Tyler Stevens: stills and video: glamour
Date: 09 October, 2005
Role: Producer/Cameraman
Location: Britco Pictures / Brittany Andrews’ Studios
Up to this point I’d probably had 5 shoots where I was either the producer or PA but this was my third production.
I met Tyler Stevens when she came to the studio to shoot for someone else. I told her about what I did and she said that she’d love to come down and do a shoot when she had some spare time. She’s based in Florida so I was very pleased that she had a spare afternoon before she had to leave.
I’d been very happy with everything up to this point but this was the first shoot where we got some amazing shots and crammed a lot into a short space time. We got 4 and a half still scenes and 2 short video clips filmed in less than 4 hours. I had the luxury of not being a photographer this time, instead we had Ernie Varela and Felix Salzman, a fashion photographer we know. This is a great team of people. Ernie, Felix and myself have worked on other projects together and we’re all of a similar age with very positive energy.
Tyler and I did two very short video clips while the photographers took a break. My camerawork was steady. In hindsight I might have got closer for certain shots but generally speaking I’ve been told that I did a great job for a first time.
What made this shoot was the model, Tyler Stevens. She was amazing!! From the first moment I’d seen her at the studio I could appreciate her beauty but it was only when we began the first scene that I could see how creative and easy-to-work with she was. She worked hard and went the extra mile for the shots. I enjoyed working with her immensely.
“Easy-to-work” is the main quality in people I look for. Shoots can be stressful, I need a team of people who, by their attitude and personalities, are not going to add extra pressure and will create an atmosphere that is productive and artistic.
