Natural Lighting Shoot By Alexander Steel

A great set of photographs from our “White Steps” stage Art 1 was submitted by a talented photographer Alexander Steel. Shooting his model Craig, Alexander used nothing but natural light in his production routine.

A quick excerpt from Photographer’s bio:

“ACTOR•MODEL•FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER AND VIDEOGRAPHER•VISUALIST SAN DIEGO NATIVE RESIDING IN LOS ANGELES. I HAVE A GENUINE PASSION FOR PRODUCTION, ON AND OFF CAMERA.”

This session’s crew comprised of:

photographer: Alexander Steel (IG: Alexanderjamessteel & SteelPhotos.com)

model: Craig (IG: CraigLee021)

At the location:

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.

“The Meat Of It” By Kayleigh Connor

A fashion design senior at Pratt Institute, Kayleigh Connor shot her thesis collection at New York Studio 1 stage, also known as “white floor studio”.

Few words about the the designer:

““The Meat of It” is inspired by the idea that society views women as pieces of meat. Silhouettes are based on play and drapes of a leather butcher’ apron. Meat itself provides inspiration from the form of bound rump steaks, to the fatty marbling patterns as abstracted shapes. The classic butcher’s apron is a striped cloth which provides a strong and familiar base for many of the garments and their unique applications. By tracing the marbling found in meats, and abstracting the shapes, something normally deemed grotesque gets a new life as something beautiful and empowering. The collection features 10 looks with unique applications created with the advanced technology of the Framis NoSo Machines such as the intentionally ruffled rib fabric and crisp patches of heat transfer films. ”

Check out participants of the project:

photographer: Isabel Faintych

model: Monica Salcedo

mua: Sarah Howland

Clothing & Accessory Designer, Stylist: Kayleigh Connor

About this location:

Studio Hill 1 has a few distinct features you will not find in any other stages. Facing the west side this stage gets lots of natural light in the afternoon and has amazing lighting conditions during the golden hour. Among included props are industrial wooden table with benches, two antique green chairs and white leather comfy chair. And the bed. The bed that comes with clean sheets (fees apply) and photogenic look, ready for always anticipated, the “bed scene” Besides, Hill 1 comes equipped with black, white and grey backdrops already installed and three strobe lights included in the hourly rate. Have a look at Hill 1 on our website information, prices and availability. .

Become Better Photographer: Making Black and White photos 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 and YT episodes where you can ask him questions live! find out more at http://www.AskDavidBergman.com

In today’s episode with David Bergman and his show “Ask David Bergman” on AdoramaTV we learn about image processing techniques that would make beautiful black & white photos. What are the steps you need to take in Photoshop to turn your photo into black & white one?

Mr. Bergman answers: “First of all… is it better to shoot in black and white right in the camera? I say no, I think it’s better to just capture everything in color, and then you have the option afterward in the computer to post-process however you want. It gives you a lot more flexibility, and a lot more options. Now why would you shoot black and white? Well me personally – I’ve been on the road all year with Luke Combs on tour, and I often make my pictures black and white, and there’s really two main reasons why I do it. The first one is… when the color doesn’t really add anything to the image, there may be color there, but it really doesn’t help in any way. “

“So for example this picture of our multi- instrumentalist… Kurt, he’s playing the banjo, and there’s really not a whole lot of color in the image, it’s kind of not very saturated, there’s a little bit of blue in the background, but it doesn’t really add anything.”

“So if you go ahead and convert this to black and white, it really makes it pop off the screen a lot more, it gets more contrasty, the highlights look great, the lights really flare out, and what it does is – you’re not distracted by any other color that’s in the image. You’re really just seeing the true frame, and what’s happening in the image, without being distracted by any of those other colors.”

“That’s one reason why I might go black and white. The other reason really is, when the light that’s there is actually kind of bad, right? So for example… at a lot of concerts they use these LED lights that are magenta or weird blue color, and sometimes they don’t really reproduce well in pictures.”

“In this case we have this picture with those magenta lights, that are hitting Luke’s skin, and his hat, and his arm, and it really doesn’t help the image… it actually kind of makes it a little bit nasty. So I really don’t want that color now, instead if I could go in there and selectively pick that color out, and try to desaturate it, but the other thing I can do is, just make the image black and white. A lot of times if you’re shooting, let’s say a concert in a club, there might be one red spotlight on the subject, and it’s just that’s the only color you’re seeing is that red color. It’s really pretty nasty, so you can make that black and white in this case. if I just switch that picture over to black and white, it really pops off the screen. You can see the spotlight popping out and you can concentrate on Luke’s facial expression, and just the action that’s going on, without being thrown off by any weird colors.”

“So how do you make a picture of black and white? Well there really are a lot of different ways to do it. I’m going to show you three methods that can be used. In the first one let’s take this picture of Luke popping his head out of the tour bus.”

“The first method is just clicking the black and white button, well in most cases what that means is coming in and this is in Photoshop, there’s similar controls in Lightroom, but just going to the mode switch and instead of RGB color, switching over to grayscale.”

“And by doing that it just basically gets rid of all the color, and it’s kind of like gray right… it’s really flat, not very contrasty. That sky is just kind of boring. You could still see a little bit of what’s happening there, but it just doesn’t have much pop to it, so that’s the default way that people sort of first start to use, but there is a better way. “

“Well if you come under image and you go to adjustments and black and white.”

“Now this black and white adjustment brings up a dialog box that gives you a whole bunch of different colors. What this does is – you can selectively pick the colors that are originally in the image, and then make those lighter and darker. So by going through the different colors, and making adjustments however I want, I can selectively change the color. So for example if you were shooting a scene where you had a lot of trees, you could choose to make the green leaves on the trees darker or lighter in your black and white conversion.”

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Fenyx Rose In Pro Stage II

Fenyx Rose has amused our with these series of bright, futuristic shots, taken in “Cyc Wall” stage Pro II.

Follow:

Instagram: @fenyx.rose

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fenyx-Rose-844832345712305/

Twitter: @fenyx_rose

At the location:

Pro Stage II has been adorned with a few additions. Firstly, now there is a huge American flag that covers a good portion of the wall and is already becoming a hallmark of the Pro stages. In addition to that, standard photo backdrops of black, white and grey color, and studio lighting for stills are also included in the hourly rate. Make sure to catch the coolness of this space with your photo and video cameras and book with us NOW.

“Leave Me Alone” And “We Are All Broken”

Photographer Sonny Alvarez has presented to sets of different concepts he shot at our studio. The first one was called “Leave Me Alone”. Sonny explains what it means to him – “as an ambivert i tend to have moments where i need my time alone, and tend to separate from everyone.” The second collection was titled: “We are all broken”. According to Mr. Alvarez “No one is perfect in this world. we all have our flaws and defects. these photos are an attempt to show that.”

This session’s crew comprised of:

photographer: Sonny Alvarez @_o93c

model: Fab @fab.lm

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.

Kids E-comm shoot by Little Prospects

Guys from a shoe line company Little Prospects and their young models had a great time shooting at FD studio. According to the team “It was clean, lots of space for the kids to run around and we got some really good shots!”

The concept’s story:

“Little Prospects is an up and coming kids shoe line teaching and showing the youth how to set their own trends. We as adults have to stop allowing our children to attach their self worth to material items and let kids be kids and let them express themselves through their own fashion sense and not ours! ”

Check out participants of the project:

Company: @_littleprospects

At the location:

Grey Crouch By Nicolette Jackson-Pownall Photography

A Photographer Nicolette Jackson-Pownall and makeup artist, Kenna Reef joined A non-binary model Grey Crouch to provide with gender fluid, editorial style portraits that showcase her brand in unique and captivating ways. She is represented by IMD Modeling.

A snippet of Photographer’s story:

“I’m a portrait and event photographer based in Los Angeles. I fell in love with the emotional power of photography as a child by leafing through my parents’ copies of National Geographic Magazine. I then discovered Vanity Fair, Life and the incredible visual work being created by the great names in fashion and advertising. Although I took photo classes in college, I went on to a career in publishing and sales. But as I approached my forties, I decided to bite the proverbial bullet, and make a go of creating a business that would marry my artistic passion with an innate ability to help others express their best selves.”

Members of the crew:

photographer: Nicolette Jackson-Pownall www.NJPphotography.com

model: Grey Crouch

mua: Kenna Reef

At the location:

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.

Zuri Willis In The Pink Stage

Our pink stage Hill 5 is one of best choices for a vivid, rich photo background. So as the props like this mobile hotel luggage cart. The star of the shoot Zuri Willis takes full advantage of the stage’s interior.

This session’s crew comprised of:

photographer: @rontyoungphotography

model: Zuri Willis @zurimodel

The stage:

Studio Hill 5 is one of the best option we have for creative crews on the budget. This Romantic White Stage has its windows facing South, which provides plenty of natural light for photographers. Among studio’s unique props are Gold Bellman Cart, White Decor Frames Wall, “Victoria Secret” like pink striped wall section and a pink upright piano. 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 5 on our website.

Victoria Fonseca + Theolonius Henry

A beautiful portrait series of a gorgeous model Victoria Fonseca shot by the photographer Theolonius Henry is all you need to see today. Well executed in natural light photographs are simple and catchy.

A snippet of Photographer’s story:

“Lifestyle and family photography is my passion and kids are my heart. The preservation of your family memories are at the center of my focus. Whether it’s a walk in the park or a fun day picnic. It’s always a pleasure to look back at time well spent with a smile. Let’s book a session.”

Members of the crew:

photographer: Theolonius Henry @fstopkiller7

model: Victoria Fonseca @victoriafonseca

At the location:

Stage Art 3
is truly one of the pearls of our studio. Featuring thematic furniture of white and gold color and antique look that beautifully coincides with a rose wall covered completely in red and white flowers this stage brings both the uniqueness and versatility. As any of other 11 studios we provide this stage is equipped with three paper backdrops of white, black and grey color ready for your shoot. Art 3 has amazing natural lighting conditions. However, if you require the help of the strobe lights, we have 3 of them installed and included in the hourly rate, thus making it as a very flexible creative space. For pictures and more information about stage Art 3 check out our WEBSITE.