I wanted to do a shoot with some with some very hard light and some very hot models. There's no denying that I looked to Bruce Weber and Herb Ritts for a little inspiration. Homage or rip-off. Kevin, Nicolette and Selma were absolutely wonderful models with a great sense of humour and fun. Patient and professional beyond belief. Sometimes it was tough to grab shots between the guffaws. The toughest part was that we shot this in the Langara Library, surrounded by students and Security Guards.
The worst part was that we only had two hours to shoot and four shooters.
LucyAnne was an amazing, astonishing and inspiring make-up artist. Then again, the same goes for the models. Still trying to figure out why some of my Lightroom conversions are dropping their adjustments when I export them to my desk-top.... Doh! I'm the Homer Simpson of photography... Shot with my Nikon D3s and D700 and Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII lenses.
The staff at Langara College are a bunch of f**king a**holes because we weren't allowed to shoot in the Student Union Building. Instead, we had to hump a four hundred pound couch half a mile into the Library to do our shoot. On top of my five hundred dollar f**king fee to take Advanced Studio Lighting -- in which I have learned ZERO lighting set-ups -- on this particular night I paid FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS for three models and one of the best make-up artists I have ever worked with. Unlike Langara, all of the industry whose time I paid for were complete and utter professionals.
Oh, and the SUB that was supposed to be locked up tight at seven and off-limits. As we carried equipment past at 9:30 it was filled with f**king custodial staff sitting on the sofas and drinking f**king coffee.
Oh, and I F**KING LOVE being told at Langara -- where every single F**KING class starts late, that I have to pack up my gear and F**K-OFF at exactly 9:31 PM. You f**kers know who you and you suck c**k.
Check out the rest of my set on Flickr. -- Vince Hemingson
* Author's Note: Written on a mixture of prescription pain-killer and alcohol.
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