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FollowBehind the scenes shot from the filming of Ashley Jordan's new music video.
Behind the scenes shot from the filming of Ashley Jordan's new music video.
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njkerosky
March 18, 2015
Wonderful Capture!!!...Your photo is a finalist in the "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" Photo Challenge...Congrats!
ThroughRandysEyes
July 24, 2019
Great Capture!! Please consider entering my "Musically Inclined" photo challenge.
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Location
This photo was taken at the studio space that I rent. I was working as a production assistant for Anthony Caddigan, a local videographer and owner of Dark White Media, while shooting a music video for local country artist Ashley Jordan.Time
The shoot started late in the afternoon and went well into the evening. This was done partially because the videographer didn't want any of the natural light coming through the windows to impact the shots. We wanted to ensure consistency in the lighting throughout the video. We used only video lights to light the scene once it was dark enough in the studio.Lighting
There were two video lights off to the back left and right of Alex and there was one on a boom just over his head. The two backlights created some nice separation between Alex and the black background while the overhead light added some lighting to his face and the front of his body.Equipment
This was shot on my Nikon D4 with my Nikon 50 1.8. I didn't want anything too "in your face" as far as lenses because my primary job was to be assisting during the shoot. No tripod or flash. This was handheld using only the video lights that we had setup.Inspiration
As a musician and guitar player, I was pretty pumped about the opportunity to grab some shots of Alex in action with his guitar. I had never really done a lot of concert/performance photography. I wasn't doing much while we were doing video takes, so I snapped off a few shots here and there (with permission from the videographer, of course). This was all about timing. As soon as I saw this photo on the back of the camera, I new this was the money shot of the evening. It's still one of my favorites.Editing
I really didn't have to do much to this particular photo. We had great lighting. The photo looked great in color, but I really loved it in black and white. I felt that it allowed the viewer to focus more on the expression. I actually used a black and white Photoshop action from a local photographer - Nicole Lopez Photography. I love her contrasty B&W action and use it on a number of my photos.In my camera bag
When I'm trying to pack light, I generally have my Nikon D4, my 50 1.8 and my 70-200 2.8 (my favorite lens) along with my SB-600 flash, memory cards and extra camera batteries. When I'm heading off to a big shoot, I have that gear plus my 24-70 2.8, 10-24 3.5, my Nikon D2x (as a backup), and extra flash, my Flash Bender, and my Phottix flash triggers.Feedback
It's all about the lighting and not being afraid to push your ISO. You may not be able to tell from this photo, but there was a lot of movement happening. We had a backing track playing and he was playing along to it and really getting into the performance. With the exception of those three lights we were using to light up the scene, the room was otherwise dark, which also presented a challenge. I was hand holding my camera. I knew I was going to need a fast shutter speed to freeze his movement as well as avoid camera shake, which meant pushing my ISO. I pushed it as far as I could before I felt that too much noise was going to be added. You would need to decide what you feel is an acceptable level of noise for your own camera.