• Originals
    • Categories
      • Gear
        • Forum
          • Picture of the Day
            • Contests
              • More
                • FS Gear Guide
                • Fstoppers T-shirts
              • Home
              • Advertise
              • Meet the Writers
              • Submit Content
              • Contact
              melissa rodwell kurv magazine
              April 29, 2012
              Patrick Hall

              [Behind The Scenes] Fashion Photographer Melissa Rodwell’s Kurv Magazine Shoot

              Fashion photographer Melissa Rodwell has become a good friend of ours over the years. The New York based photographer lives and breathes fashion photography, and as you can see with her images it really shows. The self proclaimed “photographer who does not own a digital camera” teamed up with Kurv magazine to produce some very exotic fashion images. As with most fashion images, the retouching is pretty important with interesting blue color shifts and even a tilt shift lens vignette effect but the biggest thing I took from her video was how important it is to go all out with your sets and overall production.

              Commercial
              Fashion
              Strobe light
              « [BTS] Building A Car Composite
              [Photos] Fun, Fresh Twist On The Same Old Wedding Pics »
              • http://twitter.com/ithackermike Mike Thacker

                Girls with Nikons are cool! It looks like she was using then 85 1.4 D on that shoot.

              • http://twitter.com/IAM_THE_KGB KGB

                I’m so tired of seeing assistants handing photographers cameras.
                A dead relic of the film shoot days when they were helpful, but now with digital, it’s just pure ego.

              • http://www.blogspotmastery.com/ Blogspot Mastery

                They’re gorgeous!

              • http://twitter.com/BrianBoingPhoto Brian Boing Photo

                 I love having an assistant…it helps me stay focused on the client/model if I dont have to worry about the gear

              • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WZFNDSQFYXL2TP3NP2AVEQV32U RUSS

                 :-) no no, they can still be helpful.  Think, they can load fresh media cards, new batteries, different lenses etc. Photographer gets to stay focused on the shooting aspect once everything has started…

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

                I completely agree….when you can have an assistant setup your camera and place your lights in the general area you need them, it allows you to really build a connection with your subject and notice the fine details.  If the biggest photographers in the world have assistants who do most of the heavy lifting then I think it’s safe to say there is a reason for it…and it’s not all just ego :) 

              • Mbutu Namubu

                For those that are interested, Roversi shot a similar “white story” theme for Vogue Italia in April 2010

              • http://twitter.com/MokhtarBeyrouth Mokhi

                is she using a LED light to light her subject face?!
                there’s a light panel at camera right… just wondering..

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=632793829 Jon L. Miller

                I use an assistant and believe me when I say they are a valuable asset to have, mine handles lighting and camera as well as watch the screen on a tethered shoot to let me know if everything is ok. This way I keep shooting.
                 

              • killerflakes

                Nice video

              • Connect with Fstoppers
                Follow @Fstoppers
              • Fstoppers Originals
              • Popular Articles
                • The Private Lives of Strippers NSFW
                • What A Week Of Groceries Looks Like Around The World
                • Life in the Future with Google Glass
                • How a Photographer Captured His Own Marriage Proposal
                • How Editorial Photographer GL Wood Edits Without Photoshop
                • Simple, Two Strobe Food Tutorial
                • List: Top Ten Best Movies about Photography
                • Sounds of the Shutter
                • Categories
                • The Fstoppers Perspective on Product Reviews: What to Expect
                • Cat Beards: The Latest Funny Photo Trend Involving Cats
                • Jeff Bridges Honored for His Photography
                • Brad Pitt Photographs Angelina Jolie: Results Are Impressive
                • Do You Have Enough Gear to be a Professional?
              • Recent Comments
                • Ning Wong said wow, really? these food photos aren't close to looking professional at all. »
                • Ning Wong said +1 »
                • Stefáuni Diamond said WOW!!! This was so interesting to see....I notice the country that ate the most meat were the fattest out »
                • Benjamin Von Wong said :DAwesomesauce!! :) »
                • ngiardina said Agreed on the point of consumer responsibility. BTW - Huge fan of your work. »
                • Benjamin Von Wong said haha yeah i do, but i also understand it from a blogging perspective.I think that by default you won' »
                • ngiardina said Totally understood. Everybody's gotta eat. But do you agree with me at all? Even a little? »
                • Benjamin Von Wong said Any website who does reviews provides links towards the product. It's just the way it is. And yes, those »
              • Support Fstoppers
                current nikon rebates deals
              • FS Originals
              • How Editorial Photographer GL Wood Edits Without Photoshop
              • Simple, Two Strobe Food Tutorial
              • List: Top Ten Best Movies about Photography
              • My Top 8 Pieces Of Gear For Shooting Run And Gun Video On A DSLR
              • Canon Photographers Biggest Secret Exposed
              • Categories
              • Commercial
              • Video
              • Gear
              • Location
              • Strobe Light
              • Contests
              • Win a 30x40 Print
              • Alien Skin Retouch Contest
              • Win the Art Behind the Headshot
              • Black Rapid Contest
              • Win a Lowepro Bag
              • Random Posts
              • Sick Trailer for the New GoPro HD Hero2
              • [Gear] First Impressions with New App TriggerTrap
              • Worst Hoax In Modern Day Photography?
              • But I Thought Newscasters Were Super Human!
              • Re-imagining Portraiture with Video Portaits
              • Picture of the Day
              • Sleeping Titan
              • Cyclist
              • Ferris Wheel
              • Cloudbreak
              • Highway 90
              • Home
              • Advertise
              • Meet the Writers
              • Submit Content
              • Contact
              • Sitemap
              © Fstoppers
              Made by Novum