How I Got the Shot: Featuring Gerry Martins
Among all the images we photographed for the calendar, this one was particularly challenging. Supermodel Freddy Daruwala was on a tight schedule. As we were doing some of the other images for the calendar as well on the same day, we utilized the make-up and wardrobe time to prep the shot and get the lighting right. We had to decide the look of the image on the spot based on the wardrobe the stylist was going to use on the model. I wanted to give this image a 'Dick Tracy-esque' feel and enhance the mood with the lighting.
Initially the client (World For All) wanted to photograph this particular scene with a dog. However, the animal did not co-operate. We then decided to try it with two kittens. These kittens, being stray, were not used to being close to humans and kept jumping off the table and hiding among the equipment at the location of the shoot, setting us off on a game of 'hide and go seek' every few seconds.
Eventually, however we got an absolutely iconic image." —Gerry
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Gerry is a 2012 Hallmark Institute of Photography alum who recently created this photograph during a project for "World For All," a non-profit animal adoption organization back in his home of Mumbai, India. Here's how Gerry got the shot!
Check out more of Gerry's photography: www.geraldmartins.com
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