I have a dance rehearsal photo session coming up and I wanted to test a two-light set up I had in mind. It worked well but there were a few adjustments I had to make and even more ideas I came up with during the test session. And that’s the point here: test your ideas. You can get a good reality check on things while at the same time come up with some better ideas for set up.
For example, for this set up I realized the grid I was using wouldn’t make too much sense for this upcoming job. Not every performer will be doing a stationary pose and with just two lights I will want the light to spread out. But I also realized not every performer will be the same size and some will likely do poses close to the ground, so I would want one of my speed lights on a third small tripod that I could rotate in and out as needed. But this also has led to other ideas that I want to try out that might help me improve the results while also reducing time between performers pose shots.
The point is, by testing my plan out I get to go into the actual session knowing what issues and solutions will be in play and already have a strategy to put my plan best into action. Will the session be a roaring success? I hope so and that is what I aim for with every session, but I know I am in a better position now to make that happen then I was a 48 hours ago. And that’s why I am recommending testing things.
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