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enjoy some natural light surreal stuff )

Zebra Composite Shot

needless to say that I am super glad that this project is about to be over. Super fun and exciting but strict deadlines and long hours are kicking back at me.
This shot is similar to Arda's Promo poster in terms of the technique, instead that there is a photoshopped guy from the other shot (poster) )) creating that was fun - i had to remember the old times ))) the hardest part were burning the shadows right...
I am too tired to write more tonight (16 hour day - 7 to shoot and 7 to create this shot in photoshop) I need at huge octa to shoot big groups )) Donations anyone? )

Storm and the City

Moscow. Day 31 of the heat wave. Seriously when will this stop? Gear fails, people fail. it's like 102 degrees every day and humid. Global warming is NOT about the ice age dammit! )
Meanwhile we had a wonderful easy going shoot with Kathy. Perhaps the easiest person to work with EVER. She wanted some artistic stuff on her walls with her in the main role. I had this whole concept developed, we get to the location and/// BAM!!! a storm, falling trees, knocked out windows and all hell broke loose. We hid in a cal tunnel and there you go - perfect natural light. We used Cali Sunbounce to do some rim lighting and it was beautiful. The only thing is that Victor, my friend, who was kindly helping me with the shoot, was almost taken by the wind while holding the reflector ))) kind funny, watching a 5.3 dude almost taking off in a tunnel ))

yeah. fun! hot!

Zebra Project

No, no real zebras here, just an architectural bureau who wants to display its employees in a fun way for the Moscow Autoshow in late August. So the concept is such: each employee will have his/her unique concept with unique style and photographic approach. So far I've photographed 7 people and apart from hard work, it is lots of fun! The most challenging part were the concepts and the heatwave that we are experiencing here in Moscow. It hasn't rained for a month and the tempretures are in the upper 90F's... so... here's what we have done so far :)
starting from the bottom -

Architectural Draft Design Dude
Secretary
Designer
Head Architect
Architect (Travels alot)
Architect Drafter
Company Driver
two Company CEOs
Accountant
Architect

arda

Промо группы Арда.
Композитный кадр, совмещенный за очень коротокое время в фотошопе из шести кадров. Идея была общая что-то типа "пикник на обочине ганстеро-нарко-алко команды" или 6 еще живых друзей оушена )
Ребята просто наиприятнийшие в плане работы и слушались каждого мановения моих густых бровей! 2 ассистента (Ник и Женя) были просто на высоте, а если еще все это снимать под урчание 5б7 литрового Chevy Camaro прибывшего к нам на съемку, так вообще, повеяло духом Нового Света!
Вообще как все это снималось - да просто -

штатив, на нем камера. Камеру не двигаем, а меняем точки фокуса.
Ассистенто бегает по площадку с освещением и мы в редакторе аккуратненько вырезаем понравившиеся кадры и составляем их в единое целое. Очень выжно перед началом работы составить общую композицию, и гланое чтобы модели помнили как и где они сидят. Вот собственно и все. На обработку кадра ушло смешные (без иронии) 3 часа.
Желаю Арда дальнейших творческих успехов!!

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This is a promo poster for a pretty famous metal band from Moscow, Russia, Arda (3rd pic) (the rest are just for fun)
What a fun day! The guys were an absolute delight to work with and listened and paid attention to the ever slight movements of my bushy eyebrows ) Yeah - they were THAT good! )
The idea was to create something like a picnick of a gangster hangout who just finished robbing someone. I know, i know :)))
so// how did we shoot this?
I had only one light source available yesterday (my quadra head is burned, the new one is supposed to be delivered to me today (can't wait!!) and the only viable way to create this ws to combine 6 separate photos. So yeah. Fun times in photoshop for laughable (no irony here) 3 hours.
Special thanks to 2 awesome assistants Nick and Zhenya. So awesome to work with professional assistants and technicians! Their task was to run around the set with the power pack, helping with the Cali Sunbounce thingly... awesome day, and I do like the result.
now - back to bed!


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POTN

Sayonara POTN. It's been fun. Too bad the moderators are so busy posting there that they don't even have time to shoot. :)