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JVS Moving Portraits: Fashion bridal session with the stunning Jessica Claire!

This amazing shoot all began when Jessica Claire said “Yes!” to this video. A few days later, Anne and I arrived in beautiful Santa Monica and couldn’t wait to start shooting at one of Jessica’s favorite hotels, the Viceroy. We hit the ground running by scouting locations, sketching some shots then headed up to Malibu for some killer pizza at D’Amore’s. Full of pepperoni, ideas and a star citing…Ed Begley Jr…we cruised down the Pacific Coast Highway to the Santa Monica Pier for added inspiration.

Video and stills tech data:
iDC’s U-Boat Commander Video Rig
iDC’s Run & Gun follow-focus and viewfinder kit
2 - Canon EOS 5D Mark II’s
Canon EF 24-105 f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 50 f/1.2L USM
Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM

Lighting tech data:
3 - Canon Speedlite 580EX II’s
3 - iDC Strobe Slippers
Litepanels Micro

Other important goodies:
Drop It Modern provided the perfect SOHO background
SHOOTSAC’s held all our gear
All stills were tweaked with some Totally Rad Actions
Stacey Craven worked her magical makeup skills
HD viewing on SmugMug

From dawn til’ way after dusk, we photographed Jessica sporting several different looks and two rockin’ dresses. We had a great time and can’t wait to shoot our next Moving Portraits piece! Thanks for reading and comments are always welcome:) JVS & Anne.

JVS Portraits - Canon 5D Mark II + Broncolor = Sticky Fun!

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Tech data:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS
Gitzo Mountaneer tripod
Really Right Stuff BH-55 ballhead
2-Broncolor Grafit A4 RFS packs
4-Broncolor Unilite lamps
Broncolor Ringflash C
-Tons of plastic wrap to protect the gear and some amazing talent.

This was a fun project that I shot for Ryan Smith, Art Director and student at UNT. What made this especially fun were two things, shooting liquid and even more fun (or geekier / techier)…shooting with Broncolor. Smith was a class-act, beyond prepared and I wish that more AD’s were as organized and “into” their projects as Smith.

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JVS Portraits - Canon 7D + 580EX II + Asymmetrical Stripbank at Canon Live Learning

Canon Live Learning Dallas
The above image was created during my Speedlite Workshop at Canon’s Live Learning stop in Dallas at Bolt Productions. Captured with a Canon 7D, Canon 24-105 f/4 IS lens and was lit with one Canon 580EX II placed inside a Bruce Dorn Select Asymmetrical Stripbank LITE. The stripbank was tripped via an on-camera 580EX II in Master mode via Canon’s E-TTL II technology.

After spending some time with the7D (a sweet camera), I’m convinced, the 7D yields the best E-TTL II flash exposure consistency since shooting with film, seriously.

A HUGE thanks to Canon U.S.A. for allowing me to present and teach at Canon’s Live Learning stop in Dallas. Happy Turkey Day! JVS

JVS NEWS - Learn HD Video form Bruce Dorn this weekend at Canon’s Live Learning in Dallas!

If you’ve visited this blog before, you probably know all about the iDC Photography products that I use…Asymmetrical Strip Bank, U-Boat Commander, Strobe Slippers, Cold Shoes, Triple Threat, Run & Gun Kit, just to name a few.

If you don’t know who Bruce Dorn is, take a moment and check out the above video featuring his Run & Gun follow focus kit. When you’re done head over to the iDC Photography site and be sure to check out the Site and the Store…a candy store for grown ups! Bruce and Maura are beyond expects in their field and offer practical products for the working photographer and digital artist.

Your Canon 5D Mark II shoots amazing HD video and this weekend is your chance to learn HD video from Canon Explorer of Light Bruce Dorn at Canon’s Live Learning stop in Dallas!

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