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Assignment: Shooting with Heart: Harley Style

I’ve always enjoyed shooting with Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) because of the way people respond with open arms to helping “Jerry’s Kids” overcome the ravages of muscle weakening diseases. Harley Davidson has been a long time supporter of MDA , lending their name and time and money to the cause. During a recent photo shoot with MDA, we brought a Harley Sportster into the studio as a prop for promoting the sale of Harley merchandise to benefit MDA. A couple of adults modeled the jackets and t-shirts while some of the kids in the MDA program donned the children’s wear.

The Challenge: I understood that we would be making studio photos of a small group of people who had not met. It was important to create an atmosphere that put people at ease and allowed them to interact naturally so that we could make the best photos possible. We allowed plenty of startup time for the group to mingle with music, cookies & juice for the kid in all of us.

The Solution: By the time we started our session, the kids, their parents, adult models and my client were relaxed and ready to have some fun with this big Harley in the middle of the studio floor. The session with the adult riders progressed from a static standing pose to a dynamic riding position that we stripped into a background. The kids sessions couldn’t be more engaging. It was magical. Could those two boys be the next Blues Brothers?

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