As I had no experience of shooting photos at the Arcade, Independence Square and as my models did not have any modelling experience as well it was essential I have a mock shoot prior to the main shoot.
Planning Process:
I asked the models to come in casual wear - but similar to their final costumes - as we were just going to practise the poses.
I prepared a google docs with reference pictures for the models to make it easier for the models to understand what is expected of them. This would also give me a visualisation of the final outputs.
[Reference pictures for the mock shoot. Images from Pinterest compiled on a google doc.]- Hired a Canon camera from Gearstore, a rental shop to be used for the photoshoot.
Challenges:
However this preparation process also had its challenges.
Challenge 1: Unfortunately closer to the mock shoot I came down with dengue fever and was in the hospital. Even after being discharged I was really exhausted. Yet I did not want to postpone the shoot as I felt I would not have adequate time left for post-production.
Solution: I asked a friend of mine (Imra Imthiaz), who knew her way with a camera and direction to come and help me out with the photoshoot.
Challenge 2: As I had very short time to plan out the mocks due to being in the hospital for a month, I only informed models a few days before the shoot. Hence, 2 of them weren’t able to make it.
Solution: As the 2 of the models coming nor I had no practice for the shoot, we decided to move forward with the shoot and do what we could do.
This preparation process really tested me as it was very stressful and I was rushing it all last min with a day or 2 to spare. It taught me that I had to better my planning skills or else I would be undergoing something similar for the main shoot as well.
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