I've always loved the classic Hollywood style light you'd see in movies from the 1930s and '40s. Beautiful controlled light - a lot of deep shadows and then very carefully directed light, lighting only specific areas of the images to really create mood/drama/mystery.I wanted to make this video to share some information about what tools I found from MAGMOD. They offer some awesome lighting … [Read more...]
Trumpet Noir
I love this shot for a couple reasons.One - I love the results I'm getting from using MAGMOD's light modifiers. I know I've kind of gone on a bit about them, but it's just been a real joy discovering them. Two - This trumpet was given to me by Michael Robbins who own's Hanifin's Arts & Antiques up in Carson City, Nevada. I used to do a solo jazz gig at Hanifin's every Saturday before I moved … [Read more...]
The MAGMOD MagSnoot & MagGrid – Loving This Light Modifier System!
I LOVE the lighting that you see more commonly in the film noir genre from hollywood movies back in the 1940s and '50s. More dramatic and moody, really being selective with the light and emphasizing the shadows. Sexy stuff!A couple weeks ago I saw a video that Zack Arias put out in which one thing he talked about was the MAGMOD MagGrid. Because of how easily it attached to the speedlight like a … [Read more...]
Photo Shoot with Geneva – Noir
Had a great photo shoot with Geneva last night. A few things that made this shoot awesome:Geneva is awesome - we always have a blast shooting together.Finally was able to have a first photo shoot since I switched from Canon to Fuji.Got to test out a new lighting modifier.Geneva, the Best Part of the ShootGeneva is one of my favorite people. We're great friends and have been shooting together over … [Read more...]