Aryan,
Thanks for the input...fantastic photographs! The Frozen in Time series, has this wonderful, ethereal quality, very contemplative, thanks for the link.
Fred, your photography is intensely inspiring. I often try to determine what modifiers, if any, you're using in some of your photos-it's delicate and precise, and the striking gaze of the models is enduring.
I'll be in LA soon for meetings, would love to "sit in" for a casting session
I would shoot mostly hand held, and don't mind the resultant "big guns" as a trade off, it gives the models something to look at! I seem to work better with larger cameras anyway, there more stable when handheld and the rack and pinion seems intuitive.