Project in development: Inexpensive way to shoot jewelry. Next turn, LED lighting.All inclusive week in Cancun resort in Mexico is over, and now it is time to put all gained calories back to work:-) So, next day after arrival I went to a studio and continue to work on our DIY-lighting for jewelry project (e-book). And to get you in the loop, here what has happened before we went to a vacation: The idea of using fluorescent ”ghetto” lighting was abandoned , as it was too complicated to keep light spread in control without any pro equipment like softboxes, etc. Remember the idea of the project we are working on: to develop inexpensive, easy to use lighting setup for jewelry photographers from a beginner to a “pro on a budget”, meaning softboxes are not the option, with its $100 starting price of each. Therefore, I decided to go with household LED lighting bulbs. They are more expencive ($30-$60 for each) than fluorescent lighting, but much more friendly for a photographer’s use. B y friendly I mean that they produce more directional, easier to modify light. These are the LED screw-in bulbs I am talking about: LED fixtures for studio photographer LED lights for jewelry photography
Continue reading » February 6th, 2012 | One comment Studio Photography Insights on Google plus #3 Ok, this is our third ”Studio Photography Insights” Google plus hangout (previous one is here). January 29th, 2012 | 3 comments Our latest studio project, Dior creme in a splash flower So, this is what we’ve been working lately. The whole process was captured and I am working on putting the video together. In a few weeks we’ll have it released as a video tutorial. A little bit information about how the image was done:
Every paddle splash was shot individually, and then Continue reading: Our latest work, Dior creme in a splash flower January 27th, 2012 | 6 comments Studio Photography Insights on Google plus: your weekly show from our studio Every Wednesday at 10PM Eastern time( -5 GMT) me and Dave Nitsche are hosting a “Studio Photography Insights” Google plus hangout. The idea is to have dedicated to studio photography video podcast, where we’ll be discussing all the aspects of studio photography: technical challenges, techniques, unveil behind the scene info of interesting shots, etc. Beside Continue reading: Studio Photography Insights on Google plus: your weekly show from our studio January 22nd, 2012 | 8 comments Project in development: Inexpensive way to shoot expensive jewelry I am working on a series of tutorials (not sure what to name it yet :-), but the idea is to develop a very non-expensive DIY lighting and shooting technique to produce stunning results, so jewelry designers and hobbyists can build and use it. The idea came from +Genia Larionova‘s hobby. She and few her friends create hand-made Continue reading: Project in development: Inexpensive way to shoot expensive jewelry. Part one January 17th, 2012 | 27 comments Lancome Mascara shot behind the scene I promised to post it long time ago, and now have done so. It is posted on MasteringSplash.com: it is half a liquid shot, and it won’t be wise not post it on the new website I am working so hard to bring people’s attention in:-) Lancome Mascara and liquid dropsAlex Koloskov Liquid Continue reading: Lancome Mascara shot behind the scene January 14th, 2012 | Leave a comment Behind The Scene: “The Magic of Water” beauty shot Behind The Scene: “The Magic of Water” beauty shotPost-production assembly piece is posted on MasteringSplash.com. December 28th, 2011 | 8 comments Happy Holidays! Happy Holidays!Wish you guys to live with no fear, live like it is last day in your life. Believe in yourself, fight for life, and you’ll get what you want! If you think you can’t, watch the story of this happy man: All the best to you and those who you Continue reading: Happy Holidays! December 26th, 2011 | 5 comments Liquid Snail from splash garden One more creature from our splash garden:-) Liquid Snail As usual now, the complete post is on MasteringSplash.com. Enjoy:-) December 14th, 2011 | 4 comments DIY lighting tent for glossy subject top-down shots Chrome brush tabletop studio photography Recently we had a shoot for our long term client of ours, Anisa International. You already know what its for, right? Yep, chrome cosmetic brushes. This time the client wanted the brushes to be photographed directly from the top (top-down shot), which brought up an interesting challenge to me. If you’ve Continue reading: DIY lighting tent for glossy subject, top-down shots December 13th, 2011 | 15 comments Triggertrap universal off-camera trigger I do not want my readers here to miss this little article I posted on MasteringSplash.com: Triggertrap device: universal off-camera trigger TriggerTrap : a little helper I’ve contacted Haje Kamps, device developer and it looks like soon I’ll get one in my studio! It will be an interesting test, as I have never worked with such helper before. Continue reading: Triggertrap universal off-camera trigger December 8th, 2011 | 7 comments Hasselblad H4x camera hands-on review: back to open architecture! This past weekend I had a great opportunity to play with newest Hasselblad model, H4x (x for extended) medium format camera. As you know (if not, check here) I own an old PhaseOne P25+ digital back for H mount, and I use it with a H1 Hasselblad. It works great and I love the system, but I was locked Continue reading: Hasselblad H4x camera hands-on review: back to open architecture! December 5th, 2011 | 9 comments Elinchrom RX series strobe review: pros, cons and comparison with PCB Einsteins lights I had an opportunity to test the Elinchrom RX series strobe lighting in a studio environment. I’ve got one of the most interesting Elinchrom’s to work with, the top of the line Style RX 600 Pro monolight and Digital RX 1200 Pro Power Pack with A3000N speed flash head. Below are my personal thoughts and conclusionsContinue reading: Elinchrom RX series strobe review: pros, cons and comparison with PCB Einsteins lights December 1st, 2011 | 10 comments Sticky trip November 17th, 2011 | 3 comments We call it Mastering Splash Mastering Splash to create a beautyMastering Splash by Alex Koloskov and Genia Larionova While preparing the Godiva liqueur shot we tried shooting with many different liquids, including water colored by fabric dye. During that particular photoshoot I was developing different techniques for splash shapes and learning how to consistenly throw them. We’ve got hundreds of different colored Continue reading: We call it Mastering Splash November 15th, 2011 | 12 comments | Subscribe for updates!I share everything I know here. Lighting setups, gear reviews, tutorials, tips and behind the scenes videos from our photo sessions. Make sure to subscribe for weekly updates below so you don't miss anything. Categories- 2011 California Trip (11)
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