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Originally Posted by RedShoe
If a stand costs $150.00 and a 18yr old dope from craigslist will work for free to see pretty girls. You must conclude that the assistant is worth less than the cost of an actual stand.
In this case you get what you paid for.
However, I do agree with you that's bad framing.
I was working with a photographer a month ago that was crazy about seeing bad framing. Then a week ago he posted the worst shit I've ever seen him shoot. The images were blurry and cropped at the knee. So I guess it doesn't matter who shoots it, even the most anal retentive people fuck up sometimes.
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The point of him holding the light is because he needs to constantly keep changing where it is pointing, it is probably an ass light or a hair light, and the model is continually moving, you really would use a stand and walk over there every fucking shot and re-aim the light?
Assistants usually know more about lighting than the photographer, it's their job to. I know several Playboy photogs who would be up shit creek without a paddle if it were not for their assistant setting up the lighting for them.