Before I get into the details of this shoot, I’d like to give a shout out to my talent, Kait Gardner, who managed to show up for the shoot even though she wasn’t feeling well. Special thanks to Jennifer Nam, a very talented makeup artist who can also do hair. Last, but not least, my friend Julia Kuzmenko of Omaha Image Productions, who helped me proof the images and gave me some tips on retouching. Now, about the shoot. I was...

This will be quick post, but I was wondering if any of you guys out there have any problems with the Paul C. Buff AlienBees B800 light quality when attached to a beauty dish. I recently had a beauty shoot at location in the Upper East of Manhattan, and I used a classic clam-shell lighting setup with an AB800 on top and a reflector on the bottom . While I placed the beauty dish right above the talent’s head using an Impact C-stand,...

Please excuse me while I’m still getting myself together after watching these mind-fuckingbending videos. The people from Foton have developed special movie retouching techniques that won’t damage details of material, and they don’t use “blur skill”, that is why you feel more real. I’ve always wondered how beauty production commercials are made where the hair or the skin is so flawless. This technique...

A few months ago, I posted a few BTS videos of Steve Shaw, who shot Emily Ratajkowski in April. Steve Shaw is one inspiring England-based photographer who shoots mainly for Treat! Magazine and celebrities. The story of how he got into high-end fashion photography is quite fascinating. Steve started out as assistant at a large photography studio in Manchester. Long story shorts, Steve moved to California a few years later. He then got a job...

Here is another great episode on [FRAMED] Network. This time, the photographer in spotlight is Pratik Naik, who’s a high-end retoucher. Pratik Naik’s work has been on the cover and folds of Marie Claire, Vogue, ELLE, ZINK, Maxim and many other major magazines. High end retouching has always been considered a tight-knit, hush-hush technique, so it’s great to see established retoucher like Pratik Naik teaching some tricks...

Brooklyn Decker is one of the most well-spoken and actress/model I’ve seen. Being a blonde that she is, I’m actually very impressed by how intelligent she sounds, and how goofy she is. Brooklyn is best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues, including the cover of the 2010 issue. In addition to working for Victoria’s Secret for the 2010 “Swim” collection, I also noticed her in a TV...

I always enjoy some behind the scenes of a photo or video shoot, especially when they involve the angels from Victoria’s Secret. Check out their latest online commercial below that was shot in Floria by Michael Bay. I had to watch these videos twice. Once to check out the equipment, and once more to check out the models. In my opinion, the brunette version of Lindsay is a lot better than her blonde version, and Doutzen’s...

So you know that one girl Tasha, who played by the American model Emily Ratajkowski, from the show iCarly that started airing in 2007? Yeah, me neither, because I don’t watch Nickelodeon, nor do I live in the UK or America’s hat. Apparently, she’s all grown-up now, and she just recently did a photoshoot for Treats! Magazine. Like most of the shoots for this magazine we’ve seen HERE and HERE, these videos are VERY...

After doing a lookbook photoshoot earlier with my buddy Michael from fittedlife.com, I came home and couldn’t turn off my photographer mode. I ended up spending an hour watching these behind-the-scene videos done by the guys on fstoppers.com. I’ve actually seen most of these, but it’s always a great inspiration to watch this type videos. My all-time favorite video is still the first one that they shot in a penthouse in Las...

Some of you have probably seen the 3D pictures of Melanie Iglesias for World’s Most Beautiful 3D floating around the internet some time last year. The pictures were shot by Los Angeles-based photographer Nick Saglimbeni, whose work is so freaking amazing that you need to check it out NOW. Watch the video below to go behind the scenes with Nick Saglimbeni and see what goes on in his [hot] photoshoot. I wish the video went on explaining...