A photo shoot in Mallorca - my dream workplace: golden sunsets, rocky coastlines and endless beaches.
I'm Eva, a professional model from Germany. Lea and I were allowed to do a UGC shoot around the whole island together for the fashion brand Lascana. Not that things didn't go according to plan, but definitely differently than expected. But let's start from the beginning:
Preparing for a photo shoot on Mallorca
In preparation for the shoot, Lascana sent me the outfits for the entire shoot day to try on in Germany. I tried everything on in front of the mirror and consulted with Lea about every single outfit. The clothes had to fit perfectly for the shoot and be wrinkle-free. Anything else would result in an incredible amount of extra work in post-production, which we naturally wanted to avoid.
So I tried on the outfits and then took them back to Mallorca, where I ironed them again and hung them up neatly. I then met up with Lea in Palma's old town to look for locations. She had already picked out the best spots in Mallorca's diverse landscape. The only thing missing were the locations in Palma's old town. What can I say? With little breaks in sunny cafés, it was one of the most pleasant location scouting experiences I've ever had.
All the companies and brands for which I have handled UGC shoots so far have very different ideas about the end product. This makes it all the more important to stay in direct communication with the client from the outset and to understand their expectations precisely. That's why there's always a briefing before every shoot, which centres around Mallorca's diverse spots.
Photo shoot on Mallorca
Day 1
We started the day of shooting in Palma's old town. The cafés, parks and alleyways that we had chosen the day before were beautifully lit in the bright morning sun. The colours of the outfits harmonised wonderfully with the surroundings. The main element of the briefing was to present an outfit that you could easily spend the whole day in on Mallorca. The 10 outfits we had to shoot made for an incredible amount of logistical effort. The clothes had to stay stain- and wrinkle-free all day. This is one reason why we often have an assistant with us on such shoots to take care of the outfit management.
Producing a reel looks so easy on Instagram & Co. Of course, a clothes swap is nice to look at, but the work behind it - wow! In addition to the car we had to hire to get to all the different locations and work through the briefing from Lascana, we also booked a nice, bright room in a boutique hotel to produce content here too.
Once we had these edits and pictures in the can, we moved on to my favourite part of the day: driving to the rocky coast of Cala Blava and shooting swimwear there. There were a few more spots on the way there, where the rented Mini also did us good service. There we waited for the sunset to capture the unique golden light of Mallorca. The briefing was also designed to show us as many places as possible on the Mediterranean island. We travelled all over the island and checked out the best spots. Lea, who has been photographing on the island for years, knows the greatest locations inside and out.
Day 2
After viewing the content we had produced that evening, it was already clear that we still had some post-production work to do. So the next morning we set off again with two outfits towards Palma's old town to shoot the last pictures and videos. Unfortunately, the weather didn't really play ball here, which led to a lot of extra work for Lea in post-production. In the pictures and videos, the lighting conditions should of course be as uniform as possible. Bright sunshine on one day and cloud cover on the other didn't help, but the results are still very successful and our little weather mishap is not visible in the results.
The post-processing
I've been working with Lea, who I still know from school, for many years now. So on my Model website I also get a lot of great shots of her in particular. Nevertheless, it always amazes me how much work the photographers and videographers still have to do after the shoot. My job at this photo shoot on Mallorca was “only” to stand in front of the camera. Post-processing images and videos, editing, GEMA-free music and much more can often take weeks. To be honest, I'm really glad that I'm in front of the camera.
In addition to the shoot for Lascana, we regularly work for other clients. For example, we also shot the spring collection for BRAX in Frankfurt at the beginning of the year. Lea also wrote a own article written. It was particularly challenging to make Frankfurt look as spring-like and warm as possible in January. Lea is now working with a few other people in addition to me. Models with which we give the campaigns of fashion and lifestyle brands a very individual touch.
More from Lea
You can find more business and advertising images that go beyond Lea's work as a portrait photographer in the detailed Portfolio.
