Im not sure if I'm the only guy here who does this. Since I cant afford to shoot a model exclusively (only on group photo-shoots like in Ross' studio the other night), I tend to request my GF to pose for me as my model. Maybe I'm just a bit lucky the she willingly pose for me the way I want her to.

I'm sure some of you here used your former (or current) partners for those practice shoots. Me? 60% of my shots are about her.

Bad side of this practice? She doesnt want to see any other female model on my CF card, or in my iPhoto. (Good thing I have external HDD at home).

Tantin Tolledo

Nope ... my daughter :D

My wife still tolerates the female models in my portfolio... even the nudes :D

Im not sure if I'm the only guy here who does this. Since I cant afford to shoot a model exclusively (only on group photo-shoots like in Ross' studio the other night), I tend to request my GF to pose for me as my model. Maybe I'm just a bit lucky the she willingly pose for me the way I want her to.

I'm sure some of you here used your former (or current) partners for those practice shoots. Me? 60% of my shots are about her.

Bad side of this practice? She doesnt want to see any other female model on my CF card, or in my iPhoto. (Good thing I have external HDD at home).

Tantin Tolledo

I envy you.

She doesnt want to see any other female model on my CF card, or in my iPhoto. (Good thing I have external HDD at home).

Tantin Tolledo

Hmmm...what else is there in your external HDD?

Yeah, I also use my wife and son. But both don't seem to cooperate very much :Angry:

My wife still tolerates the female models in my portfolio... even the nudes :D

Nakakainggit ka naman... :D This is where I practice the art of concealment. :D

Nakakainggit ka naman... :D This is where I practice the art of concealment. :D

Ha ha ha :D !!! We are the same!!! Art of concealment, that's a great term! I attended something like 6 nude workshops (well, actually, we call it Figure Study and Lighting Workshops (http://photo.meetup.com/364/)) but I cannot even show it to my wife to critique :(.

Ha ha ha :D !!! We are the same!!! Art of concealment, that's a great term! I attended something like 6 nude workshops (well, actually, we call it Figure Study and Lighting Workshops (http://photo.meetup.com/364/)) but I cannot even show it to my wife to critique :(.

Can't do that or show my wife... Can't even edit near her my Race Queen or babe shots... "She'd make me commit ritual seppuko!" :D ha ha ha...

My wife used to be my main test subject whenever I would purchase a new lens.

But I had to stop when she complained that a shot using my then new 4x5 large format camera was too unforgiving in terms of sharpness and clarity.

"How will I know the lens is sharp if I use a soft filter?"

That particular line didn't help in rectifying the situation.

My eldest daughter used to be my test subject when I first got my Nikon F5 though.

Yup, the AF was fast. Able to accurately focus on a fast moving baby crawling across the bed towards the edge.

But the photographer/father is even faster still in catching the baby before she goes off the edge of the bed :D

My wife used to be my main test subject whenever I would purchase a new lens.

But I had to stop when she complained that a shot using my then new 4x5 large format camera was too unforgiving in terms of sharpness and clarity.

"How will I know the lens is sharp if I use a soft filter?"

That particular line didn't help in rectifying the situation.

My eldest daughter used to be my test subject when I first got my Nikon F5 though.

Yup, the AF was fast. Able to accurately focus on a fast moving baby crawling across the bed towards the edge.

But the photographer/father is even faster still in catching the baby before she goes off the edge of the bed :D

hehe ive been using my GF as a model for a year since she really is a model.. my sister and my younger brother poses for me for some series...

sir Jo my GF HATES THE MACRO LENS!!! haha kasi kitang kita ung whiteheads niya sa ilong.... haha

I wish my GF would pose for me.. she's keen on having her picture taken in any way.. :|

Eh bakit naman kasi Macro lens ang ginagamit mo? :D

I would imagine that you were pretty close to make her whiteheads obvious :D


hehe ive been using my GF as a model for a year since she really is a model.. my sister and my younger brother poses for me for some series...

sir Jo my GF HATES THE MACRO LENS!!! haha kasi kitang kita ung whiteheads niya sa ilong.... haha

Hmm, I'll ask my GF if she wants. We both made ourselves our own models one time though (self-timer + tripod). haha.

Here's a sample. :D

http://static.flickr.com/62/231042327_357e1ff2b5.jpg

Eh bakit naman kasi Macro lens ang ginagamit mo? :D

I would imagine that you were pretty close to make her whiteheads obvious :D

sir jo i use macro lens po kasi for headshots... :D

sir jo i use macro lens po kasi for headshots... :D

Portrait photographers love the 85mm f/1.4 or 85mm f/1.8 lens for this kind of shots. For me, since I don't have one yet, I use a 50mm f/1.8 lens.

Ha ha ha :D !!! We are the same!!! Art of concealment, that's a great term! I attended something like 6 nude workshops (well, actually, we call it Figure Study and Lighting Workshops (http://photo.meetup.com/364/)) but I cannot even show it to my wife to critique :(.


Hehehe, as always, i start my nude workshop with "you can show this shots to your wife, gf, bf, daughters etc"...part ng academics kasi namin sa Fine Arts in College yung nude scketching and nude photography kaya when i got married, accepted na yan ng wifey ko. Minsan dumating sa bahay ko yung youngest daughter ko (si Mio) with her classmates while me working on my Mac converting my commissioned nude shots to artwork. Overheard na pabulong -"Ano ba yang tatay mo Mio, pinapayagan ng nanay mong manuod ng bold movie?"...ok lang yan sabi ng bunso ko, trabaho lang nya yan eh. Hehehe

Magkape o beer tayo sa Thursdays@OWG and i will show you how to convert your nude shots to artwork for free...i might bring in models too to pose for nude, oops nagbabasa ba sa forum misis nyo? hehehe:)

Magkape o beer tayo sa Thursdays@OWG and i will show you how to convert your nude shots to artwork for free...i might bring in models too to pose for nude, oops nagbabasa ba sa forum misis nyo? hehehe:)

One of the reason why I became a photographer. I'm sure most of you have this internal reason too. :Grin:

Seriously, when I was starting, I used GF, friends, neighbors, officemates as subjects. It became a very good practice for me. Now, my two kids are my main subject everytime I test new equipment. :)

I got twins to model for you.

I got twins to model for you.

Yan ba yung twins sa commercial? yung isa maiitim, isa maputi? :D
Pede bang maki join? hehehehe


I have 3 children and use them as my model. :)

I have my GF and myself for this purpose. :D

My sister used to posed for me (since she was an aspiring model :Grin: ). Now, it's my kids. :)

Magkape o beer tayo sa Thursdays@OWG and i will show you how to convert your nude shots to artwork for free...i might bring in models too to pose for nude, oops nagbabasa ba sa forum misis nyo? hehehe:)
Nice meeting nga pala sanyo sir ross. serious ba kayo dyan may nude session sa thursday? :) naku hindi ko na sasama gf ko. last time ung kay rachel eh ok pa pero pag nude hehehe tatakas na lng ako :)

i can take some pictures of my gf pero ayaw niyang magpose, hanggang smile lang pero pag yung mga pang fashion na pose or glamour, ayaw na niya... hahaha

we have it the other way around -- she won't let me take her picture but loves to take mine! :D mostly for testing with lighting and exposure effects. haha!

Yan ba yung twins sa commercial? yung isa maiitim, isa maputi? :D
Pede bang maki join? hehehehe


I have 3 children and use them as my model. :)

what commerical?

Female model..... my daughter!

Wow, I didnt expect this thread to go this long.

Maybe I'm just lucky she likes to pose. If it were someone else, baka hindi ko mapa-pose. Here are some of my shots of her. No fancy lighting, just the 350D kit.

Anyway, Ross is having a couple of female models to shoot this week, so, lens-away muna from my GF. (and shouldnt show her the other model shots or else lagot ako).

Its not as impressive as it looks, as I'm just a point-and-shooter holding a DSLR.

:Grin: :Oops::RedEye:

Hmmm...what else is there in your external HDD?

Yeah, I also use my wife and son. But both don't seem to cooperate very much :Angry:


I agree with you Amiel :Grin: other people ay napapa-pose ko ng gusto ko pero pag sa family ko na... hayyyy naku!!! :Angry:

My usual model are my nephews... but again, child portraits are really hard! Its difficult for them to stay still!!!

So I will do my best to go to Thursdays@OWG to practice my portrait shots... it's a good thing my wife has even mentioned her interest to join me because she wants to touch up on her photography!

Hope to meet you guys there!

I agree with you Amiel :Grin: other people ay napapa-pose ko ng gusto ko pero pag sa family ko na... hayyyy naku!!! :Angry: SUHOL. Because whenever I bought something that they really love...everything becomes authomatic. hehehe.

Many of my shots that I took, i use my GF as a model. If she is not around, my relatives and friends comes to next so may variations ako..

When I was in bora last April, I talked to a group of tourist teens if they can pose for me. Pumayag naman. And here is a sample shot...

http://ELR.smugmug.com/photos/64810897-M.jpg

what commerical?
OT: It's a whitening soap commercial... the one with a photographer shooting twins...heheh... naisip ko lang po kasi may "twins". :Grin:

My usual model are my nephews... but again, child portraits are really hard! Its difficult for them to stay still!!!

So I will do my best to go to Thursdays@OWG to practice my portrait shots... it's a good thing my wife has even mentioned her interest to join me because she wants to touch up on her photography!

Hope to meet you guys there!

Hi Edu,
Good to see you again last night
:) see you next thursdays again:)

My girlfriend has been always my free model :)
but hopefuly, next time some of her friends would be too :D

Heres my first ever attempt http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaplal/sets/72157594223993287/