Couture fashion photography
September 12th, 2007One of my favorite shots. This was in Palm Springs where the temp was 115 with a steady wind of 50mph. The model was a trooper as was my crew. Shot with a Mamiya 645 AFD and a 17 mega pixel back.
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September 30th, 2007 at 5:42 am
Way to rock the camera there Jason!
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January 27th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I live in the desert myself lol! I know how the weather can be!
I was wondering if you use the sun as a backlight, hit the model with 2 reflectors, if it would blow her out too much.
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January 29th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Hi Nad,
Actually two reflectors would not be enough light UNLESS you used two shiny boards/mirrors. Our original concept for lighting was to use two shiny boards however, the force of the wind would have blown those right over even sandbagged.
So we went with strobes with just a mola reflector on each.
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February 6th, 2008 at 11:11 am
Gorgeous shot, that looks like an amazing place to shoot.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:58 am
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I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you….
August 25th, 2008 at 7:25 am
Mamiya 645 AFD and a 17 mega pixel back: I’m saving my pennies to get a digital back for my Mamiya.
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August 26th, 2008 at 9:27 am
well be careful. Unless you are wealthy there is no reason to buy gear like this. I rent it and charge it to the client. Matter of fact MOST shooters don’t even own a camera at all. I own two cameras, a Rolleiflex and a Canon 1ds, that’s it.
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April 9th, 2009 at 7:20 am
What an outstanding shot! Just love it!
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April 9th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Thank you Todd !
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May 20th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Thank you for letting me go back into your past blogs and ask more questions. You mentioned earlier in this blog that you and most other photographers do not own expensive camera systems and just rent. My question is how does one learn the camera systems well enough to go on assignment?
Yes, I did subscribe. I’m always looking over at the computer to see if there’s a new feed
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Jason Christopher Reply:
May 26th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Oh you’re welcome dude. That’s what this blog is for. To learn about and share photography. When I rent a very expensive camera, I’m talking about a medium format with a Phase One back, or some other digital back, my assistant knows how to use the system and he shows me what to do. Remember, the photographer is the visionary, it’s ok not to know how to use every piece of gear out there.
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