Will Utley’s Master Shots

About the photographer

Through his lens Will Utley captures the essence of his clients whether it is a wedding, portraits, editorial, or a maternity shoot. He is a natural behind the camera and committed to making his clients feel comfortable in front of the camera. His energetic personality, professionalism, creativity and work ethic are just a few stand out qualities that make him highly sought after.

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Photographer @wutlife of www.willutleyphotography.com

Hair and makeup @cheetah07

Model @stateena

Model @jauguar of @aSpiritualConnection radio show.

Make up @Carmela_mis

About 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.

Break Me Music Video by Mykel

About the experience at Hill 7

We absolutely loved filming at FD Photo studio! The rain room is EPIC and exactly what we wanted for our music video.

We can’t wait to come back and shoot more.

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Break Me Music Video – Mykel

Mykel (@britneymykel)

Directed by Francois Bittar (@francoisbittar)

DP- Jerry Sun (@jerrythesun)

Makeup – Andrea Samuels (@andreasamuels_)

Dancer- Alexia Meyer Oldham (@alexiameyer)

About The stage:

MakeUp Work by Victoria Diaz

About the MakeUp Artist

Victoria Diaz. Born in the beautiful Hudson Valley, My love of art sparked my passion for makeup at a very young age. I grew up admiring my mothers love for the beauty industry. Being fully immersed around makeup framed my intuition to accentuating everyones natural beauty.

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Model: Alexa (Instagram: @xxalexamarie)

Photographer: Adam (Instagram: @shotbyasmith)

MUA: Victoria Diaz (Instagram: @victoriadiaz_makeup)

About the stage:

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.

“POLO” by Kevin Chung

About the shoot and the photographer

A friend wanted to do some photos for a tattoo artist named “POLO”. I have a video background and rarely work with flash photography. I’ve always been a fan of studio photography and basic understanding of using strobes so I wanted to experiment with the practice. I have a lot to learn, my video experience helped with lighting placement and Light Room took take of the rest. I had fun during this shoot and that is the most important part in this experience.

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Photographer Kevin Chung @strength_in_numbers

Model “POLO” @polo_the_third

At the location:

Stage Hill 2 is one of our latest additions and the second blackout stage we currently offer. Painted all black from top to bottom with the matte color this stage absorbs the light making it easier to control reflections and have complete control of the light painting. Spacious, nicely conditioned and minimalistic, Hill 2 is perfect for video and photo shoots, big or small crew. As any of our stages, it comes with three paper backdrops preinstalled – white, grey and black, and three strobe lights included. For more information please check stage Hill 2 on our website.

Become Better Photographer: Card Reader Advantages with David Bergman

*For more information visit AdoramaTV YT page, and of course you can keep up with David on Instagram and Twitter @DavidBergman. LATEST UPDATE: David opened up new IGTV episodes where you can ask him questions live! find out more at http://www.AskDavidBergman.com

Today’s tip is about digital camera card readers. Our favorite New Yorker – photographer David Bergman will share his insight on advantages of using card reader as oppose to connecting the camera directly to the computer.

David shares: “Card readers. What are they? And why use them? Ok.. you are done shooting and you want to copy your photos from your camera to your computer. You might think to use a USB cable and connect your camera directly to your computer and then uses software to copy the files over. But I am here to tell you that there is a better way!”

“Consider using a dedicated card reader they make them for all different card types that your camera might take. With the most popular being SD or CF. You simply, take the card out of your camera and insert into the reader, which is connected to your computer. The card reader will just pop up on your computer, like any external drive.”

“And you can copy your images however you want. So why is the card reader a better way to go? Well first of all unless there is a lot of extra room on your desk, it’s just awkward to hook your camera up to your computer. You definitely don’t want to drop that expensive piece of hardware. Another downside of using your camera, is that it drains your battery. I like to recharge my battery’s while I edit my images.. both figuratively and literally…”

“Also your asking for data corruption problems, if your battery dies in the middle of the copying process. If you go with a dedicated card reader, you will find the better one copy images much faster than using the camera. Speeding up the copying process, especially when you have thousands of images across multiple cards, saves a tonne of time. Which often equals money. And as for multiple cards, if you have more than one reader you can copy all those cards at the same time, you can’t do that with a camera.”

“And if your computer has hardware built in, then it’s a no brainer just to use that. At the end of the day, keep your USB you should still keep a USB cord handy as a back up. But if you invest in a dedicated card reader you will save time and potential aggravation every time you copy images to your computer.”

Check out our WORKSHOPS in Los Angeles that teach you hands-on how to make great photos!

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Great Portrait Photography by Rickey Allen

Photographer Rickey Allen shot some great portraits with a clam shell-esque strobe setup. Nice exposure and well defined colors perfectly complement the composition.

The stage:

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.

Fitness Shots of Cristian Nuques

About the model

My name is Cristian Nuques. I’m a transformation coach at Ultimate Performance, and and aspiring fitness model. I had a great time doing my first professional shoot at FD studio, looking forward to more.

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Model Cristian Nuques. @cristian_dreads

About this location:

Stage B features all black walls and ceiling, with capabilities to completely shut off the natural window light. Equipped with black, gray, and white background paper, three strobe lights and numerous modifiers for your choice this stage is all you need for a perfect, intimate, creative environment. To check the availability for this stage as well as find more helpful information about our rental please see the WEBSITE.

Michaela by LensKingPhotography

About the shoot

I had a photo shoot at stage F and had an absolutely amazing experience. Created so much beautiful art here are some photo of our shoot!

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Model: @michaelabartley_
Photographer: @LKPXV

About the stage:

StageF was used for this team’s creative session. The studio is the smallest space we currently offer for our clients. Yet it is one of the most brightest stages with the tremendous amount of natural light coming from North West. It has gained a nickname – “light box” by some of our regulars and it truly fulfills it at any time of the day from dawn until dusk. This studio also features two section laminate floor of white and dark color for your creative needs. As with any of our stages, Studio F comes with 3 strobe lights already included in the hourly rate and backdrop seamless paper installed. Take a closer look HERE.

Michaela Vivant’s Portrait Photography

About the shoot:

My name is Michaela Vivant and got into photography about a year ago. This was actually my first ever studio shoot and the FD staff was amazing helping me with the lighting for the first time. The model is my sister Kassie Vivant who needed photos for her modeling portfolio. We had a blast playing with studio lighting and getting great shots!

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Photographer Michaela Vivant https://michaelavivant.com/portfolio/ | @michaelavivant

Model Kassie Vivant @kassievivant

About the stage:

Stage B is a benchmark blackout stage designed to provide complete control over the strobe light. Painted all black and with shut off windows this stage preserves complete darkness for your photo and video projects. As any of our stages, B comes equipped with black, gray, and white background paper, three strobe lights and numerous modifiers for your choice. To check the availability for this stage as well as find more helpful information about our rental please see the WEBSITE.