Photographer-sprout backstage at my shoot

I, of ALL, know how hard it is to coax help from other photographers when, as a newbie, you SO want to learn. It really is a mission that feels like it deals with state secrets….. it's NOT!

In my early days, I was lucky enough to have had a couple of fantastic photographers who had the same attitude as me, and who really got me started and taught me a lot from the get go - the rest you learn along the way... little by little….

When I had Mathilde in the studio as a customer for her blog (ed: bymathildeboe.dk) I found out that she was actually VERY interested in shooting pictures. Mathilde is 14 years old and already knows many things. I really pay tribute to passion and would like to help Mathilde pursue her dream.

With that in the bag, I invited Mathilde on board as a backstage photographer on a shoot for the magazine Ugly Fat Magazine, where we had to create quite a few different looks. On board was a model, stylist, make up artist and hair stylist. The plan was that Mathilde would be allowed to "get a taste" of life as a photographer, on a real photoshoot, experience the buzz and energy that is on such a shoot. At the same time, I would also like her to experience the "backsides" such as waiting time, challenges, changes, etc. so she all-in-all got a correct impression of what it really takes to be a photographer on a shoot and how comprehensive it really is.

I think Mathilde enjoyed herself and left the shoot with a lot of impressions and experiences.

Here is some of what came out of the backstage photography, where we tested a few cameras together.

There is also a quick shot of Mathilde shooting backstage.

With all my experiences I now sit and feel VERY grateful to the photographers who spent time and energy teaching ME their secrets. THANK YOU to all of you - you know who you are.

Once the magazine is released I promise I will upload pictures and link so you can see what we shot that day….. ITS GONNA BE GOOOOD PEEPZ!!

In the meantime you can all go on facebook and find me Facebook or follow along on Instagram: @anjaekstroem

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Cheerio everyone <3
Anja