First day of shooting went rather well. I had already pre-set up the lights and had a mock shoot (see previous posts) and it turned out to be quite easy for me to recreate the the same lighting, even after switching cameras. My amazing housemate, who is a very skilled photographer, offered some useful advice on the camera set-up and framing, which was super useful for me. All over it was quite a smooth shoot, but I will run over some of the smaller issues I encountered.

Issues:

1. Time: I over estimated how much time I would have, or underestimated how long it would actually take to set up each shot. This meant I paired down my shots to the essential ones for that day, involving the piano, and left the extra padding for another day.

2. Sound: The sound that I recorded was placed near my actor Shanti’s feet, therefore it has a gravelly sound to it at points which I’m genuinely scared that I won’t be able to fix in post.

3. Attention to detail: upon editing and reflection I saw details in the shoot that I would have liked to have removed. This is a re-occuring issue for me, I have noticed, I tend to loose focus of the minor details that need removing, and then kick myself later for not seeing or really thinking about it properly at the time.

4. People: I shot on a day the there were heaps of people at my house, and this caused distractions for myself as well as my actor and soiled some of my sound. This was probably my biggest mistake. It’s really hindering to the creative process. Next shoot I must make sure no one is hanging around.

But you live and you learn right?

Here are some raw stills from the shoot: