Kelly Kline is a commercial and editorial photographer based out of NYC and Atlanta who has a fantastic portfolio full of top professional atheletes. In this behind the scenes video she has teamed up with MMA fighter Matthew Polly for his new book Tapped Out. This shoot is definitely a commercial for the Profoto Pro-8a Air Packs but also shows what is possible when you push not only your gear but your creativity to the limits.
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That setup is crazy
Why would you have this setup specifically? Why not use a high speed cinema camera like the Phantom Flex that has a resolution of 2560x1600 pixels at 1,455 frames-per-second. Unless that resolution isn't exceptional, why did this poor dude have to go through the number of punches he did?
If I was him, I would inquire as to why this photographer didn't rent the Phantom Flex (or like camera) to minimize personal injury. I mean sure...this type of shoot involves personal risk that I'm sure he agreed to waive, but the photography crew didn't minimize the amount of personal injury with this setup.
Still, it did produce great photos...
Because then it wouldn't be an ad for Profoto ;)
This guy also looks a little suspect in being a top notch MMA fighter but I guess I've seen a lot that have been out of shape as well
That was really insane!
That is whithout a doubt one of the most expensive setups I have ever seen.
@Lee
It still could be used as an ad for Profoto.
So what if you had used a cinema camera. They would simply take a frame of the digital film and use it as a photo. Same principles, less concussion.
@Ryan
It couldn't be a Profoto ad, you can't strobe with a cinema camera...
Wonder how many shots he took to the face to get the final.
No way this dude is a MMA fighter. If he is I bet he gets his ass handed to him!
@ Lee, guess you didn't see this:
Kelly Kline and the Pro-8a Air
Started by c.d.embrey, 10-01-2010 02:11 PM
http://fstoppersforum.com/showthread.php?591-Kelly-Kline-and-the-Pro-8a-Air
@ Lee 2, Have you seen this stop motion music video done with multiple Pro8 Air? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEvh0mSLzSs&feature=related
Here the BTS video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRrPFG20xKk&feature=mfu_in_order&playnext=1&videos=Z6a95vGBt0I
@ Ryan Orr, They didn't use a Phantom because they wanted a high quality photo. A 1D IV is 4896 x 3264. Matt Polly is an author, these shot will probably be used for publicity for his MMA book. BTW Mr Polly is a Shaolin master, so those few were hits were nothing compared to his training.
@ Patrick Hall, Matt Polly is an author, the reason he fought in MMA for two years was to write a book. http://www.mattpolly.com/ American Shaolin, his book about his training at the Saholin Temple in China, looks like a book I should read.
@ Simon, sure you can 8-D
http://www.clairmont.com/spec_items/cci_strobes.html Clairmont was renting these cine strobes in the 1970s, when I first started in commercial production. If someone wanted to build the controller, I don't see why multiple Pro8 Air couldn't be made to work.
Cool setup. would be intersting to see a detailed set up of using the delay.
I thought we learned how to take a punch to the face in the previous "wedding fight" video haha
En français SVP !
Great BTS, had setup info, interview with the subject and photog, and plenty of cool footage from the shoot. Matt Polly is a trooper.
2:32
Best thing I've heard on any BTS video.