Monday 8 November 2010

I'm a DJ 2


I'm a DJ 2, originally uploaded by Mix Master B.

120 Minutes of fun! That is all the time we had to shoot. That is not a hell of lot of time, considering the props used for the various different scenes. See my previous blog I'm a DJ for the prop list.


Who is we, I hear you ask. Well we had the incredibly professional Sofia Skvortsova as our model. Check out her Model Mayhem account or here
Herschel Solomon, friend and photographer. Check out his Model Mayhem
And myself of course. You can find me on Flickr, Twitter and Model Mayhem

We had 37 ideas/set-ups for this day, but 120 minutes is only that long :-)

The plan is to have a part two of the "I am a DJ" concept at a later stage.

Setup: Canon 5D MKII + EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
Lights triggered with PocketWizard Mini TT1. 1x Bowens 500W with 100x100 softbox left of the model. 1x Bowens 500W top right of model (low power) to provide a rim light to seperate her from the background. Both Monoblocks had a PocketWizard Radio card built-in

Brandon

Thursday 4 November 2010

Somebody screammmmm Part 2

As promised here is another image of the Scream mask.
With this image, I opted for using my smoke machine to create a more dramatic effect, as well as the shooting angle.
Smokin

Sunday 31 October 2010

Somebody screammmmm


Somebody screammmmm, originally uploaded by Mix Master B.
Foolishly I decided to blog about a Halloween image I took a year ago :-s
Of course this started to put pressure on posting a 2010 Halloween image. Well last minute efforts last night failed as inspiration was far and few between.
This morning I thought, no way am I going to fail. I started plotting and planning my next move and here is the result.
I used my old faithful Scream mask, and I cut some holes through the mouth region and the eye and nose. Then I placed a 500W Bowen’s mono block behind it and fired. The results, a light leak as the mask is white :-s
I used a black gaffer to seal the whole mask, except for the eyes, mouth and nose areas. Then I taped a big black bag to the back of the mask and placed the Bowens light from the back through a hole.
I took more images thereafter, using my smoke machine, to let smoke pass through the eyes and mouth, but that did not go down to well. I Might include a version of that as well.
Thanks for reading and happy Halloween and safe trick or treating!!

B

Sunday 24 October 2010

Fright Night!!

Next weekend it will be Halloween!! I am yet to set my thoughts on a new idea/concept for 2010. (I know, time is running out)
This is last years image. For this shot, I used my shed in the backyard. It's quite old and some of the wooden panels are missing or just hanging around.
My lighting source was a 2000 watt Arri Open face continuous light shining from inside the shed, with the smoke machine on full blast, so that the smoke can blow the highlights, as well as create some streaks of light coming out of the shed.

What are your ideas for fright night?

Brandon

Thursday 14 October 2010

I am a DJ


I am a DJ, originally uploaded by Mix Master B.
This is the first image from the "I am a DJ" concept shoot from the 02/10/10. The concept came courtesy from my friend/assistant/fellow photographer Herschel.
We had the chance to work with the lovely Sofia Skvortsova. Her Modelling portfolio can be found on Model Mayhem and her number is MM#853972. Check it out.
For this shoot we used a few elements including turntables, mixer, record covers, mirror ball, lazer light, smoke machine, record cases, speakers, etc and this is not to mention the photography equipment and lighting to make this shoot possible.

Watch this space for any pictures from this shoot and any other shoots in the future.

Brandon

Virgin post

Post number one!!
I guess this is a good way of introduction :-) My blog will be photography related, since I am a photography hobbiest. Here I will blog about current and future photoshoots, in studio and on location. I will offer my view on anything and everything that I have an opinion on, however true or bonkers you think they are.
As a start, I would like to introduce you to my Flickr Stream where I have a range of different photography genres for your perusal.
Be careful not to get sucked into spending too much time there, but please stay as long as you like.

Happy clicking!!