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JVS Portraits - Fashion Bridal with Jessica Claire - How Was This Lit?

October 15, 2009 – 7:17 pm

JVS Jessica Claire Fashion Bridal

Be the first to CORRECTLY guess the light source and win $100*- off our 2 Day Lighting Workshop on October 27th & 28th! This offer has no cash value and is only valid for our 10/27-28 Workshop. Let the guessing begin! Anne & JVS

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JVS Fusion - Stills + Motion + Audio = “final connection” with 2 Canon EOS 5D Mark II’s

August 6, 2009 – 2:48 pm

Video capture tech data:
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
iDC’s U-Boat Commander IV
Blackbird stabilizer
Cinetactics Matteblox HD
Ikan V8000HDMI

Lighting package tech data:
3 - Canon Speedlite 580EX II’s
2 - AlienBees B1600’s
1 - AlienBees ABR800 Ringflash
3 - iDC Strobe Slippers

Post production tech data:
Apple’s Final Cut Studio
Nattress Film Effects
Adobe Photoshop CS4
Capture One Pro 4 was used to convert all RAW 5D Mark II files.
Ascough Silver Actions were used to create the black and white still images.
Totally Rad Actions for overall beautification of the color stills.
SmugMug hosts our HD content including a 1920×1080 file for web playback.

Other key ingredients:
SHOOTSAC held all our small goodies.
Pixel Pocket Rocket’s from Think Tank Photo kept our CF cards safe.
16gb SanDisk Extreme IV CF cards never missed a beat.
Global Art Handbooks for sketching out our scenes.

We had a great time shooting this piece and can’t wait for our next Fusion venture! Thanks for reading and please feel free to leave your thoughts, ideas or comments. JVS & Anne

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JVS Fusion - Canon EOS 5D Mark II: Stills + HD Video + Audio

June 3, 2009 – 10:58 pm

In 1989, I purchased my first Canon EOS SLR.

In 1999, I purchased my first Canon EOS DSLR.

In 2009, I purchased my first Canon EOS VSLR.

While I’m only 36 years young, I’ve never been more inspired to capture stills, motion and audio. The Canon EOS 5D Mark II has unleashed a new passion for visual storytelling. I’m excited to explore this new medium and look forward to providing my clients with a visual history for their generations to come.

My first short, “love a fair” was produced and edited by my amazing wife and business partner Anne Farrar!

Please grab some headphones and click play! If you’d like to view a larger or smaller versions of the short, please visit JVS Pictures SmugMug Pro page which will be the future home of our online HD Theatre.

Thanks for stopping by and as always, comments are welcomed. JVS
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