First Experience: Fashion Show

Last Sunday I was asked to participate in shooting a fashion show that was an extension of Fashion Week in NYC. Hmm. Let me think? Uh, okay - please sign me up! Now lets figure out how to get there - and what fun would it be without a little struggle to make this happen, right?

I found out about this on Friday evening and the event was on a Sunday night (of which Monday was a holiday). I also knew that Hope (my wife) would be in the city with a friend for the day and I was scheduled to watch the baby for the day. Problem was that there was an overlap of a couple hours between the time when Hope was headed back and I was scheduled to be in the city. Being the creative problem solver that she is (after exhausting all normal babysitting options at the last minute), she suggested that I get the baby fed and ready for bed, then put her in the car and 'make the exchange'. So we did.

Once in the city, I headed uptown to the restaurant and met up with Lou (my Flickr friend). He knew the designer (Dolita) which is what made this all possible. We met with her shortly after being there and proceeded to do some test shots to get our settings right for the shoot. The models were going to basically make their way around the restaurant coming up a set of stairs from the basement then back down - and repeat. Lou and I positioned ourselves and started shooting.

For me, this was a lot of fun and challenging as well. Not only am I a pretty novice photographer but I now have moving objects to capture. So many things to remember in the moment. The shot lasted for about 20 minutes. Overall, there are a handful of images that I thought were pretty good (me being critical of myself). Shortly after the show, Lou and I packed it up and I made my way back home on the train. The whole way back, I'm thinking about all the things I could have or should have done differently (typical of me). Next time will be that much better!