Face Off Winner

Aight folks. Simon calculated the votes and tallied all of the uh... votes and came up with a winner for the Face Off. Now it might not be the best “Crazy Face”, but it is a pretty great face. It was between two faces and one vote put it over the edge. Again, a big thanks, to everyone who participated in my odd little event.

There is a really great story behind this photo. At the Face Off there was a lot going on. There was music playing, people talking, some shouting, and lights flashing. Moriah was kinda shoved in front of the camera and she just stood there. I had some food around, so I got her a banana and she just kinda stood there. Still no response. Her dad jumped in and saved her from the mean old camera lens. From there I took photos of the family and she just kinda hid or made a few faces here and there. I took some photos of her sister and brother and started a roaring contest with her brother. We were making our lion faces and noises. I shot he brother then her older sister then she wanted to get in on the action. I asked her to make her lion face and it wasn’t to bad for someone 3 foot nothin. Then out of nowhere I made my lion face and roar… and the face that is in this photo was what she made. It was quite cute and funny at the same time. She had a full day standing in a strange place holding a banana and having lots of people shouting and roaring at her. Good times. Give it up for Moriah, the winner of the first Face Off! She (her parents), are going to get an 8x10 of her and a gas card. Keep checking back for the next Face Off or event from Simon McConico Photography.

Post Face-Off

Sooo.... shooting all day is pretty crazy. Not that I haven't shot a whole day before, because I have, but every time I do I remember how tired I get. For the Face Off I had a fantastic turn out and a great time, so a big thanks to everyone who helped make it happen. I will be working to get the images up on Friday so voting can begin. The voting will be open for two weeks and the winner will get a free portrait session from me and a gas gift card (because gas prices will make your face contort).

Setting up was crazyness. I was going to set up Friday night, but ended up needing to get some other things done. Big mistake! I showed up about a hour early to set up and get stuff ready and we were still finishing set up an hour and a half later! That was not fun. I don't really like coming across as un-professional (who does?), but I think that as I am starting this business I live and learn and that makes it okay. Next time I will get set up the night before.

I was shooting on an all white background with a huge roll of Savage brand paper. I got it off of Amazon.com about a week before I needed it, which was good. Planning ahead... always good. I ended up using a TV to display the photos as I took them, much to the delight (and sometimes dismay) of the people that I was shooting (Got the idea from Mr. McDuff). After I got done shooting someone I would hand the card off to my friend Tory who was assisting me for the day and she would dump the card onto the computer and preview them with the people I just shot to seletct which photo of theirs would be entered into the competition. That was really helpful to have. That way I didnt need to go through all of the photos I took just to figure out which one needs to be edited. I still have a ton to edit, but that will cut hours off of the time that I need to finish the photos. There were also a few behind the scene photos taken that will get put up here sometime soon. Be on the lookout for new stuff often!

That is a quick recap of the shoot... soo.... now that it is 1:10 and I need to go to work in the morning to my non-photo related job, I bid you good night.