Rain, rain and more rain. That was the forecast all week. The previous workshop was cancelled due to rain and the anxiety started coming back as we looked at the weather leading up to the event. One minute it was suppose to be fine and then the next it was thunderstorms. Luckily the weather held off and we had superb shooting conditions.
We met up in the botanical gardens and introduced the students to the models. Most people were return customers but we always get one or two new faces each session as well. The ages range from 18 - 60 and consist of photographers of all levels. Each class we arrange 3 new models for the students. 18 total students get split up into 3 groups of 6 and photograph a model each. Every 40 mins we swap models so each student gets to work with each model.
For this workshop we had the scenarios of Instagram Influencers. Fitness, Lifestyle and Fashion.
The fitness scenario consisted of a model in active wear stretching on her yoga mat in the park, after warming her muscles she removed her sweat shirt and playing with a ball to get her legs pumping, she then did some skipping before running along the track. She then relaxed with some cold water from her sports bottle.
The lifestyle scenario consisted of a model wearing a stylish casual outfit and she was sitting on the park bench with her laptop and coffee working on her online business. She then relaxed under the tree to check some emails from friends. She spent some spare moments photographing the birds in the trees around her.
The fashion influencer scenario consisted of agency model Nathaly Bernardi sitting on the steps of the garden planning her evening, she then went to the park bench in the Mediterranean garden and applied some make up, she then took a casual stroll through the garden and posed beside a gazebo to get that perfect shot.
It was an amazing afternoon shooting with some really friendly models and enthusiastic photographers. Our first workshop for the year was a massive success.