and at a time when we were all experiencing the first lockdown and cancelled plans, this became so much more than just a photoshoot. I’ve met so many new and interesting people in many countries and worked with people that I already knew, I’ve shot with some photographers several times, actually, I’ve made good friends during all of this and closer connections with models and photographers.
I have loved it and learned so much.
It’s not for everyone… and that’s okay. But for many of us, it's been fulfiling.
I’ve had the opportunity to work with photographers in Slovenia, Finland, France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Israel, Thailand, Singapore, Canada, China, photographers in the USA such as New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle and of course, closer to home from Ireland to Scotland, from Southampton to Carlisle :)
Thanks to Purpleport for being so helpful in accepting wider locations for remote shoot castings and writing an informative blog post about this genre. Awarding FPIs in this field, not just mine but many photographers and models involved in tethered shoots have gained recognition.
I’m proud to have been featured in publications such as PhotoPlus The Canon Magazine, Digital Camera World Magazine (article in an upcoming issue), various newspapers and The PhotoShoot Magazine. Plus, a wonderful book created by jhphotography featuring models he’s worked with remotely.
- Glamour Seductive Book - REMOTE - http://glamourseductive.bigcartel.com/product/r-e-m-o-t-e
- PhotoPlus - https://issuu.com/futurepublishing/docs/can169.issuu
- Photoshoot Magazine - https://www.photoshootmagazine.co.uk/photoshoot-magazine-black-and-white-special-2020/
Remotely, I’ve done a few 1-2-1 training sessions via Zoom as well as Zoom talks about remote shoots with a demonstration to several camera clubs and a webinar for The Guild of Photographers on ‘Keeping Creativity Alive’.
On-demand with The Guild: https://bit.ly/remoteguildtalk
It is great to see remote shoots established with an ever-growing community of models and photographers connecting with each other, enjoying the process and creativity. There are so many amazing models offering remote shoots.
To name just a few:
Ivory Flame , PoppySeed Dancer , Rhianna Grey , Amie Boulton Stephanie Dubois , Lucy Artmodel , M I S C H K A H , Sam Mathias (Not on PP)
There are so many others but I don’t of know them all, please tag and mention in the comments.
To commemorate this milestone I'm sharing this photo in celebration of Helmut Newton's 100th Birthday (31st October 2020).
Photographer shooting tethered from Germany: Nippon Fighter Photography
Homage to Helmut Newton, SUMO Front Cover, Big Nude III, Henrietta, Paris 1980
Homage to Helmut Newton Big Nude Series
My remote shoot album: https://purpleport.com/portfolio-image-album.asp?id=129106
Thanks everyone :)