[Kombisaurus]

Katelyn went to a "Christmas in July" party this evening and had to wear appropriate attire.
I was bored, so I grabbed a nearby shopping trolley and a camera and we did a super-quick 10 minute photoshoot for a bit of fun before she left for the party.

[matthew]

Wonderful – playful, fun, and fetching. The setup, props, technical details and the great job from the model are all so captivating that I'm not even wondering why you had a shopping cart handy.

I see huge sales of this as a stock image in the coming months – I hope you got a model release and favourable terms. But seriously, you might want to pull this photo and replace it with a version that has a really obnoxious watermark.

[Toad]

Gosh - looks good to me. I think I may order 2 of those...

[NT73]

One would last me ages.

[shuttertalk]

Yeah, can't have enough good trolleys these days. The ones with the squeaky wheels drive me nuts at the grocery store...

[Irma]

The idea is great and so is your picture, Adrian...

Beautiful model btw.

[Kombisaurus]

haha.. you guys (and ladies).. Thanks.
Toad and NT... I must warn you that these kind of purchases always come with hidden costs.

Matthew, I hadn't thought of the potential for stock images, but you're right that it could be something a lot of companies might want for their marketing leading up to Christmas.

I was pretty happy with how the photo turned out. As I said, the actual "photoshoot" only took a few minutes because Katelyn had to leave for her party. The original photo as it came out of the camera shows just how dodgy it was:


I didn't have time for any set-up or lighting... but thankfully it was a really overcast day outside so I knew the sky would act as a huge 360deg softbox. The white concrete also helped reduce shadows a bit. This particular shot was actually just a practice one before we got into position for the shot I had in mind, but I ended up liking it the most.
But as usual, cutting corners while setting up before the shot means spending a lot more time in post processing. So a 10 minute photoshoot ended up requiring a couple of hours in photoshop to clean up.

Here's another image from the set:

This was the type of shot I originally had in mind and was setting up for, but I prefer the top image. Katelyn and I are going to do some work on poses over the next few months, so you might see some more of her.

[Zig]

Yep, top image better as it purposefully echoes the cart stereotype we already have in our heads.

[Toad]

Agree with the superiority of #1 over #2. #2 loses the immediacy of shopping cart recognition.

I bet Katelyn is thrilled with this photo - who wouldn't be?