Product photography by Jesca Cluff

Beauty and product photographer Jesca Cluff has a perfect skill set for this photoshoot – facial products. Capturing subjects against colored backdrop, Jesca made the main element of the photo stand out even more!

This session’s crew comprised of:

Photographer Jesca Cluff

Client DermaNew

About the stage:

Stage D is one of the most spacious and most affordable spaces we currently offer. Suitable for both large and small production teams, this stage is on always on a high demand. Lighting conditions are of supreme quality. If working with natural light, towards the sunset the studio gets plenty of great, warm light through large south-west facing frosted windows. There are three strobe lights always available within the stage. Have a look at our calendar for availability, prices and contacts on our WEBSITE.

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Rain room group shoot by GraphicVibe

Vivid, futuristic session took place in our rain room studio Hill 7. Very moody “dark and wet” environment set the scene towards sexy romantic style of the photo.

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A snippet of photographer’s story.

For full bio please visit Christina Hughes’s website.

My name is Christina Hughes. Creating visual images through photography and graphic design is my passion. Some of the major highlights of my life’s journey include:

Studying at Southwest Missouri State University where I was the photo editor of my university yearbook, and studdied art and photography

Successful internship with Bass Pro Shops’ headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, where I was immersed in catalog and product photography

Photographer of the Year at my first portrait job at Glamour Shots

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This session’s crew comprised of:

Photographer Christina Hughes GraphicVibe

Model Blair Nervonie hire her at modelfantc.com

Group shoot for groupshootmeetup.com

The stage:

Studio Hill 7 also known as a rain-room stage, offers unique experience for photographers to capture images in a wet environment”. Equipped with one of a kind shower system, now you can shoot models in the “rain” against white/black backdrops. For more information visit stage Hill 7 on our website.

Nicholas James’s “twin” photoshoot

Calif. based fashion photographer Nicholas James had the pleasure of shooting at The Hill 3 stage “truly loved the work that came from it”- as photographer states.

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Few words about the shoot:

The shoot was a lot of fun. I’d met Nigeria and she knew Tyra, who had a similar look to hers and we decided to do a ‘twins’ type shoot. We thrifted a majority of the wardrobe and found these wonderful white knit capes for each model and it worked super well with the white-wash aesthetic of the room. Enjoy the shots, and I look forward to spending more time being creative at FD Studios.

This session’s crew comprised of:

Photographer Nicholas James Model Nigeria Model Tyra

The stage:

Stage Hill 3 is one of our largest and brightest stages. Advantageously positioned with the windows facing west and north, this stage gets plenty of sift indirect sunlight in the first half of the day and lots of direct sunbeams in the second half. As with any our other stages a standard package of three basic backdrops and three lights is available within the stage already. For more information visit stage Hill 3 on our website.

KC Slagle with a cool portrait session

Simple and beautiful Tête-à-Tête portrait session took place in wood floor studio Art 2. Bathing in sun light the photographer – model duo captured nice angles and shadow patterns.

Here is the snippet of photographer’s story. For full bio please visit KC Slagle’s website.

“Like many professional artists, KC discovered her creative sensibilities early on. By the time she was five, she was continuously sketching and drawing. KC studied art at California State University, Long Beach, experimenting with different styles and mediums. Upon graduation, she went straight into graphic design and has worked as an Art Director for the past 15 years.”

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This session’s crew comprised of:

Photographer KC Slagle Instagram

Model Brianna Kellum

Art 2, is one of the busiest stages we currently offer. Equipped with everything you need for a perfect intimate, romantic or empowering style of photoshoot, this stage always leaves our clients excited and hungry for more time. Featuring a dark wood floor platform across the stage and a sexy dark leather lounge chair creates welcoming and relaxed atmosphere. A wall section with the brick veneer adds a flavor of downtown loft New York style. Among these unique features, the stage comes with great equipment – three strobe lights, three backdrops of white, grey and black color, sound system, makeup station and changing station. Take a look at Art 2 on our website for availability as well as rates.

4 REASONS TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER. Ep. 4

“Gosh, my job is so easy! I just click a button all day… said no photographer ever.”

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WATCH THE FIRST PART OF 4 REASONS TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER.

Continuing inspirational series of survey episodes from photographers, and for photographers, we discuss further various reasons to become a photographer. If you are in need of little inspirational boost, or lack friends/family support to pursue photography – these episodes are for you! Cheer up, take a camera, let’s get creative!

The full interview is available of YOUTUBE. For your convenience, here is the transcript of it as well.

Chris Curiel @C_curiel87 : My friend, she had a homework assignment and she didn’t want to do it and she handed me her camera, and she just told me, “Here, go shoot it.” So I went around, shot it, I gave it back to her and her professor right away saw the difference, was like, “You didn’t shoot this. Who shot this?” And slowly, she did comment to me, and then they brought me in as … and he just told me, “You don’t mind taking the classes? You have something that a lotta students don’t have,” and then I was like, “Sure.” At that moment I dived in into photography not knowing what I was getting into.

Robert Tate @tate.foto : I actually used to … a related industry where I’m really into clothing. So I used to have a blog and I would copy and paste images on my blog, and I kinda got bored of that, so I decided to pick up a camera and shoot the images myself.

Paul Roustan @roustan : Body painting taught me that I kinda don’t really enjoy drawing or painting. When I was doing illustration and comic books I would actually draw. I wouldn’t like the process of drawing, I preferred the results, so I would suffer a little bit as I was drawing, laboring over the illustrations and when I got to the result, I didn’t always like it. Actually, most of the time I didn’t like it.

Ben Tsui @bentsuiphotos : Photography was an interest of mine in my 20s, but I’ve always liked art since I was a little kid. I’ve drawn, I’ve painted, but mostly I’ve always really love looking at all the fashion ads in magazines and campaigns. It really intrigued me on how they shot things with clothes and models and things like that, and when I had the chance I jumped right into it and I’ve been doing it ever since.

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Jason Siegel + Michie Peachie

Artistic duo of photographer Jason Siegel and model Michie Peachie captured natural, sexy, provocative and simply beautiful shots at stage Art 1.

Few words about the photographer:

“Jason Siegel is an accomplished Denver based lifestyle photographer specializing in the music and apparel industries. In the last year, Jason’s creative mind and well connected presence has allowed him to expand from photography into comprehensive installation work and apparel/hard good design. Internationally recognized for his projects, Siegel has travelled to 40+ countries, continuing to provide him with inspiration found in the places he visits and people with whom he creates relationships. “

This session’s crew comprised of:

Photographer: Jason Siegel
Model: Michie Peachie

Stage Art 1, a long-time FD Photo Studio favorite, was used for this shoot. With the high-key white industrial design that FD is notorious for, Stage Art 1 is a clean setting that can be manipulated to fit all kinds of projects. This space has its windows facing South and West and gets beautiful direct light during the PM hours, and great open-shaded light in the morning.

Take a look at Stage Art 1 HERE to see what equipment is included in the hourly rate, as well as its availability and pricing.

Rain-room Photography by Sen Floyd

Following up on latest updates from our one-of-kind stage Hill 7, also known as rain-room, here are gorgeous shots of Joy Sunday, surrounded by rain drops and captured by Sen Floyd.

A short bio of the photographer:

Senetchut Men Ab Nehti, best known as Sen M. Floyd, is a Brooklyn-born photographer/ cinematographer. Senetchut transformed a hobby into a lifelong passion. Heavily influenced by New York City’s diverse culture, Sen’s raw approach towards his photography gives his work—motion and still —an organic characteristic.

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This session’s crew comprised of:

Photographer: Sen M. Floyd @sen.floyd

Model: Joy Sunday @_jsunday

Katlyn Marie’s Bridal Photography

A music inspired bridal session took place in stage Art 1, captured by amazing Katlyn Marie. Soft, warm colors dominate the bright photos, filled with ambient light.

Few words about the photographer:

“I feel so honored that I am invited to capture the love stories of my clients. Each couple has such a unique love.. How they laugh together, how they look at each other, and the way they both light up when they catch the others eye. It is my mission to capture the raw emotion and love that my couple’s share. And wow, it shows up so beautifully in photographs!

I am a wedding and portrait photographer located in Southern Oregon and available for travel worldwide. I am married to my dreamboat, Sam. And most importantly I am a child of God and live my life for Him!”

This Session’s crew comprised of:

Photographer: @katlynmariephotoart
Florist: @flourandflowerdesigns
Coto Valley Country Club: @cotovalleycountryclub
Calligrapher: @kelseymaliecalligraphy
Model: @thegoodman.life

Stage Art 1 was a choice of location for this session. Adorned with features like white grand piano and three step podium this stage is a tool of versatility, provider of great natural light, benchmark of industrial Downtown minimalistic design. This space has its windows facing South and West and gets beautiful direct light during the PM hours, and great open-shaded light in the morning. Using strobes? No worries, we include 3 strobe lights in the hourly rate along with black, white and grey background available. Take a look at Stage Art 1 HERE to see what equipment is included in the hourly rate, as well as its availability and pricing.

Become Better Photographer: First or Second Curtain with David Bergman

“Did you know that there are curtains in your camera that can affect your flash photography?” Photographer David Bergman in another awesome episode from Adorama TV explains:

In most modern DSLR cameras, there are two shutter curtains that move separately, to expose the digital sensor to light coming through your lens. You normally don’t have to think about it but when you use a flash, you can set it to fire at the beginning of the exposure right after the first curtain opens up, or at the end of the exposure, before the second curtain covers up the sensor.

With a fast shutter speed, you really won’t notice a difference because the shutter isn’t open for very long, but things get more interesting when you use a longer exposure time to demonstrate.

In this video we are shooting a picture of a dancer leaping through the air. Using LED strip lights on her, we can really see the movement better.

Here is the photo taken when using a long one second exposure, and no flash. You can see she’s just a big blur.

Now let’s add in some flash to freeze the dancer at some point during her leap.

The default is first curtain sync, so the flash fires at the beginning, and then the rest of the time she’s in the air is just a blur.

David states:

This isn’t really a natural look, so now I’m gonna switch to second curtain sync. If I time it just right, I can have the blur happen first, when the shutter opens, and then the flash fires right at the end of her jump, this makes the blurry part trail behind her, and gives a more realistic looking sense of motion.

If your subject is moving then it’s probably best to stay with first curtain sync, so you know that the flash will fire right when you push the button. But for those times when you want to shoot with a slow shutter speed, and especially if you want to have those trailing lines behind your subject, then switch to second curtain sync, and fire away.

Watch the full episode with David Bergman and Adorama TV: