Day One: Pipboy (and why he won’t be modelling again)

24Apr09

Day 1: Pipboy

(Check out the shot onblack)

Since my Model/Sexy Assistant/Tripod(more like a Bipod) is in the US, Pipboy gladly volunteered for today’s shoot. I asked Pipboy to stand on the ledge and strike me his best smile. At first the plan was to get the Hyatt Hotel lights for interesting bokeh, unfortunately the whole positioning for it was mind boggling( would’ve been easier if I could fly) and so I decided to use the street lamps for background instead.

Lighting was done with a 580exII off-camera, bounced on the wall and triggered by a Cactus V2(I don’t have money for pocket wizards). It was a cheap-assed attempt at being a strobist since the location was really small, and I didn’t have any other equipment(would’ve loved a softbox here to soften up the light). A lightstand would’ve been ideal, but I don’t have one either. What I did was point the flash using my left hand, and tried to balance my camera with my right(you should’ve seen me, it was funny).

Sigh…. I had big hopes for my little Pipboy. I was planning on asking him to model for me across different locations. I was going to shoot him at Eastwood, maybe infront of Manor before he goes to a party. We were going to travel around the world!! But I guess the fame and fortune tied to it was enough to send him over the edge, literally. After about 5 shots of me asking him to move around, he got tired of it all, he couldn’t handle the pressure. So I now say bye bye to you Pipboy, it was good while it lasted.