Stage Upgrade: WHITE FLOOR in NYC Studio 1

Continuing series of recent renovations at our NYC campus, studio 1 has now a glossy white floor that creates amazing glaring effect for your artistic experiments.

WHERE IS IT?

All 8 studios are located at 4020 22nd Street, 4th floor, Long Island City 11101. So plan your commute accordingly. Please call us if you are running late – (844) 644 3377.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

If you ever rented out any of our LA studios – you know the drill. It’s the same policies, freebies and level of customer service (which is impeccable).

To mention it once again, here is what is included:

3x Flash Units (Strobes)
Paper backdrops (white, grey, black) come preinstalled.
Fans, Sand Bags etc
2x Make-up Station
Mini Fridge (3.2 cu.ft.)
Black Leather Sofa
NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED
It is a 100% private stage.
We do not require any permits/insurance to shoot
It comes with Sound System to set the mood of the session
Free WiFi is on us!

Find out more about our new NY Studio 1 “White Floor”! ‘s pricing and availability by visiting our website!

“Soft Vibe” Photoshoot With Ruth Armenta.

Shooting at wide aperture, photographer Milton Cotton has perfectly separated the foreground from the back, focusing our attention on the model, Ruth Armenta.

A quick excerpt about the experience at FD:

“My name is Ruth Armenta. I am a local Los Angeles resident and model! I am also in the beauty and fashion scene community which I love so much! For this shoot I was accompanied by my friend Nicole and the photographer was Milton Cotton who is a Atlanta, Georgia based photographer! For this set we went for a more natural lighting, dewy, very soft vibe. The Jungle room was perfect for this and all the props complimented the style of shoot we were going for! I have shot at FD Studios a couple times and I always have such a fun experience! Thank you for your services and I cannot wait to have future shoots with you guys! ”

This session’s crew comprised of:

photographer: Milton Cotton | Instagram

model: Ruth Armenta | Instagram

About this location:

Stage Hill 4 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. Hill 4 is furnished with several comfy and photogenic couches of cream and and golden/brown leather color. 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 4 on our website.

Helen Davis + Krystle Brown

Working in a small crew, the creative duo came up with pretty sophisticated setups, with help of Hill 4’s exotic props. Nicely lit, photos have both pop and color.

Members of the crew:

photographer: Krystle Brown | Instagram

model: Helen Davi | Instagram

About this location:

Amma, Iris and Lolita invisioned by Britni Raine

It’s great to see aspiring artists at work. It’s also great to capture them on camera as well 🙂 Up and coming actress Britni Raine portraying her favorite characters in stage Pro I is simply awesome on camera!

About the photographer:

My name is Britni Raine, an up and coming actress, shooting with Girls Run The World Photography.

This shoot was inspired by Amma, the young female teen role in HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’, as well as Iris from ‘Taxi Driver’ and Lolita from ‘Lolita’.

This session’s crew comprised of:

company: Girls Run The World Photography | Instagram

model: Britni Raine | Instagram

About this location:

Pro Stage I has undergone a recent update and now features a Old Glory Red Wall with Silver Fainting Couch. 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.

Stage Upgrade: WOOD PLATFORM in NYC studio 2!

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Studio 2 has been transformed into a completely fresh look, with wide (wall-to-wall) wooden platform, stretching by the window, adorned with nice antique lounge chair and a a brick wall on a side. Just have a look at this beauty:

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

3x Flash Units (Strobes)
Paper backdrops (white, grey, black) come preinstalled.
Fans, Sand Bags etc
2x Make-up Station
Mini Fridge (3.2 cu.ft.)
Black Leather Sofa
NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED
It is a 100% private stage.
We do not require any permits/insurance to shoot
It comes with Sound System to set the mood of the session
Free WiFi is on us!

Find out more about our new NY Studio 2’s pricing and availability by visiting our website!

Stage Upgrade: NEON ROOM in Hill 4

Neon room available for photo and video rental in Los Angeles

Yet another cool addition to our ‘Jungle Room’ stage Hill 4 would make it rather “electric jungle”, or more precisely the “neon jungle”. Dear friends, here is the jungle room.

To remind you, there are THREE unique settings – Tropical “Jungle” leaf wall,

white stained “staircase to heaven” section,

and orange “desert” corner with woven chairs, and mosaic textured floor.

As with any our other stages a standard package of three basic backdrops and three lights is available within the stage already.

Check out Hill 4 on our website for included equipment and affordable rates!

Become Better Photographer: Multi-Flash Firing 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

Triggering multiple flashes of older/ not compatible brands can be a really headache. Luckily, there are few solutions that will not hurt your wallet but safe the photo set!

In this episode David Bergman with AdoramaTv will show various methods of triggering multi-flash setup!

In episode 34 David already talked about why you might want to use more than one flash inside a light modifier.

David stated: “You’ll increase your power, lower your recycle time, and get more power out of your batteries. But once you have your flashes mounted Then you have to make them all fire at the same time and that can be tricky.”

“If you’re using something like the Canon 600EX-RT flashes, it’s super easy. RT stands for radio transmission and they have built-in radios that talk to each other wirelessly, so just use another Canon RT flash or the dedicated transmitter on top of your camera, and you can make all the remote flashes fire every time you take a picture.”

David continues: “Some of the other camera companies also make similar radio systems, but maybe you have an older flash that doesn’t have a built-in radio, or another brand of flash that doesn’t work natively with your system. If the flashes have an optical trigger built-in, you can set it to fire when it sees a light come from a flash that’s on your camera.”

“You can also add external optical triggers to each one. That’ll do the same thing, you just can’t shoot an auto TTL mode because your primary flash fires a short pre-flash, to gauge the light, and that’ll make your remote flashes fire too early. So shoot on manual flash only, and you should be okay. “

“If you use a third-party radio system like pocket Wizards, you might have to put a separate receiver on each flash. However since they use standard 3.5mm jacks, you can pick up a cheap headphone splitter like this Belkin model, that allows you to plug one PocketWizard into multiple flashes, and they all sync together just fine. “

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 – How to Shoot Long Exposures with Colored Gels

will take place on February 20th, 6-9pm, in one of our Los Angeles studios !!!

Watch the full episode with David Bergman and Adorama TV:

Do YOU spend a lot of time in POST PRODUCTION? We asked 4 PRO PHOTOGRAPHERS!

“I don’t trust words. I trust pictures.”
Gilles Peress

How much different does your photo look before it got to your computer and after it was processed with filters, color correction, frequency separation and other magic tricks? We asked 4 Los Angeles photographers the same thing 🙂

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

@cerlov : So, I don’t really do any photo shopping or anything like that to my images. So, mostly, it’s just I like to preserve the natural beauty that is … I definitely like people to feel confident, to be themselves, and so I do a lot of natural light, natural looks and everything like that and then, yeah. So, I do very loose editing. Mostly just color tones and that’s about it. And just empowerment. Self-empowerment.

@carloparducho: The nature of the images I make require a bunch of compositing and masking. So, yes. I do spend a lot of time in post-production. But, when it comes to getting the lighting and the color and the contrast, I do everything in camera just because, well, I don’t want to add another thing to do in Photoshop or Capture One. So, if I can get it right in camera, I will do it.

@moisnomois: I do not spend a lot of time in post since I try to get the shots looking good on the raw file before editing.

@tate.foto: I’m looking at fashion magazines from 1992, and those images are still relevant today, so that’s what I really loved about photography. The more you hone in on that aesthetic, the less really post-production and gimmicky editing is really needed, and you really capture the mood in the photograph versus a bunch of post-production.

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 – How to Shoot Long Exposures with Colored Gels: Workshop!

will take place on February 20th, 6-9pm, in one of our Los Angeles studios !!!

Watch the full episode :

Dancer Loretta Williams By John Camino

Serene and elegant shots of Loretta Williams, taken by dance photographer John Camino one could find almost theatrical. Great job with capturing gracious poses in beautiful natural light.

A quick excerpt from Photographer’s bio:

“I am a dance and portrait photographer born and raised in Mexico City, and I’ve been working in the TV and Film industries for over 12 years. The session with Loretta was done at Studio 2 with natural light only, for a very organic effect, and on the rooftop. What makes FD studio great is the versatility of its spaces, equipment availability, and having multiple creative spaces under the same roof.”

Check out participants of the project:

photographer: John Camino | Instagram | Website

model: Loretta Williams

At the location:

Studio 2, is one of New York based studios.recently it has been transformed into a perfect intimate, romantic or empowering style interior, ready for your camera. Featuring a dark wood floor platform across the stage and a sexy antique lounge chair, it creates welcoming and relaxed atmosphere. A wall section with the brick veneer adds a flavor of downtown loft life. 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 Studio 2 on our website for availability as well as rates.