This is the first of a new series where I take you behind the scenes on one of my shoots. You get to come along for the ride as I plan the shoot, do the shoot and edit the photos.
The theme for the first “Plan It, Shoot It, Edit” is Vintage Explorer.
Plan It
It all starts with an idea, then there’s the preparation and planning. A location has to be found, props need making and finally there’s a test shoot to do. Of course not everything goes to plan, as you’ll see.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri5f29WqWqs[/youtube]
Shoot It
Now for the fun bit… the shoot itself. The weather was cold, so I decided to get some banker shots in my studio before heading out on location. Sometimes you just get lucky and on the way home I stop off to shoot against a spectacular sunset.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dNqKYBZNus[/youtube]
Edit
Here’s where the photos come alive. Adding colour and contrast is all that most of the shots needed but if you want to shoot wide shots and light the model with a softbox, there’s bound to be a bit of Photoshop needed.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2onA5CUF2uk[/youtube]
Very nice!!
as always, very entertaining and informative. Thanks, well done
Just found you, so new to this portraiture,
What’s the soft box you used in the last feature video, vintage explorer
In the UK the equivalent softbox is this https://www.essentialphoto.co.uk/product/pixapro-quickbox-70-70cm-dodecagonal-easy-open-softbox
Big fan of your work here.
Interesting that in the video the day does not look that sunny, but your shutter speeds are very high. The apperature is mostly wide open, but you do not seem to want/need shallow depth of field in most shots. Settings are a little different from your other videos. Could you briefly comment on it?
Amazing talent and great energy in your work!
I love your photography tutorial videos. Fun , enjoyable, simple and very informative.Keep it up. Thanks.