WE MEAN “BEAUTY DISH”
West Coast shooter and L.A. Native Melissa Rodwell says it even simpler on her Web site. “Sex, drugs and rock and roll. They have always been more than the obsession of her life: they are the essence of her art.” Her photography definitely covers those three subjects, in both her personal and commercial work. In a recent blog entry, Melissa talks about how she uses the Profoto Beauty Dish. Good reading. Great photography.
As a journalist, we feel better when the same story comes from two different sources. As a photographer, Peter Yang, who lives in Brooklyn, hails from the great state of Texas, and photographs subjects all over the world has already been the focus of stories on Strobist and A Photo Editor.
We don’t want to spoil the surprise, so read those stories and find the answer to the headline’s question.
In the meantime, we want to engage in some shameless self-promotion by mentioning that Peter uses Profoto gear. Greal balls of light!
By now it’s no secret that the Canon EOS 5D MKII is going to change the way we work. As a result, Canon has everybody’s attention. One photographer, however, was so lucky the entire industry is dying of jealousy. He actually had this camera in his hands for 72 hours. Well, what can you do in 72 hours? If you are Vincent Laforet, you can produce the most mind-blowing, technically superb, artistically awesome video demonstrating the camera’s potential. Vince, who most know is one of the best still shooters in the world, had never picked up a video camera, save capturing those tender moments of his son, Noah. Enough words, folks, let’s go to the videotape. Nothing more needs to be said, except to note that lighting was provided by one Profoto Pro-7b, one head, and a few different light shapers.
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Behind the scenes video featuring Profoto lighting. The final product, “Reverie“.
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We caught up with Vince during a hectic ten-day post-production melee, and here is what he had to say:
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The Southwest Professional Photographers Association (SWPPA) is having their convention October 3rd-7th in Arlington, TX. We just got a tip that there will be a unique “Hands On” Workshop with Hanson Fong, Doug Box, John Woodward and Tony Corbell. The nifty part is that there will be two live studios and YOU get 4 hours with any two instructors of your choice. On top of that, you’ll have full access to all of the gear (including tons of Profoto!), a model and Canon is supplying printers so you can leave with what you did during the workshop.
Here is a PDF with more details. Register for the trade show and seminar here.
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“The principal person in a picture is light.”
Edouard Manet |
| Austin-based photographer and author Kirk Tuck would definitely say “aw shucks” if we compared him to Manet. In fact, all he’ll admit to is being a tone-deaf Austinite who doesn’t own a pair of cowboy boots, has a weakness for strong coffee and loves to swim. Kirk’s book, however, called “Minimalist Lighting” (Amherst) definitely raises lighting to an art form Manet would be proud of.
Kirk creates images of people for ad agencies, corporations and private commissions and clients have included: IBM, Tivoli, Freescale Semiconductor, Time Warner, AMD, Texas Monthly Magazine, Elle Magazine, GSD&M, Hixo and many others. Check out his web site at www.kirktuck.com. DOWNLOAD MP3 Enhanced Audio .m4a file below. All images in podcast © Kirk Tuck |
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