PHOTOSHOOT: Katelyn
I get a lot of questions about my lighting and many say they would love to use Profoto and my modifiers but they are just too expensive. Well for this video, I shot all the images with a basic strobitst kit – 2 flashes and two light stands. Beautiful light is not expensive Katelyn Kline [...]
What’s In the Bag?
Overview of the minimum amount of equipment I take in my Think Tank bag to shoots. http:///www.facebook.com/kandidzportraits http://www.wootenweb.com http://www.kandidz.com
Engagement Photos
The Engagement of Michelle and Derrick from David 'Art' Wooten on Vimeo. In anticipation of Michelle and Derrick’s wedding next year, we did an engagement photo shoot in Muir Woods. The photos were put into this video and shown at their engagement party as well as on their Save the Date magnets.
TEST SHOOT: Shanice Watts
Test shoot with the lovely Shanice Watts in Benicia, CA More @ http://www.facebook.com/kandidzportraitsBlog @ http://www.wootenweb.com/
Long Term Review: Lastolite All-in-One Umbrella
Long term review of the Lastolite All-in-One Umbrella
Adobe Nav for Photoshop is HERE!
I wanted a way to get news out quickly. This is a very raw series of videos that we are calling KATNs. We produce them rapidly so we can get you the latest info as fast as possible. This KATN is about the new Adobe Nav iPad App “With Adobe Nav—a Photoshop Touch app for [...]
On Location Podcast is on iTunes!
Subscribe to my podcast on iTunes or via the direct link. Our first episode is the follow up to the Windy Day episode. I show you how we took the 3 different sessions and composited the photographs into one image for a March magazine cover using Adobe Photoshop CS5. I would love to get your [...]
Shooting in a near Typhoon…
Set up and precautions for location shooting on windy days.
NOTE: not covered in the video is the fact that I use bb’s in my sand bags for extra weight.
Felix Unger: TV Photog
When a young ad exec sees a photo of Oscar, he claims to have found a fresh face, and orders Felix to use him in a big cologne campaign.
Schramsberg Caves
Club photowalks are a great way to take a break from your professional work and keep fresh. Thanks to Jan Lightfoot and the members of the Exploring Photography Meet Up for a great day. We were given early morning access to the Schramsberg Champagne Caves in Calistoga, CA (Napa Valley) for some low light photography [...]
110 Wedding Shoot Video
Images and behind the scenes from the latest Team Phenom shoot at Brentwood, California’s Trilogy at the Vineyards.
YouTube – Silver Efex Pro 2: The Artist Exposure Series
Congratulations to Joel on being selected as the featured artist for Nik Software’s Silver Efex Pro 2: The Artist Exposure Series. If you have not seen his landscape work, it is in a word… stunning! His skill with long exposure and composition is only second to his humility.
Exotics
Last week’s shoot was a favor for a friend and brought us to San Francisco Sports Cars in San Bruno, CA. With the exception of a few supercars, they had just about every sports car I have driven or dreamed of driving. It was like Top Gear heaven. While I would have preferred to shot [...]
PROFOTO: Gregory Heisler whiteboards his Rudy Giuliani Time Magazine cover
Gregory discusses his lighting setup for the Rudy Giuliani Time Magazine cover. Gregory Heisler is a New York-based photographer who is renowned for his technical mastery and thoughtful responsiveness. His enthusiasm, curiosity, and drive are manifested in his hands-on approach to all aspects of the image making process. His iconic portraits and innovative essays have [...]
NETWORKWORLD: Vimeo launches online video school
Video isn’t just for camcorders anymore. Most new point-and-shoot cameras, DSLRs, and smartphones now shoot quality standard and high definition video. Unfortunately, basic video techniques aren’t as widely known as still photo skills.
BMW Logo: Viewers’ Eyelids Burnt with BMW Logo
Want a BMW Logo burnt into the back of your eyelids? Moviegoers in a German theater had just that as BMW managed a clever trick that caused the luxury automaker’s logo to stick on their eyelids. How did they do it? The stunt was accomplished using a giant Profoto Pro-7B that was hidden behind the [...]
2010 What a Year…
A year ago I started Kandidz with a vision and little more. 1,000 Facebook Fans, 1,100 Tweeters, 134,000 Flickr Viewers, 2,500 Blog Subscribers and 9,449 photos later I am a wiser and happier than I have ever been thanks to my supportive family, friends and team mates. Thank you all for a great first year. [...]
Final Cut Pro 7
A short film I made in my backyard after completing the Lynda “Essential Final Cut Pro 7″ course. I have so many ideas for music videos and films and was tired of waiting for camera people and video editors so I decided to learn on my own… let the madness begin.
Playing with the new iMovie
Used footage from the Cherish Armour shoot to play around with the new iMovie ’11 from Apple.
Melissa in Autumn…
Melissa Sweeney is one of my favorite muses. So when we finally found a date that worked, I jumped on it. Our first shoot was a night session during a full moon in Berkeley. I used Canon Speedlites that evening but found the resulting images to be a bit grainy. So this time we decided [...]
Cinematography… Chris Robinson
I rarely watch music videos as most are poorly produced with concepts that are low on creativity and high on T&A without context. However there are select group of short music movies that are works of art and often created by Chris Robinson of Robot Films. His use of story, light, location and theme is [...]
