Nothing beats the refreshment of a last minute photoshoot. Giselle approached Morgan and I looking for some fresh photos. Initially I intended to use a car as some kind of prop, though Morgan had the great idea of heading North to Parsippany and showing us some of his hometown scenery. So there we were, jumping in Giselle’s car headed to a fresh location. Apparently within spitting distance behind Morgan’s house are the remnants of a Native American rock shelter, carefully named “The Rock House”. It’s great that they cared enough to preserve a nice chunk of woods for it, Morgan seemed to have plenty of childhood memories.
With photoshoots I always try to do some sort of surveying beforehand, even if that may be a map reconnaissance via the wonder of Google. Though this time we arrived on location and I had no idea what was in store for us. While Morgan and Giselle were setting up I took a quick peek around the woods and tried to determine where the light was coming from. The area was great, there was an abundance of rock formations and uneven terrain. However the sun was starting to dip behind the hills, leaving us maybe 30 minutes of shooting time. Realizing timelines like that is tough and we had to get to work if we wanted any sun in our photographs. We were pretty much chasing the sun the whole time.
From this set I think I snapped 100 frames. I’m definitely happy the way they turned out. I was going for a more rugged feel to the photographs, using the flat light and untidiness of the woods to my advantage. Morgan recorded some good footage and I’m really looking forward to see what he comes up with.
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