German Photographer??Ralph Man, brings us a lovely shoot today using the 33″ Mola Beamm softlight. Although we have quite a few Beamm’s out there, we seldom see photos from this unique modifier. It’s polished interior gives it a more concentrated and directional light, unlike any of the other larger Mola range. We love the direction and styling in this shoot… more of Ralph’s own work at www.ralph-man.com.
New Zealand Fashion photographer, Fiona Quinn is back! Today she brings us a gorgeous editorial she shot for New Zealand’s M2 Magazine, titled ‘Desert Sun’. In this outdoor shoot she uses a single white 22″ Mola Demi beauty dish with her Hensel lighting. I get asked a lot about my location lighting with Mola as its more subtle than a lot of people are used to seeing with location lighting – that is the beauty of Mola as it’s both […]
Mola user Fiona Quinn is back with a gorgeous shoot for Womans M2 Magazine, title ‘Couture’. On this shoot in Australia, Fiona Quinn used a 22″ white Mola Demi softlight. Check out more of Fiona’s work at her blog and website: www.fionaquinn.co.nz blog.fionaquinn.co.nz
Spotted! In this behind the scenes video we spot photographer Yu Tsai shooting Ke$ha for Blackbook. In this video we spot a 22″ white Mola Demi and a 33″ white Mola Euro. As with all his shoots Yu always has fun. behind the scenes video below… and some final stills here: www.yutsai.com
For its August issue, Elle Canada worked with renowned hair stylist Sam McKnight. With art direction by Brittany Eccles, John Van Der Schilden captures models Jenna Earle and Zoe Colivas in sleek autumn designs from the likes of Michael Kors, Maison Martin Margiela and Calvin Klein. Jeff Brown @ S1 Digital did all the retouching and B&W conversions following John?۪s direction.
Model Dauphine McKee graces the cover of the August issue of Elle Canada??magazine. Photographer:??John van der Schilden Styling:??Rita Liefheber,??Hair:??Susana Hong,??Make-up:??Greg Wencel,??Manicure:??Delia Lupan,??Art Direction:??Brittany Eccles Click the image to open the behind the scenes video in a new window:
featuring Makaela Maran Photographer: Emily Soto Assistant: Susie Talman Makeup: Kim Young using Face Atelier Hair: Kalia White/Lia Darling’ Stylist: Susan Lafica at Fiori Couture
Spotted: The 28″ Mola Setti in a behind the scenes video featuring french photographer Pierre-Edouard Saillard via Hasselblad TV.
This is the exploded diagram that ships with the Mola Softlights, on how to setup your mola from shipment. This compression method uses the pressure of the black compression ring to hold the speedring in place against the back of the soft light. If the speedring turns, use the added black rubber o-ring to stop it doing so. The spacers should be setup to allow at least an inch gap between the strobes flash head and the deflector (PAD / […]
Spotted! In this bts video we spot a 43.5″ Mola Mantti. Photographer??John Van der Schilden uses the 43.5″ Mola Mantti to shoot the Elle Canada Febuary cover with singer Janelle Mon??e. Equipment and studio provided by S1 Studios Canada. video… and the final cover… www.johnvanderschildenphotography.com??& S1 studios Canada
Today the lovely Emily Soto brings us a shoot with british actor, Gregg Sulkin. For this shoot for Glamaholic Magazine, Emily uses the 22″ white mola demi and the 28″ white mola setti softlights. bts video… and the final stills… www.emilysoto.com & www.facebook.com/EmilySotoFashionPhotographer
Spotted! In this behind-the-scenes video we spot a Mola 43.5″ Mantti being used alongside a Para for the Cosmopolitan Magazine covershoot with actress Miley Cyrus. Interestingly, in some of the photos, the photographer uses 2 large light sources to cast two directional shadows almost giving the pictures a sort of ‘ringlight’ appearance. Here is the video with some grabs and edits below it…
Australian wedding photographer, Jonathan Dear brings us some lovely wedding day images he has created with the white 22″ Mola Demi. “I love the portability of the Demi. I have tried??soft-boxes, umbrellas and wide reflectors over the years but nothing compares to the Mola Demi. I can have it setup real fast and I don’t have to worry about wind outdoors.” He uses a lightweight 600w Profoto lithium pack with the Demi mounted on a boom-stick and held by an […]
Talented French photography and film-making team, Epaillard and Machado, bring us a very interesting project they recently lensed. During the 31st International Motorcycling Meeting in Faro, Portugal, they approached bikers to make non-traditional portraits of them. This event attracts some 80,000 people each year so they weren’t short on subjects to photograph! Doing away with makeup, fashion and possibly every hint of conventional fashion beauty, they photograph some tough-looking bikers. In fact they were all very kind and very interested […]
Spotted! We spot a 33″ white Mola Euro in this bts video from a recent Beach Bunny Swimwear shoot with curvy model Kate Upton. and some final stills from the shoot…
Spotted! Mola shooter, Rick Rose pops up on the Profoto blog shooting with the 22″ mola demi and the 28″ mola setti. http://www.profoto.com/blog/portrait-photography-2/rick-roses-smokey-fashion-shoot/ Ricks ??site, flickr and Facebook page.
We have had a number of amazing submissions recently, from previous featured photographers and some new photographers. Today we introduce fashion and beauty photography team, Kat & Duck from Brooklyn, New York. They share with us a recent editorial they shot for Z!NK magazine titled ‘Tarred and Feathered’. In this shoot they used a white 22″ Mola demi with OPAL central deflector and a black grid. Here are some of their stunning images, with the final inclusions in Z!NK at […]
Regular contributor Fiona Quinn from New Zealand brings us another gorgeous editorial titled, ‘Tokyo Swan’. Here she used the white 28″ Mola Setti for the photos and the last photo for the Wellington Style cover was with a white 22″ Mola Demi. Fiona has been recently running some fashion and beauty workshops in New Zealand and some plans to bring them to Australia. You can find more about her workshops on her website here: workshop.fionaquinn.co.nz. (again, as with the new […]
Polina Osherov is a commercial fashion & portrait photographer working out of Indianapolis, IN. She loves being a visual storyteller, creating tales of romance and heartbreak with her team using strong directional lighting that lends a cinematic quality to her work. In this shoot titled ‘Indiscretion’, Polina uses a white 22″ Mola Demi. We love the old film noir look she re-created to tell this story. polinaosherov.viewbook.com blog.polinaosherov.com
San Francisco based photographer, Michael Corsentino brings us a great setup for shooting your own headshot. Mike keeps it simple using a white background, one light modified with a white 22″ Mola Demi with diffusion sock and a curved reflector. Usually creating your own self portraits can be quite tricky, but Mike uses a wireless approach allowing him to fine-tune the camera / lighting from his posed position. (read more about that here) and the fabulous result… www.corsentinophotography.com www.corsentinoblog.com