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Shooting People – How do you go about it?
At the moment I am trying with a friend to shoot a few experimental videos just containing images of people standing still and looking straight down the camera lens. We have had trouble getting people to participate.
Is there any tips you would suggest on getting the public to take part in a non-profit shoot?
Then end result we are trying to get is similar to Philip Bloom’s – Sofia’s People. Which can be found here https://www.vimeo.com/4704533
We are shooting on a Canon XHA1S so I think maybe the video camera style is putting people off rather then a stills camera like the 5D MkII.
Trent Whittington – Currently studying Associate Degree in Digital Television
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Have you thought about putting your camera behind a mirror?
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You can try “tricks” such as using a mirror. However, I strongly suspect that the way the shooter of Sofia’s People got those results are by they way he/she interacted with each subject. The shooter had the charm and the verbal patter to relax subjects. This is a skill some people seem to have naturally, and many others of us have to work to acquire. Practice, practice, practice. Above all, start out relaxed yourself. Don’t look for some “end.” Instead, adapt to what is happening in front of your eyes and lens. Think of this as an exploration. You are out on a human adventure.
Rick Wise
director of photography
San Francisco Bay Area
and part-time instructor lighting and camera
grad school, SF Academy of Art University/Film and Video
https://www.RickWiseDP.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwise
email: Rick@RickWiseDP.com -
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