Alexa Tokich + Jaenna Wessling

Photographer Alexa Tokich, in collaboration with MUA Viktoria Baumgartner and model Jaenna Wessling stepped in stage F for a simple head shot session. Nice pastel colors of both background and model’s skin create unified feel to each picture.

About the crew:

Model: Jaenna Wessling

Photographer: Alexa Tokich

Makeup artist: Viktoria Baumgartner

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.

Issei Morrissey’S Wet Photography

Shooting in the rain turns out great regardless whether it is a black and white, or vivid pop, or pale natural tone. Student photographer Issei Morrissey has experimented with various photography approaches under “wet” conditions.

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Issei Morrrissey @issei_morrissey (Photographer)

Abigail Marie Perez (Crew)

Caleb Jaffe @jaffattack3000 (Crew)

Xochi Ong @xoc.hi (Crew)

Ambrose James @mojjo_bojjo (Crew)

Rodney Cox @therealrosneyc (Model)

Jessi Pontillas @jessipontillas_ (Dancer/Model)

Ria Julian @thisria (Dancer/Model

Mackenzie Kollins @mackenziekollins.music (Model)

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.

Tyler Rowell’S Photography From Art 2!

Tyler Rowell and his gorgeous model Anna Iaryn paid a visit to our Art studios! Rest assured this visit was not idle 🙂 Just have a look at these fun and catchy shots!

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Photographer Tyler Rowell Instagram

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.

Nate Lasor Loft Photography

Photographer Nate LaSor has visited our Secret Loft stage (currently relocating) for series of upscale, sexy and clean photographs. The luxurious view of downtown LA, captured from the top floor definitely adds a “fancy” flare to the theme.

Few words about the photographer:

I’m a working filmmaker and photographer in LA. New to the game compared to many folks out here, but love the visual arts, the collaboration, and the ability to make new and unique work. Photography is a great art, and as much as I am drawn to capturing mountains and oceans and other grandiose landscapes, I am just as intrigued with the beauty and depth of the human body and human emotion. Always striving to capture something exciting and stunning.

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Photographer Nate LaSor Instagram

About the Stage:

Our Secret Loft is currently being relocated but still will retain its beloved views of the heart of Downtown LA. In the previous location we featured floor to ceiling windows with gorgeous urban city views, its windows are facing south-west, which provided different light patterns and effects inside the apartment. It also has a kitchen area with large dark quartz countertop that is also available for photo and video projects as well as shower/bathtub, hallway and bedroom area. Stay tuned for the new location of our Secret Loft stage !

“NAME YOUR FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHER” We Asked 4 PRO Photographers! Ep. 2.

“Results are uncertain even among the more experienced photographers.”
Matthew Brady

In our last episode of ASK 4 PHOTOGRAPHERS survey series we finish with honoring some of our interviewee’s favorite photographers.

Watch the full episode :

We would like to thank all of our awesome photographers who took part in these fun series. We could not have done it without you!

WANT TO LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY?

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

The WORKSHOP DAY. 5 workshops in 1!

On April 28th at our Hill location, a first of its kind event will happen . We will have not one or two but FIVE workshops taking place in 3 waves:

10am-12pm
12:30pm-2:30pm
3:-5pm

! Important: If you register for 2 events or more for this day, you will get 5$ off! Please send us an inquiry for the promo code to learn@fdphotostudio.com after your first event purchase!

Here are few details about workshops:

Workshop 1: “Working with Mediums” w/ Speaker Blaqk Rabbit & Model

Taught by the incredible Justin Gutierrez AKA“Blaqk Rabbit” , this workshop taking place on April 28th, from 10:00am to 12:00pm, as part of our big Workshop Day event series in partnership with LM MEETS, will take your photography to the next level and open up your creativity! The class will focus on how to work with mediums and props such as fake-blood, goo, and a number of other different items!
We will spent one hour of lecture and one hour working with the model both 1 on 1 and in a group.

You are welcome to use photos taken at the class for your personal and professional portfolio. Don’t forget to bring your camera and lenses!

Workshop 2: “The Modeling Workshop” w/ 2 Professional Models

This class will focus on posing, body awareness, how to use light to your advantage, etiquette, safety, and other tricks of the trade. Two professional models, with different backgrounds, Michelle & Makenna, will be there shed some light on your modeling questions and concerns.

Speakers:

Michelle @shockofpale

Workshop 3: “Studio Lighting 101” w/ Toma Kostygina & Model

With this easy, introductory workshop ending with a test shoot, you will get the knowledge you have been looking for! Practice is the best way to go here.

In this class will focus on 1, 2 and 3 studio light setups. You are welcome to use photos taken at the class for your personal and professional portfolio.

Watch one of Toma’s tutorials available on our Youtube Channel

Workshop 4: “Natural Light Workshop” w/ Rachel Mehan

This class will focus solely on natural light photography and how to use the natural light to your advantage, so no need for lighting equipment! Depending on the number of students, there will be 1-2 models at the class for practice.

We will spend approx. 1 hour of lecture on working with light and movement of natural light photography as well as photography etiquette and the other 1 hour will be spent working with the model. You are welcome to use photos taken at the class for your personal and professional portfolio.

Workshop 5: “Macro Beauty Group Shoot” w/ 2 Agency Models

It’s Group Shoot Time!

With the help and skills of a professional MUA, you will be able to shoot up to 2 professional signed models during this Workshop Day Group Shoot.

This shoot will focus on Macro-Beauty shots. Models in will be made-up by a professional MUA. Light snacks and water will be provided. Depending on the number of students, there will be 1-2 models at the class for practice.

This a civil paparazzi style shoot, where we encourage communication between models and photographers. An FD staff will be there to help moderate if needed.

You are welcome to use photos taken at the class for your personal and professional portfolio.

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Cherry on top

After the shoot, you will have access to attend the photography and modeling MEETUP from 5pm-7pm where you can work and network with other models and photographers as well as try out the new techniques learned during the day.

CHECK OUT ALL WORKSHOPS HERE

Hope to see you all on April 28th!

Become Better Photographer: “Don’t Forget the Details” 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 opens up new IGTV episodes where you can ask him questions live! find out more at http://www.AskDavidBergman.com

This famous quote of Robert Capa is truly a great advice emphasized by our beloved photographer David Bergman. In this episode with Adorama TV we will explore why it is important to shoot details!

According David – “Most wedding photographers already notice but capturing details is an important part of any story. Of course you need to have the wide shots of the ceremony, and the medium shots of the bride and groom kissing, but don”t forget to zoom in tight and shoot the rings, and the flowers, and the shoes! “

Mr. Bergman continues – “You should take this same thought process to any shoot. When you’re on vacation for example, don’t just stand in the street and take a shot of the scene. Look for those little details to tell the story of your trip. “

“Maybe there’s interesting architecture. Make sure you show it. Keep your eyes open for anything that is unique to where you are that really sets the scene. When shooting these things, you can use a dedicated macro lens to get in really, really, close. “

“But most of us don’t carry one of those around on vacation, so you can either zoom your lens in to separate your subject from a potentially distracting background, or you can stay wide and just get in closer by zooming with your feet. “

” Just make sure it’s obvious what you want the viewer to be looking at. At the end of the day you want your images to tell a complete story. Oftentimes it’s the details that make something memorable. “

WANT TO LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY?

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

One of our closest workshops – “Studio Lighting 102 : Portrait Photography Lighting” Workshop!

will take place on April 10th, 7-9pm, in one of our Los Angeles studios !!!

Watch the full episode with David Bergman and Adorama TV:

Become Better Photographer: Engagement Session Posing with Vanessa Joy

*For more information visit AdoramaTV YT page, and of course you can keep up with Vanessa on Instagram @VanessaJoy.

In this lesson with amazing Vanessa Joy (via her awesome show “Breathe Your Passion” highlighted by AdoramaTV) we are going to talk about Vanessa’s typical engagement session, how she interacts with clients and poses them.

Vanessa shares: “Because this is usually the first time that my clients have been in a professional photo shoot, I try to start off with easy poses basically staying a little bit further away from them than I normally would and having them do things that are natural, like walking away from me, walking towards me maybe, being even a little bit flirtatious looking at each other and interacting with each other, rather than interacting with me as much.”

“After I get them a little bit more comfortable I’ll have them start looking at me for some photos and then I will have them interact with each other with a little bit more affection than just holding hands. When I posed a bride and groom, I love it when a groom’s hands are on the bride’s arms, and her arms are just tucked in nice and close with him, it just looks so much more connected for me than the typical arms around the waist, arms around the shoulders look.”

” After I feel that my clients are comfortable being photographed I’ll move in typically with a 50 mm 1.2 lens and photograph some more of the details. Photographing the bride having her looking at me, look at her fianc\xc3\xa9 maybe some of the details like the ring or anything else that will make for a cute photo.”

” I do like to photograph the groom as well so I try to make sure I pay attention to both of them even though a lot of the attention does tend to fall on the bride-to-be. “

“From there we’ll change positions, I typically try to do standing still, standing and moving positions, and sitting positions with my clients so they have a good variety, again having them interact with each other is great these tend to be the pictures that my clients like a little bit better, and will blow up or make big pictures in the album’s. The pictures of them looking at the camera do tend to be the ones that mom and dad hang on their wall! “

Vanessa continues – “So I want to make sure I get both of them. Both far away and then again both close up. I’ll do a little detail pictures, and then I’ll also have closeup pictures of them looking at the camera, again I want to give them as much variety as I can in the hour-long session that I have with them, and I typically spend a little bit longer than that even with the couple, usually shooting about an hour before sunset, so I have the best natural light .”

“Even though my style is a little bit more light and airy and soft and romantic I will do some that are a little bit more fashion-forward so some stronger poses just to give them again a little bit of variety.”

“Posing the hands is something I’d like to pay special attention to. Posing hands on the lapel and then the bride with her hands on her hip. After that I do get them a little bit closer together because again those are the types of photos that they have learned to expect from me so I want to keep those at the forefront of what I’m doing.”

WANT TO LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY?

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

One of our closest workshops – “Studio Lighting 102 : Portrait Photography Lighting” Workshop!

will take place on April 10th, 7-9pm, in one of our Los Angeles studios !!!

Watch the full episode with Vanessa Joy and Adorama TV:

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LENS ? We asked 4 PRO Photographers!

“The camera sees more than the eye, so why not make use of it?”
Edward Weston

Primes, zooms, macros – any glass from fast to slow is what we would like to ask about.
Our 4 professional photographers give their best answer on what lenses they carry in their photo bags on daily basis.

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

Atilla Adam: For a lens, I decided to buy an expensive one. I got the 24-70, the f/2.8, a long, long time ago, but I shot everything with that. I learned extra photography, I shot my portraits through that, I shot some close-ups and stuff. Like I really used it, because I figured if I want to spend that much money, it has to pay for itself, it has to work. I’ve used that lens for two years straight.
But I find myself always going to the 35 as a sweet spot. And then I think the 50 for portraits comes from the film school lectures because to them the 50mm lens is the one that … like what your eyes see, so it’s like it’s exact, no distortions, so that’s what was hammered into me, and I’m staying with that. Although I’ve seen people liking the 75 or 65 and 85 for portraits too, which is interesting to me because that’s not what I learned.

Kelly Elaine: I have 24-70 2.8 L lens, 135 f/2L and then I have the 51.4 lens.

Zuz: I use prime lenses and 24-70 most often, but I usually like to stick with primes.

Meech: My lens, I have a 100mm Macro beauty. And then also I have the 24 by 70 2.8. Those are my two prime lenses that I go with. It covers basically everything fashion, beauty, portrait styles. So those are generally my prime lenses. I have 50mm 1.4 as well, but the 24 by 70, 100mm, that Macro, the detail, the quality is insane so …

WANT TO LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY?

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

One of our closest workshops – “Studio Lighting 102 : Portrait Photography Lighting” Workshop!

will take place on April 10th, 7-9pm, in one of our Los Angeles studios !!!

Watch the full episode om our Youtube channel: