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Some models and photographers prefer to work with music in the background to help relax and establish a rythm to the shoot. Models, what music do you prefer? I often ask models to bring what the like but I should also need to purchase a few more DVDs. Thanks, Mike Jul 22 05 10:50 am Link i know in my studio, they love that top twenty crap on XM.. Jul 22 05 11:45 am Link i have a big cd collection. Rock is always my fav to shoot to. The Killers, Jet, and sometimes a little static x Jul 22 05 11:54 am Link Depends on the type and style of shoot. I like most styles of music, so the music is good for me when it matches the style of the shoot. But I often go to shoots without music. Sometimes that's good too. Jul 22 05 12:03 pm Link Im a big fan of upbeat, fast music such as dance and techno. I know that sounds clichéd, but it really does alot for a fun, funky fashion shoot. Jul 22 05 12:08 pm Link Personally I go without it because they like to turn up the volume and they can barely hear me, but I always keep a portable CD player in the trunk just in case they ask for it. Jul 22 05 12:39 pm Link I have a "shooting" playlist on my iTunes with 9+ hours of all kinds of upbeat, usually mainstream rock, ska, punk, jazz, and hip-hop/rap. Everything from Aretha Franklin and the Ataris to Vanilla Ice and The Velvet Underground. But sometimes you have to tailor the music to the mood of the look you're going for. Or just play what the model brings. Oh, and I agree that the music has to be kept at an appropriate volume so directions can be heard, but silence is often awkward. Jul 22 05 12:56 pm Link I will occasionally play music that matches the tone of the shoot (The Cruxshadows for a goth shoot, for instance  ) I also have a long playlist of photography-related songs on iTunes, just for fun. However, I don't usually play music unless the models ask for it. It says on my website: "If you want music to be played during the shoot you are welcome to bring some, or I have a large selection. (Rap may be art, but it is not music.)" M Jul 22 05 01:23 pm Link When I bring my own music, classic rock mostly. I've also brought Norah Jones, Harry Connick Jr., and classical. Music keep me moving. That can be good, except when the photographer says, "Hold that." It's not a big deal to me what's playing in the background as long as it's there. Jul 22 05 01:24 pm Link Music keeps me going. I always have somesort of music playing. I do not have an ipod or a portable CD player but I will always have a wide variety of CDs with me. If I know what type of shoot it will be I will end up making a CD with songs that will help with the mood of the shoot. Jul 22 05 02:56 pm Link British pop music! Jul 22 05 05:39 pm Link depends on the type of shoot it varies.but something I can ALWAYS play no matter what the shoot is is DOPE,skank,the deathriders and the genitorturers OLD motley crue and nocturne.for really sexy type shoots lords of acid. xxx MP Jul 22 05 09:04 pm Link Out of my 300+ CD collection, most models surprisingly pick either Enigma or Lenny Kravitz. Once a model picked Type-O-Negative thinking it was Country Western. Sure blew her mind.. hehehe  Jul 22 05 09:12 pm Link I always play music while shooting..... my fave.... 80's Hair Metal..... Van Halen, Whitesnake, Poison, Crue, Priest, Quiet Riot, Skid, Idol, Leppard, AC/DC....... etc... nothin too serious or esoteric.. mainstream 80's Hair Metal.... and you can dance to it.. at least I can.. Jul 22 05 09:54 pm Link Posted by C R Photography: That's the awesomest thing I've read all day. Yes, definitely the awesomest. Jul 22 05 10:30 pm Link I love to shoot to music... but what I listen to depends on the type of shoot I'm doing. I love rock and alternative, 80's rock, and sometimes need to hear some of that top 40 crap... just because! Jul 23 05 11:15 am Link inadvertantly, my iTunes playlists, when coupled with a shoot... sound like a porn soundtrack. Jul 23 05 11:25 am Link Old fart here! I once had a model give me a 'bad reference' because I "made her listen to boring music" during the shoot. The music I play is for me, to help keep me focused and to help my concentration, not for the model, or to help her with "movements". I'll direct the 'movements' into the pose I want, then ask her to hold that pose. I don't want contiuous or free form movement, not under any circumstances! The music I use will be along the lines of a classical chamber group, a string quartet or something like the Dave Brubeck Quartet, classical guitar or maybe something along the lines of Enya or Leonard Cohen or the Modern Jazz Quartet. If you don't know who they are, you probably should! For what it's worth, I can't shoot to rock or any other 'frantic' sounding music. It puts my 'teeth on edge' and far worse, distracts me from what I'm doing. I've done several shoots with boyfriend/fiancee/escorts present who are wantabe musicians. It hasn't been unusual to find them sitting by the stereo, writing down the album names, dsaying they had never heard guitar work like that. To me, that's very sad! If you need loud, raucus rock music, don't shoot with me! Jul 23 05 05:38 pm Link I need my music whilst shooting. It helps me get into a familiar space quicker. In my cd case there is:- carina round, combichrist, goteki, lost prophets, sugababes, ramstein, pendulum, andy c, linkin park, system of a down, angelique kidjo, High Contrast and Total Bad music can be detrimental (!) and should warrant bad feedback. lol Jul 23 05 05:53 pm Link It depends on the situation. If I'm in the studio I tend to have something playing. Not loud, but for atmosphere. Generally I just put my music collection on random play from my laptop and let it go. There's over 100 hours of music on there ranging from Goth/industrial/EBM and Electronic/techno/trance to Classic rock and classical. (there's 18 hours of pink floyd on there) Generally I try to match the music to the person I'm shooting. Since almost all of my models are people I've known from the club scene, it's fairly easy to know what they like to hear. If I'm out on location I go without. Jul 23 05 06:08 pm Link Trance, hard trance, house, old classic house the better. just make sure theres no gay vocals please!!! Vocals kill the song. play that new elctro rock and im packing my shit and leaving thats if you want the party girl normal me to come out. if you want the calm hippy side of me break out the doors, janis and some good oldies. Jul 23 05 06:36 pm Link DRESDEN DOLLS, MARS VOLTA, RASPUTINA, JIMI HENDRIX, DOORS, ROLLING STONES, KING CRIMSON.... or maybe thats just me... yeah, probably just me huh? Jul 23 05 06:42 pm Link THINGS YOU CAN DANCE TO! Jul 24 05 12:39 pm Link Posted by jessicaclaire: Lindy Hop or Fox Trot? Jul 24 05 12:42 pm Link I have several playlists on my iPod that reflect different styles of music. The favorite playlist so far is "dirty photoshoot". If you use iTunes, you can sample my playlist here. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt … ?id=426835 Jul 24 05 02:00 pm Link I personally prefer Metal [mainly gothic or black metal]. It depends on the shoot tho. Bands like Tristania, CoF, Enslavement of Beauty or Dimmu Borgir are more than welcome. ..anyway, looks like 3/4 of the photographers I work with are in love with Rammstein, but I don't dare to tell them I don't like that kind of music at all ^^° regards, Delilah Jul 25 05 06:23 am Link I think the music should match the style of the pics. I love listening to anything from rap to country to hard rock to classical. It all depends... but the music is a must! But don't allow it to be a distraction from the job either... Jul 25 05 06:41 am Link How could I miss this one! It's my opinion that music is very important to set the mood of a photo shoot. It should be selections that both the photographer and the model like. I like a variety so it's not hard for me to find something to agree on. The volume should not be so loud that communication is impaired ... unless everyone can read lips! lol Jul 25 05 10:45 pm Link Posted by MULIKA: Hmmm, my "bad music" or yours? LOL Jul 25 05 11:29 pm Link Well for me, befor any model even steps foot into my studio I ask them what type of Music they like, If I dont have that type of music I tell them to bring there Fav tunes and I will play it during our shoot. Well I have over 5 gigs of tunes on my Mac that ranges from 50's rockabilly to Punk, hardcore and psychobilly and every thing inbetween If I dont have it the the model brings the type of music they like and away we go shooting like mad people !!!!!1 : ) Jul 26 05 10:55 am Link I'm into gothic and industrial music. i usually bring my own to shoots. Stuff like Genetortures and Crux Shadows. Jul 26 05 10:57 am Link I like random with many cd of various genres. One of my favorite modeling sessions had Italian Opera. Everyone stating speaking like Opera boy and it last for about 30 minutes. Everyone on the crew was singing and talking as if in an Opera. Fun time. A great opera movie is Faranelli, in the story one of the characters has his balls cut off. I could feel his pain. Jul 26 05 12:53 pm Link |
