Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]#1's photo + the story is great! I like #2 as well. Fabbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbuuuulous On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 8:24 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi Crew, > A couple of weeks ago Stasys Petravicius asked about a Paris fashion shoot > I did around 1965. Here are three images I managed to find. > > LOOK HERE AND READ STORY. Thank you. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ted+grant/ > > 1/ The model in plaid and street sweeper standing beside her like a Roman > Guard. :-) > > I placed the model kitty corner across the street inter section as the Art > Director wanted the red stop sign and restaurant name above her. > > I told the model I would indicate when I was starting to shoot and as soon > as I did, she was to count to 5 then change position. So there she was > standing all alone, count 5 and move. All of a sudden the street sweeper > guy is coming into frame from the left. He stopped before entering the > frame just watching this woman making all these different movements in > silence. > > The AD is freaking out as the little guy walks behind her as she keeps > moving and I keep shooting. Now the AD is telling me to stop and get that > guy the hell out of the scene! Me? I respond, "No, no, no leave him be and > see what happens?" Well he stopped as you can see in the frame and I'm > clicking away as she continues to move. Then the sweeper crossed the street > and was gone! > > AD is pissed off at me for not telling the guy to get out of the shooting > area and telling me I'd never shoot for them again because I didn't do what > he ordered me to do. Me? I thought I had something different and > illustrating we were in Paris! And guess what picture was the lead > photograph in the magazine big fashion layout full page lead? ? :-) Yep! > This one!!!!!!! :-) However I never shot with the AD ever again! Hell his > loss! > > 2/ Trust me having 2 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers in dress red > serge jacket and a model walking down the middle of the Champs-Elysees in > Paris during the middle of the afternoon could be called a death wish!! > Drivers gawking, waving, yelling and whistling! It was wild and I kept > hoping a driver wouldn't lose control and run over me as I was squatting > down moving backwards and couldn't see what was coming from behind. > > 3/ The model and Eiffel Tower was a non-event. Found a location where I > could get both against a clean clear sky and it was click a bunch as she > changed positions. In what fashion shoots I've done on locations like this > and a crew has been flown in. You better have some obvious land mark images > where it's obvious the shoot is taking place in Paris or whever! Certainly > after the money spent for flights, accommodation and on-location crew and > models. > > So there you go. However fashion was never a big deal as I hated posing > them. Not my cup of tea even if I were paid nicely. :-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>