Say Cheese

"Cheese tastes good." ~me

While I very much enjoy a wide assortment of cheeses, this post is unfortunately not about literal cheese. Instead, I will be talking about my photos of my model Sanjana.

It was a Sunday, 12:00 noon on the dot when the doorbell rang. Santana was at my doorstep, ready to shoot some photos.

The first picture I shot was for my cover. On my cover, I had envisioned a bathing suit shot, tying in with the summer theme. I had Sanjana try on a few bathing suit tops, option for her to wear jean shorts on the bottom to prevent accidental inappropriate content (because we don't want that). In the end, the picture came out just the way I wanted: after playing around with lighting, I got the image of Sanjana outside lying on a beach towel.

The second picture I shot was for an adjacent page to the table of contents. For this, I planned to have a more formal look with a cute romper. I took several shots of Sanjana at different angles, some in standing poses and others lounging on a picturesque lounge-couch. I still haven't decided which shot to use for my magazine, so I will be playing around with a few of them and choose whichever looks the best on the page (I have a feeling it will be a longer, vertical shot though).

The final picture I shot was for my double page spread. For this, I not only wanted the camera to be closer to my model and capture an over the shoulder shot, but I wanted her to be dressed in a sporty attire. Summer is not just about going to the beach or going out for a nice dinner at the beach; the beach does not make summer! There are so many other aspects of June that people forget compared to the beach in the hot summer sun, such as a workout lifestyle. I wanted to focus a little on this concept with Sanjana's attire in this third picture.

So, now that I've explained it all, I's going to get dow to business, finish this project, and look summer ready while doing it!