One of the models we got to work with is Thom, shown above. It’s hard not to take a good picture of Thom and Kongo ripped off about 150 photos of him while on location. This professional actor and model could strike a pose and give you a look that was over the top.
In the photo above Kongo asked Thom to look at him like he’d just caught the monkey cheating at cards. You can almost imagine that the next thing that’s going to happen is that a six-shooter is coming out and the monkey better be looking for a handy vine to make a quick getaway! The following are a few more of Kongo’s favorite Thom shots.
We also got to work with Clint and Sarah, two great models who were fantastic on horseback.
Thunderstorms were threatening and the sky was difficult to work with. You didn’t get any blue sky backgrounds and the bright overcast tended to overpower and blowout the camera’s exposure settings. (See how technical the monkey is getting with looking at his pictures?” One of the things the class worked on was using reflectors, flash, remote flash, and diffusers to adjust the light on our subjects. In the picture below, National Geographic photographer Joe McNally, shows us how to bounce light.
There were plenty of other great things to take pictures of at the movie ranch. Kongo ended up taking 877 pictures. Now he has to pick his five best for submission to the daily critique session.
Travel safe, pardner! Have fun.