Fabulous video Maurice. I actually was fascinated by the inverse umbrellas, achieving a shadowy look and few offering contrast, etc (paraphrase). I'm going to try to experiment with that myself and see what comes out of it!
Thanks for the informative video.
I thought this was well put together and thanks for sharing. I really liked the use of the white diffuser material with 2 bare stobes behind it. Really gives off a nice feel of lighting. Yes a MUA makes a big difference on a shoot.
It's funny how wrong one's perceptions can be ... for whatever reason (likely the quality of your work) I thought you were much older than you are. Cool video, anyway.
Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I put this together on a whim so now we'll definitely be doing more. The other guys in the studio want to make these better production quality and shooting technique as well.
If anyone has any tips for our upcoming videos pls let me know.
As for the "light-painting" question, I used a flashlight with a snoot. A strobe doesn't have enough control for models, and they will react to the flash pop by moving noticeably thru the exposure. The exposure was f11 at approx 20 secs and 100 ISO, using a tripod and cabled shutter. The rest you'll have to figure out on your own. =)
As for the makeup question, Glamour is fairly one-dimensional and that's why makeup "makes or breaks" the shot. As far as mua schools go; just because they can do brides doesn't mean they can do models. So with regards to MUA's, try before you buy because there are a lot of them out there who shoot but really aren't that all that knowledgable (sound familiar?) on the set.
While I like the simple stuff, our 2nd photographer likes complex concepts and funkier sets. My biggest influence in lighting is Dean Collins (yes, I'm older than I look, thanks Brent).
mauriceramirez wrote:
As for the "light-painting" question, I used a flashlight with a snoot. A strobe doesn't have enough control for models, and they will react to the flash pop by moving noticeably thru the exposure. The exposure was f11 at approx 20 secs and 100 ISO, using a tripod and cabled shutter. The rest you'll have to figure out on your own. =)
I reckon that gives me just enough information to make a real dog of it.
This was awesome! We definetly need more behind the scenes videos to help me which I've never watched a professional photographer do their thing! Great job!
mauriceramirez wrote:
If anyone has any tips for our upcoming videos pls let me know.
-m
Maurice,
The only tips I might give is to have your video photographer show more of the lighting set up. For example, the outdoor shoot...the video only shows you and the model and not the exact light placement. Maybe next time you can show the actual lighting setup and how and where you decide to place them and the thought that goes into that.
Wider shots showing the light placement would be my biggest tip.
Thank you for posting! 
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