For the rest of the week I am in NYC covering NFL draft events, this is a video/photo shoot concentrating on a single player(i’ll reveal that tonight). Right now i’m on MTA, then a quick run to b&h for a zoom H4n for better audio coverage. I have a 11am event and only adorama carries the redhead windscreen and headphones I want so those will wait until the afternoon.
You have to treat shoots like these as news coverage, we’re hitting 20 some events including prime time draft in 3 days so my shooting bag has only the essentials in it, I have a larger bag with backups that will sit in the car and with an assistant thursday for just in case.
In my bag: Canon 5D2 50 1.8 16-35 2.8 24-85 3.5-4.5 580ex2 Batteries & cards & cables Zoom H4n
Finishing up the shoots for the spring issue of 203 with some fashion in greenwich. Because of time constraints we had to shoot 6 setups in 1.5hours, and we did a great job of it. Shot at Morello’s Bistro right on the avenue, great natural light in the location and beautiful arches complemented the clothing nicely.
580ex light from behind and 430 with softbox on left-high in this image.
Shooting some food for Tengda in Stamford, formerly Republic Grill, two sample shots for you. I lit these with small speedlites, most food I don’t bring out the large strobes because we typically only spend an hour or so at a location, and with the smaller subject matter have a little more versatility to move light quickly.
The sushi chefs get to flex their creative muscle making these plates look unique and inviting
Part of dining room in Heirloom, same light setup as the closeup shot, just a different camera position.
Went up to New Haven today to shoot interiors for The Study, a relatively new hotel and Heirloom, the restaurant inside. The hotel is full of bookshelves filled with interesting and unique books, and as the name implies, every room has the trademarked bookshelves and ample desk space for businessmen and students alike. These are unretouched right now, in the process we’ll be removing power outlets, cords, anything that takes away from the essentials of the images.
Light pointed straight up behind rack bouncing off ceiling, another light with zoom reflector behind camera on left.
Upstairs Meeting Space, natural light.
Plant detail in Heirloom, I’m constantly looking for textures.
Part of dining room in Heirloom, same light setup as the closeup shot, just a different camera position.
I’m starting to take photos of my food after it’s done, don’t know why.
Bar at Heirloom Restaurant, I shot through slats for this image.
Lots of natural light in the hotel with floor to ceiling windows on every floor let me use the natural light more than I expected.
Notice my 580 on a flex arm hook to the overxposed plate, this will be retouched out for print.
Shot interiors and food at Lolita’s in Greenwich, tequila bar and excellent food, got to use the Overxposed plate I talked about in my last post, as a light stand for both my big Profotos and small strobes, as a camera stand, and a tray for food even!
To get this food closer to wall we used the plate attached to a tripod.
Profoto w/ Mola Beauty Dish & Camera mounted on the OverXposed plate.
Overxposed OX Pro platform with riser and lighting pin holding a Profoto
Got a late Christmas present in the mail today from family, an OX Pro Platform from Overxposed. The plate is designed to be a floor stand for remote camera setups, used as a background light stand, or any play you need some mounting solution. I also received with the plate a lighting pin and a riser that raises a mounting point a few inches off the platform. Event though I already have a small background stand from Bogen, the plate is definitely more solid and give me more options for camera mounting. Winter time is usually my grip/random mounting equipment buying time so now all I have to do is find a shoot in which to put the plate to use. Check there site for all the ways other people are using the platform.
Shot for Kerin Boutique in New Haven, currently airing on Comcast in the New Haven DMA. Used the Canon 5D II and an assortment of lenses to shoot, in addition to a GlideCam stabiliser for the outdoor shots. Trying to up the quality and production value of local commercials one client at a time.
Its against the grain to show every image from a photoshoot. Usually there is a narrowing process that culls all but a few images from even the largest of shoots. I’m linking to a SmugMug gallery of the entire shoot, every image taken, of a piece I recently did for our magazine, 203 Modern Affluent Living. The event took place at Steel Shed Sono, a luxury car garage, and our models were Natasha Portier and Tyler Moss. Hair and make up were done by Eleni Andreadis and Zoe Andreadis, and clothing was provided by Zara’s. It may be alot, but in that gallery is lots of ideas that never came to fruitition, lighting, and behind the scenes shots that make a full production happen, hope you enjoy it.
Its against the grain to show every image from a photoshoot. Usually there is a narrowing process that culls all but a few images from even the largest of shoots. I’m linking to a 
