Hill 4

!WORKSHOP! How to Shoot Long Exposures with Colored Gels.

February 10, 2019

Photographer B. ALYSSA TROFORT, a Paul C. Buff ambassador brings this new workshop on Feb 20th, 6-9pm in Hill 2, that will take your lighting skills to the next level and will let you learn how shoot those colorful active shots you’ve had your eyes on. With the help of an experienced model,...

Stage UPGRADE: Creeper/ivy plant in Hill 4

January 9, 2019

Upgrading stage Hill 4 has become if not daily but definitely weekly task. Although some changes, are small, each one is pretty distinct and create a theme in your photo that was impossible before. To remind you, there are THREE unique settings - Tropical "Jungle" leaf wall, white stained "staircase to heaven"...

Studio Upgrade: Snack Up & Drink Up!

November 9, 2018

No time time to run to a store for a quick snack? Feeling hungry but delivery will take at least an hour? We got you fam! Now at the Hill location, in the MakeUp section corner, we have put a nice and neat vending machine with some healthy options to choose...

Here is why you need to be at Milk Bath Group Shoot!

October 17, 2018

Milk bath photography is wildly popular and gaining even more interest at the moment. There is something about the white color of the milk that really puts the focus onto your subject. On October 20th we will let you experiment with this peculiar setup, empowered by a fully armed professional crew...

Stage UPGRADE: Hill 4 gets a fancy pattern curtain!

September 20, 2018

Faster than Musk's FalconX, our stage Hill 4 has reached cosmic awesomeness with overwhelming amount of props for you to play with! 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. Two latter sections has...

!WORKSHOP! Studio Lighting 102 : Portrait Photography Lighting

September 8, 2018

Photographer Toma Kostygina is one of the best teachers we are proud to have at FD. Her experience in both photography and teaching photography has already touched 100s of students in Los Angeles. Her teaching approach goes both ways via online tutorials like this one or cosy uniques workshops she teaches at FD. On...

!WORKSHOP! Learn how to Light and Capture Raindrops

September 7, 2018

Do you know what really grinds my gears? Having absolutely not a single drop of rain in Los Angeles for like entire year, every year! The drought is serious business, and a boring one. When you don't have it raining' , You cannot dance in it, cannot sing in it,...

!WORKSHOP! Retouching – Learn the basics of Lightroom!

August 29, 2018

What is retouching? And why the beginner photographer must learn it? In photography, retouching refers to a process used to improve the images appearance by altering an image physically, in the case of film or, digitally. Also known as "photoshopping" retouching can be used to remove a variety image defects or parts...

Stage UPGRADE: Hill 4 new floor design in the orange corner!

August 23, 2018

Another icing on the cake embellished our jungle themed Hill 4, as a finishing touch of recent stage renovation. In a matter of months we created THREE unique settings to play with - Tropical "Jungle" leaf wall, white stained "staircase to heaven" section, and orange "desert" corner with woven chairs. , which has...