Thanks David! They usually go in front of your lights (there's a system to clamp them in front of the light), but there are no rules here when being creative so I would suggest going to a studio and just experimenting and breaking from the norm.
These are amazing. Your process of starting simple, working toward weird/complex/personal, and having the client/subject end up liking the latter mirrors my experience too (though I rarely work with paying clients). I'm curious about a couple of things. Did you set out or agree to shoot exclusively (or nearly exclusively) in portrait orientation? And do you shoot both film and digital with clients?
Good questions. We did not set out to shoot exclusively on portrait but in general
I shoot the majority of my work in portrait mode. Not for any particular reason, that’s just how I see most scenes. Landscapes is a different story of course. In the case of editorial publications (or even in this case poster/flyer images, or things meant for phone screens) it’s always the vertical images that get selected so that might have something to do with it on a subconscious level.
Whether or not I shoot digital and/or film is completely dependent on the budget. Film is quite costly so if the client doesn’t have budget for that I will shoot it all digitally. I prefer shooting both for each shoot whenever possible.
Really cool photos. I have never used gels and am wondering how you get these in the frame? Some special lens filter system? Kind regards
Thanks David! They usually go in front of your lights (there's a system to clamp them in front of the light), but there are no rules here when being creative so I would suggest going to a studio and just experimenting and breaking from the norm.
These are amazing. Your process of starting simple, working toward weird/complex/personal, and having the client/subject end up liking the latter mirrors my experience too (though I rarely work with paying clients). I'm curious about a couple of things. Did you set out or agree to shoot exclusively (or nearly exclusively) in portrait orientation? And do you shoot both film and digital with clients?
Thanks Andrew!
Good questions. We did not set out to shoot exclusively on portrait but in general
I shoot the majority of my work in portrait mode. Not for any particular reason, that’s just how I see most scenes. Landscapes is a different story of course. In the case of editorial publications (or even in this case poster/flyer images, or things meant for phone screens) it’s always the vertical images that get selected so that might have something to do with it on a subconscious level.
Whether or not I shoot digital and/or film is completely dependent on the budget. Film is quite costly so if the client doesn’t have budget for that I will shoot it all digitally. I prefer shooting both for each shoot whenever possible.