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              daniel hechter pinup catalog shoot

              A Glimpse Of Shooting Commercial Ads With Hot Lights

              Daniel Hechter Spring 2011 4 150x150 A Glimpse Of Shooting Commercial Ads With Hot Lights I was a little on the fence whether this video was good enough for the front page of Fstoppers or not. Although there is no technical information in this video, I think the final photos by Thomas Vassort are outstanding and should inspire us all to raise the bar on our commercial style shoots. I really love the aviation vibe Daniel Hechter went with on their Spring 2011 clothing campaign. It appears most if not all of these images were shot using natural light along with hot lights or HMIs which is probably a lighting style few of us have used. It also appears these were all shot on a regular old Canon DSLR (somewhat rare for campaigns like this). Check out the final photos in the full post.

              Daniel Hechter Spring 2011 4 150x150 A Glimpse Of Shooting Commercial Ads With Hot Lights
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              daniel hechter pinup catalog shoot 150x150 A Glimpse Of Shooting Commercial Ads With Hot Lights

              April 14, 2011
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              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Julian-Restrepo-V/1275381219 Julian Restrepo V

                My two passions, photography and aviation!!

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Julian-Restrepo-V/1275381219 Julian Restrepo V

                My two passions, photography and aviation!!

              • http://profiles.google.com/mi1stormilst Garrett Graham

                Just looked fun as heck!

              • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_D7VS3XLMCUO35IC24H6ECLU5Y4 frederic

                No more video

              • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_D7VS3XLMCUO35IC24H6ECLU5Y4 frederic

                Well, I find it here :
                http://www.vimeo.com/22383121?ab

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=524647850 Sam Adian

                the “regular old canon dslr” is a 5d markII ;-)

              • http://profiles.google.com/quiroga George Quiroga

                Great production, great images. Thanks for posting this.

              • http://twitter.com/CardiganandCook The Cardigan & Cook

                Love this!!

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=687531541 Kris Armstead

                whats the advantage of shooting HMI on a set like this?

              • Anonymous

                I’m not exactly sure there is an advantage necessarily. If they were also shooting video for a commercial then having everyone lit with constant light would be useful. Also you can get much shallower depth of field since strobes would have required shooting at maybe f10 in this situation.
                Anyone else know why HMIs might be the way to go here?

              • http://www.facebook.com/nicholas.gonzalez3 Nicholas Gonzalez

                In my view, I think his use of HMI’s were a matter of his taste and comfort in using artificial light in conjunction with natural light. Similar to how Peter Hurley uses Kino Flows for his head shots, it’s not so much that strobes could not have worked; perhaps this photographer prefers the quality of light and to see the fill or main light in real time rather than after the capture.

                On a side note: Man did you guys get a view of the plugs used for those HMI’s? HUGE!

              • http://www.facebook.com/nicholas.gonzalez3 Nicholas Gonzalez

                The closest I’ve been able to narrow down who the photographer is, is the agency Daniel Hechter used for the 2010-2011 campaign: Agent Molly & Co.

                It is definitely worth checking out. There is so much talent in this company of artists. Hope this helps.

              • http://www.patrickhallphotography.com Patrick Hall

                Am I the only one who has gotten this song stuck in their head? Your wish is my command haha

              • Anonymous

                I photographer is Thomas Vassort.

              • Anonymous

                Here Thomas Vassort is in this video using the same Canon and same lens. Minus the awesome lights.

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47bjKZg6FFY

              • http://justinhee.blogspot.com JustinH

                same here! I have been replaying the video non-stop :D
                anybody knows the artist for the song?
                Very funky vibes :)

              • http://www.patrickhallphotography.com Patrick Hall

                thanks so much!

              • http://www.facebook.com/Vinyldutch Ruben Lammerink

                Baby I’m yours by Breakbot Feat. Irfane
                iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id356142767?i=356142768&ign-mpt=uo%3D5
                YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YE2WfxwfS8

                As a Record producer myself I wish people at least add credits to their video stating the song and artist. Not just for the artist but also for the people who really like the song and want to know what it is.

              • Anonymous

                Thomas is a talented photographer and the only downside he has is the kit he uses…

                Kidding. This was a good watch.

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Thomas-Vassort/668852971 Thomas Vassort

                That’s right ;) TV

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Thomas-Vassort/668852971 Thomas Vassort

                copy-stick ;)

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Carlos-Zaya/759505417 Carlos Zaya

                Really cool session! I would love to do more stuff like these! 

                //CZ
                http://www.zayaphotography.com

              • http://www.facebook.com/VanityForcePhotography Mike Jimenez

                What a perfect way to spend a day!

              • http://www.facebook.com/ericcgould Eric Gould

                I love the vibe of the video. The images rock too. The style is fun and so well done. 

              • http://www.facebook.com/hoquang.huynh Ho Quang Huynh

                wow, great lights

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jakub-Straka/1416364110 Jakub Straka

                People nowadays think that 5D MkII + 24-105 is kind of mainstream because lots of tourists and rich kids use it and stuff like you have to use medium format for such a shoot but the 5D combined with L glass is still a work horse that never let you down if you know how to use it and this guy clearly does know :)

              • http://profile.yahoo.com/U2TFOAQFMDDIY2KS5BBKVZ6VQA Ricky

                http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuriouskoala/8425886010/in/photostream

              • Matt Ersing

                Sure it’s bulky and hot, but after shooting video with constant tungsten as well as HMI I’d do it if the budget allowed. There are some great advantages to using hot lights for stills:
                -You see the results of any changes you make with your naked eye without shooting & reviewing.-With action, even the slower flying planes used, you don’t have to worry about sync speed or trigger problems with a strobe.-Stand in front of even a small joker HMI and you’ll see it’s power. You can use them to make your overcast day look bright and sunny.-Depending on the look you can put the lights a greater distance away with their power.

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