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Hollywood376 · 03-17-2006, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DeanCapture

The challenge for you is to figure out how to find cute girls in your area and get them in for shoots.

I don't have a shortage of girls. I'm in a college town. What I find a shortage of here is good locations, plus 6-6.5 months of the year are too cold to shoot anything outside. There are no location services here.

If I could find that, I'd be in good shape.

Kolargol · 03-18-2006, 09:15 AM

1.Your typical working day: how many hours does the session take, how many set you make and how many pics/set?
2. Do you work with a make-up artist, a stylist and a hairdresser or it is all done by one person?
Thank you
Greg
PS Superb photos by the way...

vidvicious · 03-18-2006, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DeanCapture

Hi Matt, my contract with Twistys.com prohibits me from talking about my techniques as it relates to what I produce for them so I must speak in general terms. The idea for this post was not to give away 'step-by-step' my process for producing my work but rather to discuss photography in general. I've spent years developing my workflow and my techniques and I can't just hand that info out on a silver platter to everyone who has a camera. Content production is a competitive area and I don't want to get too specific about what I do...I hope you understand.

With that said...I've used all kinds of lighting for backlighting, hairlighting, accent lighting etc. The same theory works with backlighting that works for frontlighting. The bigger the light source, the softer the light. The smaller the light source, the harder the light. I'm sure your QFlash produces a very hard quality of light which is perfect for your use.

Many years ago (many many years ago), I worked as an apprentice to a wedding photographer and he used to have me hold a telescopic pole with a Metz Flash on the end of it. The flash was connected to a Turbo Battery and a radio slave was attached. As he was shooting candids at the reception (and family groups in the chapel), I'd run behind the subjects and raise that pole up and provide accent lighting for him. The accent light was set to one stop less light then the camera exposure setting and it worked out beautifully.

In regards to processing....I shoot in raw format, process is Capture One Pro and Photoshop.

LOL .. I used to do that too .. Many years ago ...

Awesome thread Dean !

you planning on being in phoenix? we still haven't met

DeanCapture · 03-18-2006, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kolargol

1.Your typical working day: how many hours does the session take, how many set you make and how many pics/set?
2. Do you work with a make-up artist, a stylist and a hairdresser or it is all done by one person?
Thank you
Greg
PS Superb photos by the way...

Greg, for Twistys I typically shoot 5 sets of pics, a couple of striptease videos and some interview footage. We usually start at 9am in the morning and we are usually wrapped by 5pm. It takes us about 1.5 hours in the morning to unpack all our gear, set it all up and get ready for the day. And then it takes about 1 hour at the end of the day to tear it all down and pack it back up.... plus we take about a 20 to 30 minute lunch break.

The Twistys "West Coast Team" consists of me, an assistant and a hair/makeup artist. I am looking to add a clothing stylist to our team soon but for now, we all pitch in and help out with the styling. The work that I do for Twistys is a team effort for sure. I get all the accolades but it's my crew that really deserves them

DeanCapture · 03-18-2006, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by vidvicious

LOL .. I used to do that too .. Many years ago ...

Awesome thread Dean !

you planning on being in phoenix? we still haven't met

Not sure if I'll make it to Phoenix or not. I don't have any plans to go but I may decide at the last minute to check it out. If I do, I'll look ya' up!

Kolargol · 03-18-2006, 03:31 PM

Thank you very much for your answer Dean!
Can I ask you couple more things? Do you prefer outdoor or indoor setting and do you use artificial lighting in outdoors?
What kind of lighting do you use when shooting videos? What is the typical set of lights you usually use? What I mean do you use flash during photo session and then you change to a different set (continuous light) for a video shoot?
Last question: when you are about to have a photo session with a model, do you meet her first and talk how the session will look like and you do all the arrangements with a model or you just come to the studio, shoot and go home?
Sorry, I know it's a lot of questions. Thanks again for answering the previous ones.
Greg

tony286 · 03-18-2006, 05:07 PM

whats your opinion of gray cards using them for white balance and for exposure?

DeanCapture · 03-18-2006, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kolargol

Thank you very much for your answer Dean!
Can I ask you couple more things? Do you prefer outdoor or indoor setting and do you use artificial lighting in outdoors?
What kind of lighting do you use when shooting videos? What is the typical set of lights you usually use? What I mean do you use flash during photo session and then you change to a different set (continuous light) for a video shoot?
Last question: when you are about to have a photo session with a model, do you meet her first and talk how the session will look like and you do all the arrangements with a model or you just come to the studio, shoot and go home?
Sorry, I know it's a lot of questions. Thanks again for answering the previous ones.
Greg

I prefer indoor settings myself - I just feel that I have more (and better) control over the lighting. When you venture out into mother natures playground, you have less control of the lighting as well as other things like wind. Once it warms up though, I'll be shooting more outdoor stuff!

I don't want to get into any specifics about my lighting setup but I will say that I use different lights for my pictures and my video. It's a pain in the ass to switch out the lights and use different lights for pics & vids but the quality is so much better when you do that - at least...that's been my experience.

I never make a point to meet with the models before we shoot. Most of the girls that I've been working with are experienced and they know what is expected of them. I do tell them the kinds of pics that we are doing and I invited them to take a tour of the Twistys website and I also send them a link to my site for their review. I send them information regarding the date, time and a list of items to bring. That's pretty much it!

DeanCapture · 03-18-2006, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tony404

whats your opinion of gray cards using them for white balance and for exposure?

Hey Tony....I don't have an opinion either way on gray cards. I use a handheld meter for exposure calculations and a white card for white balancing. I don't think I've ever used a gray card in my life

LexiLexxx · 03-18-2006, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Hollywood376

I don't have a shortage of girls. I'm in a college town. What I find a shortage of here is good locations, plus 6-6.5 months of the year are too cold to shoot anything outside. There are no location services here.

If I could find that, I'd be in good shape.

LOL, are you in the heartland? Kansas.

Just wondering your location, as I have several girls that would like to shoot.

I'am working with the Canon 10D and I have a Canon Rebel, still trying to figure it all out, lol. Can't wait to hit some classes.

Dean's work is fantastic.

Kolargol · 03-19-2006, 02:21 AM

Thanks a lot, Dean!

03-18-2006, 09:15 AM	#52
Kolargol Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: www.footfetishsponsors.com Posts: 1,319	1.Your typical working day: how many hours does the session take, how many set you make and how many pics/set? 2. Do you work with a make-up artist, a stylist and a hairdresser or it is all done by one person? Thank you Greg PS Superb photos by the way...

03-18-2006, 03:31 PM	#56
Kolargol Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: www.footfetishsponsors.com Posts: 1,319	Thank you very much for your answer Dean! Can I ask you couple more things? Do you prefer outdoor or indoor setting and do you use artificial lighting in outdoors? What kind of lighting do you use when shooting videos? What is the typical set of lights you usually use? What I mean do you use flash during photo session and then you change to a different set (continuous light) for a video shoot? Last question: when you are about to have a photo session with a model, do you meet her first and talk how the session will look like and you do all the arrangements with a model or you just come to the studio, shoot and go home? Sorry, I know it's a lot of questions. Thanks again for answering the previous ones. Greg

03-18-2006, 05:07 PM	#57
tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	whats your opinion of gray cards using them for white balance and for exposure?

03-19-2006, 02:21 AM	#61
Kolargol Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: www.footfetishsponsors.com Posts: 1,319	Thanks a lot, Dean!