Lets list a bunch of things that models need to think about before doing a shoots, These things include, comunicating with the photog, wardrobe, makeup, hair, theme, use of pics,  who is going to come be your escort, do you even need an escort, confidence, facial expressions, mad posing skills, what type of model release is the photog going to have, location,  and how are you going to get to the shoot.

Lets go over a few of these things quickly. I’ll address some of the other things later, Today I want to go over Hair and Makeup, Wardrobe, and the purpose of the shoot.

First I want to address Hair and Makeup.  I am no MUA (Makeup Artist)  I really have no idea what looks uber legit and totally awesome, so I leave that up to qualified Makeup Professionals.  These peps can do wonder for a shoot.  They can really help get the look that you and the photog are going for.  Hair is same kind of deal if you want something super totally awesome I would find a hair stylist for sure. Often you can do your own, but if you want it to look uber awesome I would use a MUA and a Hairstylist.

Ok lets go over wardrobe.  How are you going to acquire the clothes, is it something you already have, are you going to borrow something from a friend, are you going to go on a shopping spree (everyone loves shopping), or is the photographer going to provide some for you.  This may be obvious but maybe not for some, make sure all of your clothing goes well together, its washed and free of wrinkles.  Pay attention to shoes some times those are over looked, they can be a very nice accessory. Make sure not to go over board with too many accessories like five million necklaces and three billion rings, a couple of rings and one necklace is good.  Some times its fun to look at thrift store to get crazy clothes.

Now lets talk about the purpose of the shoot.  What are the images going to be used for, is it just a portfolio builder for you or the photographer, are the going to be used in stock images, are they doing a crazy magazine shoot for Vogue or something like that, is it going to be used in a fine art gallery, or are you just bored and like taking photos.  When thinking about the purpose of the use it is important think about compensation (what you are getting paid).

Well I hope this helps

T Bang

TorBang Photography

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Shooting lightning can seem very daunting at times, but with the right equipment and technique it easy.

Equipment
DSLR with a bulb setting  this is somethings its own setting, like on my 5d, on its in the manual setting like my xt rebel.
Sturdy Tripiod
Remote Shutter Release .  You don’t have to use the name brand one, I bought mine of ebay for like $8
When Raining
A Rain Sleeve for the camera
Rain gear for your self

Technique

First off understand bulb mode.
Bulb mode is where the shutter is open as long as you are holding the shutter release and you choose the aperture.
When selecting an aperture pay attention to how close the lightning is.  The further way the lightning the bigger the aperture you wan, the closer it is a smaller aperture you want.  I usually just start at f/4 then adjust from there.  After you set the aperture press in the shutter release and lock it until you see lightning, after lightning is finished release it.  Now this is where you are going to have to be patient it may take some time but you will capture a good one.  If you don’t see any lightning for like a minute or so just release it and try again.

If you dont have a remote it’s possible to do it with out but defiantly harder .  Just set in on manual. But on a long shutter speed like 15″ or 30″ and close down that aperture. Just keep shooting until you capture something.

Make sure to pay attention to your surroundings, the lightning is not the whole pic.
Which one is more interesting the one by the house or the one with reflection in the water? 

Hope you have fun trying this out and be safe. 

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I also found this abandoned mink farm that was pretty awesome.

Moral of the story look around and you’ll find something cool.

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The customization of smugmug is not super hard especially with their easy customizer thing. I did most of my customizing with that. Also if you want to do some advanced customizing you can get help in their forums.

The customer support is super awesome really great stuff. They don’t have phone support, they do it all by email, though you get an email back super fast like in an hour or two, rather then a day. All my questions have been answered promptly. Just asked a question now.

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Here is a preview of some of the things I found (Ill post a more in-depth list later)

Gowns
Mary’s Bridal- Salt Lake http://www.marysbridalutah.com/

Cakes
Carrie’s Cakes- Sandy http://carriescakes.com/

Flowers
Every Blooming Thing- Salt Lake and Draper http://www.everybloomingthing.cc/

Catering
Culinary Crafts- Sugar House http://www.culinarycrafts.com/

Venues
Noahs- Lindon and South Jordan http://www.mynoahs.com/

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Here is the article summed up.
Myth #1  “I need to provide a list of wedding photos for my photographer to shoot throughout the day”
Myth #2 “Wedding photojournalists don’t take formal portraits”
Myth #3  “It’s better to have two mediocre/inexpensive photographers than one excellent/expensive photographer”
Myth #4 “You can’t get any good pictures on a rainy day”
Myth #5 “I’m having my wedding pictures taken for free by Uncle Bob because he just bought an expensive camera. I’m sure it’ll be fine.”

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