What’s Your Preference?

NicoleScraps · #1 (**permalink**) 02-14-2011, 01:00 PM

Long story short, we just gave our 14 yr old limited access to her facebook account after a six month restriction. Now she is begging for me to do a photoshoot with her so that she'll have new photos to post.
She is not girly at all. Always has skinny jeans and some sort of rock band t-shirt on. Dyed dark brown straight hair, heavy smudged eye liner, etc. She want her black electric guitar to be in some of the shots.
What I am looking for is some inspiration and/or ideas....maybe some photos that you have done.....feel free to post here or link me up. Or maybe you know of a blog or website of another photographer that might inspire me.
Anything at all.....thanks so much! Dark and edgy photos, like what she wants. are not really my thing...so I am kind of at a loss.

LeeR · #2 (**permalink**) 02-14-2011, 05:28 PM

I have four daughters who always want to have their pictures taken and have never had trouble with inspiration. For them, this is a chance to play dress-up, a chance to try on different personae like they try on shoes. I find that a few props, like your daughters guitar, and sometimes an interesting location, and you're off to the races. Can you get into an auditorium somewhere? Or shoot from the top of a parking garage? Early morning in a mall, before they open, can be a great location. It doesn't take a lot of creativity, just a good idea or two and you both will have a lot of fun. Oh, and let her bring a friend to join in on the action. For me, these have been some of the best times I have had with my daughters. I hope you will find the same.

BigFuzzy · #3 (**permalink**) 02-16-2011, 12:39 PM

A. Flickr is your friend. Find a photographer that takes great portraits of young people and find ways to fit your daughter into something similar.

B. Think urban. Graffitti walls, Parking garages, brick walls, etc.

Also, without telling us what you have kit-wise, it's hard for me to suggest people because if I suggest a photographer that uses flash, and you don't have one or know how to, you'll not be able to do what they do, period.
Some great portraitists I follow on flickr:
NOTE: Not all are 100% safe for work!
Flickr: Dan Busta's Photostream
Flickr: Derek Wood Photography's Photostream
Flickr: Dabe Alan | www.dabealan.com's Photostream
Flickr: ~Phamster~'s Photostream
Flickr: Brian Storey | www.pleaseflash.me's Photostream
Flickr: davidjdowling's Photostream
IF you have NO FLASH,, you must see:
Flickr: Lou O' Bedlam's Photostream

SuperDan · #4 (**permalink**) 02-16-2011, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BigFuzzy

A. Flickr is your friend. Find a photographer that takes great portraits of young people and find ways to fit your daughter into something similar.

B. Think urban. Graffitti walls, Parking garages, brick walls, etc.

Also, without telling us what you have kit-wise, it's hard for me to suggest people because if I suggest a photographer that uses flash, and you don't have one or know how to, you'll not be able to do what they do, period.
Some great portraitists I follow on flickr:
NOTE: Not all are 100% safe for work!
Flickr: Dan Busta's Photostream
Flickr: Derek Wood Photography's Photostream
Flickr: Dabe Alan | www.dabealan.com's Photostream
Flickr: ~Phamster~'s Photostream
Flickr: Brian Storey | www.pleaseflash.me's Photostream
Flickr: davidjdowling's Photostream
IF you have NO FLASH,, you must see:
Flickr: Lou O' Bedlam's Photostream

lots of good choices above...
i follow a few of those guys too, but nicole... becareful and dont have your daughter over your shoulder when you are looking for inspiration... as some of them will have some nudity or implied in there

fuzzy did note that but, still

SuperDan · #5 (**permalink**) 02-16-2011, 09:33 PM

also...
my other two cents would be

if you have guitar and some railroad tracks... theres a setting you can spend some time with

oldwolf · #6 (**permalink**) 02-17-2011, 03:03 AM

why not ask her what types of pictures she likes or is looking at for you to do? it would save you some research time and it might start a conversation on the picture. why she likes it. what you can and can't do to achieve that picture, etc, etc.

another thing you can do is go to the book store and look at the rocker magazines or whatever magazines she's interested in to see what pictures are in there. that could give you some inspiration as well.

SuperDan · #7 (**permalink**) 03-04-2011, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by NicoleScraps

Long story short, we just gave our 14 yr old limited access to her facebook account after a six month restriction. Now she is begging for me to do a photoshoot with her so that she'll have new photos to post.
She is not girly at all. Always has skinny jeans and some sort of rock band t-shirt on. Dyed dark brown straight hair, heavy smudged eye liner, etc. She want her black electric guitar to be in some of the shots.
What I am looking for is some inspiration and/or ideas....maybe some photos that you have done.....feel free to post here or link me up. Or maybe you know of a blog or website of another photographer that might inspire me.
Anything at all.....thanks so much! Dark and edgy photos, like what she wants. are not really my thing...so I am kind of at a loss.

saw your pics on flickr....
i think you did a GREAT JOB with them!