During Photoshop World I was not teaching a Pre-con myself this time because of the workshops I taught in New Jersey a day before PSW so I decided to hang out with Moose Peterson during his Precon at Fantasy of Flight. And although it was “blistering hot” I managed to get a nice collection of images which I’m sharing with you guys today.
This is probably my favorite of the bunch by the way.
Today I’m proud to show you some images we did last week with Nadine with “black light”.
These are actually for me the first images I did with black lights in these kind of settings, so it was a bit of a surprise how it would turn out. During the shoot day we actually did 2 totally different setups including one that did leave a mess in the studio, but more on that on a later date 🙂
Today the session with Nadine.
All designs are by Nadine of course.
Now some people will say during a photoshoot that “pets are not allowed in the studio”, for me however it’s always an option to do something else, because let’s be honest in the end it’s most of the times “model”, “background”, “lights”, “smile/or not” and there we go….
Coaching a Pet and finding a Dog Trainer
I’m a strong believer in the fact that we can do so much more with a session by adding some props, however never add a prop that doesn’t make any sense. In the case of pets you can have a unique selling point for your customer however, it’s like with children, the images from the client themselves they often like but don’t buy, however if you shoot their children (or pets) they want them all….. so take advantage of this. Now for model/fashion/beauty photography I think adding a pet/animal can lift the shot to a next level. Over the years I’ve shot with snakes, dogs, cats, chickens (yeah really) etc. but when Lenaa asked me if she could bring her “dog” with her during a workshop because the babysitter was not able to sit I never expected her to bring the perfect model.
After the very successful “Live in Boston” video it took a long time for you guys to get a new instructional video, the reason for this is very simple. I only release something if we think it’s a real addition to our program, and this release sure is. We’re very excited about this one. It’s not only the longest we ever released, but it’s also the first in HD, the first with an extended piece on Photoshop and Lightroom and it’s so full with tips and tricks it will probably almost overdose some viewers 🙂
So I’m very proud to introduce to you our new instructional video :
Frank Doorhof : Live in New Jersey : fashion with a glamour twist
Runtime : 3 hours and 5 minutes
Language : English
Target audience : all photographers (beginner and pro)
Includes : live shoots, Q&A and Photoshop/Lightroom tips/tricks
Topics :
Live shoots
Working with limited gear, understanding light and choosing your modifiers, working with high contrast lighting, coaching the models, finding the right angles, working with lensflares, getting special effects with light that others think must be Photoshop, telling/finding the story, talk about the expression/poses and eyes of the models, working in tight spaces, working with 2 models and lighting them perfectly with one strobe, working with the lightmeter, black and white canvas techniques for lighting setups that rock, special lenses for special looks, the importance of the viewpoint and much much more.
Q&A:
Too much information to type down but think about :
Discussion on B&W, social media, building your brand, how to work with your website, streetphotography vs fashion, how to work with clients, business tips, Photoshop opinions, creating the special look, the need to understand light, how to work with models.
Photoshop/Lightroom:
Creating a profile for the colorchecker, workflow tips in Lightroom, retouching in Lightroom vs Photoshop, retouch tips for Lightroom, cleaning the scene after the shoot, creating awesome lighting effects in 5 minutes without filters, working with layer masks for better retouching, creating your own look with DxO and Alien Skin, and much much more.
The instructional video is 6.4GB in size and is full 1080P HD, the file is ready for your iPad/iPhone/Apple TV. We shot the video with several cameras to create a good look about what’s going on. This is without any doubt the most complete instructional video I ever did so make sure to check it out.
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