Studio shoot opportunity, Tuesday 15th July, Bradford

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As per the title, we're doing a shoot at "Lencarta Towers" next Tuesday.

I don't want to crowd the place out, but we will be able to accommodate up to 4 people, if this is of interest.

Basically it's a fashion style shoot with a good model. I haven't made a final decision on the model yet but it will probably be someone who I've worked with before and who can be relied upon to do a good job. Once I've decided on the model I may (should) mention to her that she will be dancing and jumping around a bit, and that there will be a fog machine and a very powerful fan involved... and I really ought to tell her that we will be throwing things like confetti and flour too:)

I'm not able to promise anything other than a ringside seat (without the seat) :) I will be assisting, someone else will be doing the photography and although I hope to have time for explanations/instruction, I can't guarantee it.

Kickoff will be at 12 noon and we will be finished by 6, maybe earlier.

And in case anyone is wondering why I've suddenly started offering these opportunities, increases to our staff have made my life easier and I now have more time. And I also feel that people who have experience should share it.
 
Another great offer Garry.....it's about time Lencarta got a location near London ;)
 
No takers for this then?
 
Very last chance to join in = otherwise known as a shameless bump:)
 
jwsc101 said:
I am really interested although I could only stay until 3.
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That's fine, we'll be well into it by then.

I'll PM you the details
 
The shoot went very well, Owen Lloyd did the photography, I just stood around and got in the way, which is what I'm good at.

Owen did some very creative shots and although so far I've only seen the images as they were shot, on the laptop, he's got some real winners. Think flour, foil confetti, a fog machine, a good model and lots of imagination. It's a pity that nobody from TP came along to it.
 
Sorry Garry, ill aging parents meant I was darn sarf for a while. However, back to normal routine now so please let me know of any other opportunities/events you have.
Many thanks
Si
 
photo si said:
Sorry Garry, ill aging parents meant I was darn sarf for a while. However, back to normal routine now so please let me know of any other opportunities/events you have.
Many thanks
Si
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These things happen, don't worry about.
We now have our own video crew (that's one guy assisted by whoever happens to be spare at the time) :) and he shot a video of the shoot, our model was Keira (NSFW) - you might not guess it from the photos on her profile page :( but she's a stunning girl when photographed well, and Owen Lloyd, who did the shoot, photographed her well.

There was too much material for one video so we've broken it down into two separate ones, this is the first

We did this shoot pretty much as soon as we had cleared the space for our studio, since then we've had people improving it and it's now looking a lot better - a pity in a way that the studio wasn't finished for this shoot but we really needed to get on with the shoot
 
Hi Garry. The first part is a good watch Owen as a good way/manner of communicating with the veiwer__________Gaz
 
Yes, Owen did a very good job. IMO the second video will be even better.
I'm not sure how it all came about, because someone else dealt with it, but he bought into our SuperFast system a while ago and has been producing some pretty outstanding shots, including multiple exposure "strobe" shots of dancers in another, much smaller studio. So, we offered him the use of our studio to do some more creative work.

Actually, we're happy to offer the occasional use of our studio to any really creative photographers who want to shoot anything that's very edgy and different - a 50' x 25' black studio with a 8m wide black background can be handy for some or the more difficult shots.
 
The blog entry on the first p[art of this shoot is now live on the Lencarta lighting blog.

We hope to have the second video finished by the end of the week, and Owen is writing a blog about that too.
 
OK, so here's the second video, see what you think - personally I think it's even better than the first.
 
Cracking little watch, both of the videos, makes me want to buy more and more kit so I can experiment a lot more!
 
You're just being cynical Shaheed...

What actually happened was that Owen Lloyd, who bought into the SuperFast system some time ago, came to notice because of some very good dance shots that he did in a smaller studio. We offered him the use of our studio, and we paid for the model. We had no influence whatever on the shoot, just provided the facilities and helped when asked, and our own staff produced the video.

It was really just his own experimental work, and the fact that it also shows what the equipment can do is just a benefit. The equipment wasn't pushed to anywhere near its full capacity because of the limitation of Owen's camera, which can only shoot at 5 pfs, and then only in cropped sensor mode.
 
I was being very tongue in cheek Garry but I suspect you know that!

They are a very good watch, and I'd point people who want to learn about light shaping tools to your other video too!

S
 
Yeah of course it's an advert for Lencarta's kit in a way, but at least it's a good one at that!

I already have a lighting kit from Lencarta, however the recharge time is not as fast as I would like sometimes, and seeing the video on the SF range has got me thinking, definitely, as my shooting is somehow leaning towards baby stuff at the minute at the rapid recharge of this kit might mean I can get more in and catch those funny little faces.

Must resist the urge to spend though as my missus would have my nackers in a vice if she found out...
 
For this kind of shoot, very fast durations are a must, and very fast recycling is a big help but not a must - it just allows the camera to be used in machine gun mode, meaning that a sequence of say 5 shots has a good chance of producing a couple of good ones, saving a lot of time and, when flour of liquids are being thrown around, making a lot less mess.

But for most shoots, for example the product photography workshop we're running tomorrow, all that matters is approach, technical skills and care, equipment is pretty much irrelevant.

Anyway, we've stepped up our video production partly because we now have our own staff to shoot and edit the videos - outsourcing to videographers, which we've done in the past, hasn't been very satisfactory in terms of both working to our brief and cost - and because it's a good way of marketing.

And what we're marketing here is not really the equipment, it's our knowledge and commitment to both lighting and to our customers, we're trying to show that there is a massive amount of clear blue water between us and the box shifters who pile it high and claim to sell it cheap, but who know and care nothing about the stuff they sell. These people keep entering the market, they then go out of business leaving customers with warranty problems stranded, but in the meantime they take a little bit of market share from the real players. The product photography workshop we're putting on tomorrow is a case in point, it's marketing our expertise and commitment, as well as trying to help peopl who want to learn. And I suppose it's also a bit of a dig at the 'trainers' who charge a lot of money to train photographers but who know far less about the subject than they need to - teaching is often just an income stream for people who can't actually do it themselves.

So, the plan is to keep going with the videos, and continue to improve them. Our next step is to find someone who can present them well, because presentation is all important and I must be the worst presenter ever:)
 
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