WWII reenactment shoot

RDTague_Studios · Jan 2, 2012

Here are a few from a recent shoot. The guy is very big into WWII reenacting and wanted photo's to send to friends overseas who are into the same, as well as use for his portfolio. He wanted that "1944 France" look, so we shot these on a dreary, misty day...hence the gray/dead sky. He also wanted them to have the feel of the time period, so while they are not high quality black and whites, that's the look I was after while converting them to B&W, with grain and such. They are shot at an old Ordnance plant that was in operation during WWII. C-C's welcomed.

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This one is real...no PS! He wanted a shot with the clip popping out and as it turned out, the 9th round AND clip can be seen.

RT

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camz · Jan 2, 2012

BTW number your photos will help a great deal for your viewers and you during CC.

The coloured treatment images aren't too convincing. But the BW conversions, those took me back a few decades. My favorite is #1(too bad his rifle wasn't framed all the way) and #6. Good stuff.

EIngerson · Jan 2, 2012

I think these are great. I agree on 1 and 6.

Cailin_Rua · Jan 2, 2012

Neat! My Fiance does WWII reenacting as well and I sometimes dress up for public events. Love the photos.

tirediron · Jan 3, 2012

Very well shot; the only real give-away is his physique.

RDTague_Studios · Jan 3, 2012

tirediron said:
Very well shot; the only real give-away is his physique.

lol. Yeah. He said before the shoot, "The only problem is, there wasn't too many 50 year old fat guys in the trenches!" (His words, not mine.)

Robin Usagani · Jan 3, 2012

Man.. I would love to shoot this.

I personally would play more with the editing. Add grain to your photo to make it look older. Adding a cigarette would be a nice touch too.

RDTague_Studios · Jan 3, 2012

Schwettylens said:
Man.. I would love to shoot this.

I personally would play more with the editing. Add grain to your photo to make it look older. Adding a cigarette would be a nice touch too.

I did add grain to them, but it doesn't show much on the uploaded photo's. I was surprised on the amount of grain when I had the print(s) in hand. I agree on the cigarette, in fact, he mentioned he wished he would have bought a pack for the photo shoot.

I mentioned hiring out make-up, but he didn't want to go the extra cash. I think that would have added a ton.