…Just realised I wrote that in Norwegian :P

So… to translate

Earlier this week, Bjørn Christiansen I decided to go out on a little model-scouting mission. The idea was origianlly to take a trip into town to find some models for future photoshoots… we decided to bring our student IDs and cameras to seem a bit professional. Of course, we also need to bring pen and paper so that we could get their names and numbers… and a reflector, and a flash… well, 3 flashes… and a softbox, and an umbrella etc. etc… It ended up with us deciding to set up a small outdoor studio (though the word studio might be exaggerating a bit…)

We met at Torget at 12, and set up outside. We “borrowed” a Fotofagskole signs, and a handwritten one briefly explaining what we were doing. It all started off a bit slowly, and we got told by a slightly glamour-like security guard that we weren’t allowed on the pavement right outside the shopping center… but it was fine to be on the asphalt… So we moved, and actually got closer to the entrance, which helped a fair bit. That’s when the pace started picking up a bit, maybe a few too many mothers who thought their kid was the new Heidi Klum… We quickly realized after having been approached by a few too many mothers and teenage girls with too much makeup that the solution to the problem was to just apologize and tell them that we were looking for 18+ models.

By being a bit more proactive, we were able to convince 40ish people to let us get their snapshot, their name and number. Will most likely get in touch with them at a later date… at least a few of them. It was a fun 4 hours, but it was great being able to pack the gear back down, walk home, and sit down in a comfy chair.

You can see a photo of our setup at Bjørns blog.

Thanks to all the Fotofagskole students that popped by (even if it wasn’t neccessarily planned)