Man this is such a passion of mine, i would love to b working like that and having a team in the future, i get butterfly’s watching fashion photo shoots on youtube or even some sport photoshoots, for example Chase Jarvis, such cool person and great photgrapher.
Jason i was reading your bio and i seen that u worked as a assistant photographer for a bit and i have always wanted to do that but i dont know how to go on about doing so,
I’ll tell you what I did. I called Jerry up one day and told him I wanted to assist him.
I had no idea who he was. All I know is when I saw his work I liked it and wanted to learn from him. So that is really all you need to do. Get on the web and start calling photographers. Where do you live Poyan ?
Jason, I’m trending away from softlight modifiers in my personal (amateur) work, but I never seem to get the desired result. Without asking you to give away trade secrets, how many light units are you using in this shot and do you have any idea as to the ratios?
Hi Ken,
Thank you for the question. I used one light unit for this. That was all that was needed. The art director wanted a shadow to be cast on the wall so that is why I chose to go bare bulb with the standard reflector on the Profoto strobe. If I had used a soft modifier then I would not have been able to achieve that shadow on the wall. So you don’t need to change from using soft modifiers to using a hard light source UNLESS you like or want the hard light look. As a matter of fact MOST of my work is done with a soft box or umbrellas. There was no ratio of course because I only used one light.
As far as the DVD’s are concerned, I am still compiling enough video to make a strong first DVD.
Well it’s actually very easy. The studio I was shooting at had a cyclorama, also referred to as a cyc. It’s a seamless wall made out of plywood and paint etc. Just google how to build a cyclorama and you will find many articles. Thank you for your question Cindy.
August 25th, 2008 at 7:57 am
The master at work.
That looks like a Profoto light in the first image.
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November 24th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Man this is such a passion of mine, i would love to b working like that and having a team in the future, i get butterfly’s watching fashion photo shoots on youtube or even some sport photoshoots, for example Chase Jarvis, such cool person and great photgrapher.
Jason i was reading your bio and i seen that u worked as a assistant photographer for a bit and i have always wanted to do that but i dont know how to go on about doing so,
Have a question, HOW DO I START!!? lolol
thanks,
poyan
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November 25th, 2008 at 9:17 am
I’ll tell you what I did. I called Jerry up one day and told him I wanted to assist him.
I had no idea who he was. All I know is when I saw his work I liked it and wanted to learn from him. So that is really all you need to do. Get on the web and start calling photographers. Where do you live Poyan ?
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May 4th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Jason, I’m trending away from softlight modifiers in my personal (amateur) work, but I never seem to get the desired result. Without asking you to give away trade secrets, how many light units are you using in this shot and do you have any idea as to the ratios?
PS: When’s the vid going to be ready?
Ken
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Jason Christopher Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Hi Ken,
Thank you for the question. I used one light unit for this. That was all that was needed. The art director wanted a shadow to be cast on the wall so that is why I chose to go bare bulb with the standard reflector on the Profoto strobe. If I had used a soft modifier then I would not have been able to achieve that shadow on the wall. So you don’t need to change from using soft modifiers to using a hard light source UNLESS you like or want the hard light look. As a matter of fact MOST of my work is done with a soft box or umbrellas. There was no ratio of course because I only used one light.
As far as the DVD’s are concerned, I am still compiling enough video to make a strong first DVD.
Please ask or comment as often as you wish
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September 12th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Jason,
I love the seamless look from the wall to the floor. I am wanting to do this in my studio, how did you achieve this look.
Thanks,
Cindy
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Jason Christopher Reply:
September 15th, 2010 at 8:38 am
Hi Cindy,
Well it’s actually very easy. The studio I was shooting at had a cyclorama, also referred to as a cyc. It’s a seamless wall made out of plywood and paint etc. Just google how to build a cyclorama and you will find many articles. Thank you for your question Cindy.
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April 2nd, 2011 at 8:49 pm
Hey jason, greetings … If you only use one light spot? And what the advantages of light?
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Jason Christopher Reply:
September 6th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
The advantage is you get that nice shadow on the BG
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April 23rd, 2011 at 1:01 pm
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