[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We worked on a creative shot for Dior creme and in this video I show and explain the splash part of the shot. I also talk about the complete concept for the shot, so you'll understand why we need these kinds of splashes. Below is a draft of what we...
Really cool news, guys: we got a new contributor, Dave Nitsche! He is amazingly creative and talented photographer, and now we'll be able to see his work from a backstage. Soon Dave will be posting behind the scene videos, tutorials and other interesting stuff. I am so exited to get...
This is a list of the best milk splash images from different photographers around the world for your inspiration. December, 2011. Not safe for American workers:-). Be careful when scrolling, there is some beautiful nudity. 1. Source: www.AurumLight.com 2. Source: www.AurumLight.com 3. Source: www.schafrick.com 4. Source: www.koloskov.com 5. Source: www.piergiorgiorozza.com...
This past weekend I had a great opportunity to play with newest Hasselblad model, H4x (x for extended) medium format camera. As you know (if not, check here) I own an old PhaseOne P25+ digital back for H mount, and I use it with a H1 Hasselblad. It works great and I love the...
This is a list of the best liquid splash images from different photographers for your inspiration. November, 2011. 1. Source: www.schafrick.com 2. Source: www.bill-cahill.com 3. Source: www.platinumfmd.com.br 4. Source: www.kolygroup.com 5. Source: http://setinice.com 6. Source: www.keate.net 7. Source: www.marcelchrist.com 8. Source: www.jmv-studio.com 9. Source: www.joergkritzer.com 10. Source: http://artjazz.com.ua [FooterRSS] [vc_row bg_type="bg_color" bg_override="3" bg_color_value="#f7f8f9"][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1458771887597{margin-bottom: 0px...
I had an opportunity to test the Elinchrom RX series strobe lighting in a studio environment. I've got one of the most interesting Elinchrom's to work with, the top of the line Style RX 600 Pro monolight and Digital RX 1200 Pro Power Pack with A3000N speed flash head. Below...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] While preparing the Godiva Liqueur Shot we tried shooting with many different liquids, including water colored by fabric dye. During that particular photoshoot I developed different techniques for splash shapes and learned how to consistently throw them. We made hundreds of different colored splashes. The Final Image ...
Halloween 2011, AKELstudio & friends This is what we did this Sunday night: Halloween party. Looks like we started a good tradition few years ago::-) (more…)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is a very well done tutorial on how to get started on your own journey in splash and liquid photography. Created by Evan Sharboneau, owner of PhotoExtremist.com. This video is really good, fast and very intuitive with cool results; exactly the way I would do it myself:-) Enjoy! High-Speed Photography Tutorial...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Take a look at this craziness: It is done by fisheye lens:-)) Recently I've picked up a Canon 8-15mm F4.0 L fisheye lens and wanted to share my first impressions:-) 1. Body and design Canon 8-15mm F4.0L fisheye...
Some time ago I started not liking my profile picture, the one where I hold a DSLR and smile. Does a photographer self portrait always have to be with photographer holding the camera? Now i have few choices of cameras, so it will be hard to choose which one I...
A day ago, I installed Windows 8 developer edition (it's free from Microsoft) on my Acer W500 tablet PC (more about it here). In general I've liked my win-based tablet PC, but with Windows 7 some of the tasks were not easy to deal with on a touchscreen. Plus, it was...
We like to travel and I love to take pictures, then Genia has a good time playing with all of them in Photoshop. Whenever we drive more than 30 minutes from home, I bring my Lowerpro backpack loaded with 2 cameras, with 2-4 lenses and a heavy tripod with me. I...
It was fun to be on the show and I can tell you now, it wasn't scary at all:-) I even managed to shoot something relatively good, considering that it was only a 10 minute shoot. Many thanks to show hosts: +Catherine Hall and +Leo Laporte, they created such a...
I was always looking on the tablet devices, and the only thing was stopping me from buying one is that I could not find a use for it: -) Web browsing, ebook reading, occasional video, emails, Skype and similar activities I happy to perform on my DroidX2 phone. Larger screen...
I was challenged by interesting question from Google+ discussion: what post processing is preferred if you are shooting a multiple exposure HDR without a tripod. I've tested 3 methods: 1. Align and Merge to HDR image in Photoshop 2. Stack and align bracketed exposures in Photoshop and then assemble HDR...
Last Saturday we had a product Photography meetup at Photoplex Studios. We photographed seven different products from Ukrainian vodka to jewelry, all in five hours. Thank you to everyone who attended, I am sure it was pretty interesting experience. ...
I do not read much magazines these days, you know... And if I read something, it is usually not about photography. There is a reason for this: I've found (it was about 5 years ago) that unfortunately there are...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Do you remember my guest post for digital-photography-school.com? If not, here it is: How to Create an Eye-Catching Product Shot, I promised to get the same or similar photo without using any professional equipment. This weekend I spent less then hour getting it done. The result is below. $55...
Today was a pretty good day for us. Besides my US citizenship I've got my new head.. ball head:-) If you remember there was my G+ topic few days ago where I was asking about opinions on a ball head, was considering Arcatech or RRS. Eventually I decided to go...