Fstoppers » BTS http://fstoppers.com Video Blog for Creative Professionals Mon, 20 May 2013 22:23:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 When and Where To Style Your Food Photographyhttp://fstoppers.com/when-and-where-to-style-your-food-photography http://fstoppers.com/when-and-where-to-style-your-food-photography#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 22:23:31 +0000 Taylor Mathis http://fstoppers.com/?p=86714 Food styling can take place in the production kitchen and in front of the camera. How do you know when and where to style your food? The answer will depend on what food you are shooting. For food with long shelf lives, like cupcakes, the dish will generally be camera ready when it leaves the kitchen. If the dish involves a sauce and a variety of garnishes, the styling will occur both in the kitchen and in front of the camera. Here is a behind the scenes look at a dish that involves styling in both locations: The Meatball Sandwich.

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]]> http://fstoppers.com/when-and-where-to-style-your-food-photography/feed 2 Behind the Scenes of South Carolina Gamecocks’ Photoshoothttp://fstoppers.com/behind-the-scenes-of-south-carolina-gamecocks-photoshoot http://fstoppers.com/behind-the-scenes-of-south-carolina-gamecocks-photoshoot#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 21:39:13 +0000 Rebecca Britt http://fstoppers.com/?p=86337 I find athletic themed shoots to be especially interesting considering the amount of effort and expertise that goes pulling off that one perfect shot. Follow James Quantz Jr in this behind the scenes video as he takes on the challenge of shooting the South Carolina Gamecocks. [more]

]]> http://fstoppers.com/behind-the-scenes-of-south-carolina-gamecocks-photoshoot/feed 7 Bulb Ramping Tutorial Makes Complicated Timelapses Look Easyhttp://fstoppers.com/bulb-ramping-tutorial-makes-complicated-timelapses-look-easy http://fstoppers.com/bulb-ramping-tutorial-makes-complicated-timelapses-look-easy#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 17:11:26 +0000 Zach Sutton http://fstoppers.com/?p=86614 Bulb ramping is a technique used by time lapse photographers to adjust the shutter speed throughout the time lapse to compensate for natural changes in exposure. If you’re looking to shoot timelapses of sunrises, sunsets or any change from day to night, this technique is critical.  In his latest tutorial video, BC based photographer Joel Schat takes us through the steps needed in order to create a bulb ramping time lapse with ease. [more]

]]> http://fstoppers.com/bulb-ramping-tutorial-makes-complicated-timelapses-look-easy/feed 3 LensRentals Shows Us How to Clean Your Lenses for Dust and Effectively Scare the Crap Out Of Ushttp://fstoppers.com/lensrentals-shows-us-how-to-clean-your-lenses-for-dust-and-effectively-scare-the-crap-out-of-us http://fstoppers.com/lensrentals-shows-us-how-to-clean-your-lenses-for-dust-and-effectively-scare-the-crap-out-of-us#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:07:42 +0000 Zach Sutton http://fstoppers.com/?p=86434 Over time, you’ll likely see your lens develop a couple specks of dust inside the lens. This isn’t uncommon, and 99% of the time, won’t affect your image quality at all. However, for the neat freaks out there, it’ll become a big issue for you, and you’ll want to send your lens in for cleaning. Lens Rentals shows us how they do it. [more]

]]> http://fstoppers.com/lensrentals-shows-us-how-to-clean-your-lenses-for-dust-and-effectively-scare-the-crap-out-of-us/feed 4 Shooting Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers for Muscle Milkhttp://fstoppers.com/shooting-clayton-kershaw-of-the-dodgers-for-muscle-milk http://fstoppers.com/shooting-clayton-kershaw-of-the-dodgers-for-muscle-milk#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:21 +0000 Blair Bunting http://fstoppers.com/?p=86247 Photographing baseball pitchers is perhaps one of the least predictable aspects of my job, for the men that play that position have the largest gamut of personalities. I have had the good fortunate to photograph many pitchers (Justin Verlander, Cliff Lee, Josh Beckett and Felix Hernandez), and not one was alike. Being the player that the rest of the game revolves around, the opportunity for ego is great, leaving it impossible to plan how the photoshoot will go. [more]

]]> http://fstoppers.com/shooting-clayton-kershaw-of-the-dodgers-for-muscle-milk/feed 8 Behind the Scenes: Photo Shoot with EXITMUSIChttp://fstoppers.com/behind-the-scenes-photo-shoot-with-exitmusic http://fstoppers.com/behind-the-scenes-photo-shoot-with-exitmusic#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:09 +0000 Nick Fancher http://fstoppers.com/?p=85950 You may recognize the singer for Exitmusic, Aleksa Palladino, from her role as Angela Darmody in Boardwalk Empire. Well, she formed a band with husband Devon Church, and together released one of the higher rated albums of 2012. I had the opportunity to do a photo shoot with them before their show in Columbus, Ohio last July. Here is what we came up with. [more]

]]> http://fstoppers.com/behind-the-scenes-photo-shoot-with-exitmusic/feed 0 Behind the Scenes with Michael Grecco for Mens Healthhttp://fstoppers.com/behind-the-scenes-with-michael-grecco-for-mens-health http://fstoppers.com/behind-the-scenes-with-michael-grecco-for-mens-health#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 04:09:41 +0000 David Bickley http://fstoppers.com/?p=86004 Pro commercial and celebrity photographer Michael Grecco takes us on the set of his 2-day shoot for Men’s Health and Procter & Gamble in this high end behind the scenes video.  The parts of the video you want to watch move pretty quickly so there will be a lot of pausing if you want to see the lighting setups in any sort of detail. The consistent theme with light here is balance. One of my favorite things about Grecco is [more]

]]> http://fstoppers.com/behind-the-scenes-with-michael-grecco-for-mens-health/feed 6 3 Minutes Of Setup And 2 Shutter Clicks : The Reality Of Celebrity Portraiturehttp://fstoppers.com/3-minutes-of-setup-and-2-shutter-clicks-the-reality-of-celebrity-portraiture http://fstoppers.com/3-minutes-of-setup-and-2-shutter-clicks-the-reality-of-celebrity-portraiture#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 16:06:57 +0000 Douglas Sonders http://fstoppers.com/?p=85840 Recently, I was hired by a corporate client to take the portrait of Rod Stewart here in New York City before a concert. After a day of pre-planning logistics, 4 cancellations/reschedules (same day), and 3 location changes, the shoot finally happened… and it took place in two shutter clicks. Now, this is not a complaint post or to prove what an intense shoot this was. This is merely the stark reality of what it’s like to shoot celebrity portraits. You have to be ready for anything.

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]]> http://fstoppers.com/3-minutes-of-setup-and-2-shutter-clicks-the-reality-of-celebrity-portraiture/feed 66 Mark Rober Shows Us Some Creative DIY Rotational Filminghttp://fstoppers.com/mark-rober-shows-us-some-creative-diy-rotational-filming http://fstoppers.com/mark-rober-shows-us-some-creative-diy-rotational-filming#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:45:10 +0000 David Strauss http://fstoppers.com/?p=85914 Do you remember 14 years ago when the Matrix came out and blew some of our minds with filming techniques? One of the most ingenious scenes at the time was the wrap around bullet shot where the camera spun around the actors on a large dolly while they were suspended in mid air. Popular Youtuber Mark Rober has come up a really simple and cheap way to replicate the rotational filming effect of that scene.

To see more of his creative videos, check out his channel.

]]> http://fstoppers.com/mark-rober-shows-us-some-creative-diy-rotational-filming/feed 8 Not Happy With Your Depth of Field? You Can Adjust It In Posthttp://fstoppers.com/not-happy-with-your-depth-of-field-you-can-adjust-it-in-post http://fstoppers.com/not-happy-with-your-depth-of-field-you-can-adjust-it-in-post#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 02:48:53 +0000 Jaron Schneider http://fstoppers.com/?p=85796 Of course many of us want to always nail a shot in camera, but sometimes things happen. Maybe it looked great on your camera’s LCD, but entirely different once you got it on your computer. Maybe your sensor is too small and shallow DOF is hard to nail. It’s for these cases that Aaron Nace at PHLEARN does tutorials like this one, where he shows how to adjust depth of field in post. [more]

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