After a week break from studios and having some personal time to reflect and relax, I’m back at it. Today’s studio is Vince Noguchi (https://www.vincentnoguchi.com) , an extremely talented Toronto photographer. Vince has so graciously allowed me to come on set today and work with him during a client shoot - again, we can’t talk about the client, sorry…

Vince had a small team on set today, including, Art directors, Food Stylists, Prop Stylist, Producer, and 1st Assistant and 2nd Assistant - me! The team worked tirelessly on several set ups for the client. It is amazing to watch the fluidity of the team and I’m not going to lie, I was awkward, haha. It’s very difficult to work in a new and unknown environment. As many of you know, I’m not a seasoned tabletop shooter, I’m a portrait shooter, so it is hard to proactively assist when you don’t really know what’s next and every photographer has their priorities and distinct method of shooting. I was definitely up for the challenge though and Vince was beyond patient and encouraging with me.

It was an amazing experience and I’m so grateful to the team for their input and discussions about the industry and the college curriculum. I got a lot of ideas for our program, moving forward, that I can’t wait to implement.

On a personal note, there is nothing like hands-on experience but I’m very tired from standing all day on that concrete floor - “you know you’re getting old when…”