Softlights

Graphikus

Graphikus

Photography & Fashion Fiona Quinn @ Debut Management Makeup Amber Caroll using MAC Hair Sara Allsop @ Dharma using Wella Models Izzy @ 62 models & Natasha @ N Model Management Retouching Monica Chamorro  

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Sleeper FW14

Sleeper FW14

Duck Feeney with Samantha Sleeper for her FW14 Bridal collection Mola Demi white w/diffusion, stacked PAD and Opal Models: Dahlia Izatullaeva @ One Model Management, Chloe Cmarada Makeup: Laura Buck  

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Congratulations!

Congratulations!

John van der Schilden wins at National Magazine Awards – Retouching by S1 Digital – Jeff Brown Congratulations to Toronto and NYC based photographer John van der Schilden and the team for winning the beauty category of the 37th National Magazine Awards! Titled Masterpiece Theater / Elle Canada. Retouching by S1 Digital Senior Retoucher Jeff Brown Brittany Eccles, Art Director Juliana Schiavinatto, Stylist Vanessa Craft, Beauty Director  

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How to assemble

How to assemble

In addition to the webinar featured throughout the website, please refer also to these diagrams. You can download a highres pdf here: Kit consists of: 1 Rubber O-Ring with adhesive 8 bolts 12 washers 8 threaded studs 4 wing nuts 12 spacers total: 4 long, 4 medium, 4 short AllenWrench 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 […]

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Free Spirit

Free Spirit

Elle Canada Photographer: Arkan Zakharov Stylist: Juliana Schiavinatto Art Direction: Denis Desro

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Creative Live

Creative Live

Check out this great article on Emily Soto?۪s blog from Creative Live?۪s Modern Women?۪s Portraiture course in Las Vegas.

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Purple Reign

Purple Reign

The new Rayo reflector and Fionna Quinn: ??I wanted this beauty shoot to have a darker but dramatic feeling and I wanted a direct contrasty, quite hard light source. The shadows would deep and crisp and there would be little spill onto the background.?? Fionna has added a diffused layer to the front of reflector to slightly soften the overall look without distorting the true effect of the reflector. The Rayo was designed not to use our standard diffusion material […]

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Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin Patch

Here is a nice departure by Fiona Quinn. Spring…which has eluded us for the last several months. Shot in studio with the Setti – white interior, with and without the diffuser to vary the contrast, brightness and directionality.  

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Mola user: Eric Fagerheim

Mola user: Eric Fagerheim

Eric Fagerheim is a photographer based in Norway where he runs his company www.fotofashion.no. ??I enjoy all types of photography from fashion, composite images to weddings, I find challenges in them all. I have been shooting for more than five years now, and always try to make my images unique. My style often comes from how I light my set, more time spent lighting means less time editing. My rule is that one image shouldn’t take more than an hour […]

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The secrets of creating dramatic headshots

The secrets of creating dramatic headshots

Michael Corsentino is an award-winning contemporary photographer, lighting evangelist, author, speaker and workshop leader. His 30 year love affair with the magic and science of photography has allowed him to create stylish, dramatic and edgy images. Michael also enjoys educating others about everything photography including business workflow and strategies. In this issue of Shutter Magazine Michael details the secrets to creating dramatic headshots. Please click here to be directed to the PDF (25MB).

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Shake, Rattle and Roll

Shake, Rattle and Roll

??I wanted a strong contrasty look with deep shadows and didn’t mind some drop off, I also shot this on the tungsten colour balance to give the shots a cooler colour cast. I asked my stylist to source a few things for me when she was working on another shoot – I wanted a slight androgynous feeling but some shots with a more feminine twist which is indicative of the era. Its important with fashion to not be to literal […]

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Glam hours

Olivier Chauvignat’s love for photography started in the 70’s. He is now a Beauty & Fashion Photographer in Paris, France. His favourite subject is??? light! His specialties are Fashion, Swimwear and Beauty featuring body, hair and jewlery. His work in studio with sophisticated lighting and using available light with the addition of flash is what gives his work that added edge.     http://olivierchauvignat.icon6.com/fashion-lison-baudy-stylist http://olivierchauvignat.icon6.com/fashion-pain-de-sucre

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12 Girl About Town

12 Girl About Town

Mola Demi silver with 20 degree black polycarbonate grid Photographer: Duck Feeney Styling: Cameron Carpenter Hair: Matthew Green Makeup: Jennifer Nam Styling Assistant: Tyron Jones Model: Linsey Byard at Muse

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Skull Theory

Skull Theory

Mola Demi silver with 20 degree black polycarbonate grid Photographer: Duck Feeney Styling: Sherah Jones Hair: Uno Makeup: Rose Fortuna Model: Amedine Elina

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Shades of the Orient

Shades of the Orient

Demi – White w/black 20 degree grid. Photographer : Brian Rolfe Model: Cassy @ Milk Model Management, London Makeup: Heidi Scarlett King Hair: Shota Fujimoto Styling: Heidi Scarlett King/Brian Rolfe  

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Wanting

Wanting

Luis Aragon is a DC based fashion and beauty photographer and cofounder of studio400, a 3,000 sf. photography studio in Lorton, VA. Together with his wife Kathy Aragon, a hair stylist and make-up artist they began to build a clean yet ??raw?? esthetic that got them both recognized quickly by major agencies in New York. The work they produced together really reflected the best of their models. Today, Luis maintains a reputation for understanding the delicate balance needed to create […]

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Fascinator

Fascinator

English photographer Roger Charles brings us Fascinators this month. Mola Demi – white, Lencarta Elite Pro 300 strobe Model: Romanie Smith Makeup Artist: Francis Hayes-Hall Headpieces by Carrie Jenkinson Millinery  

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Motion meets Flash

Motion meets Flash

By Michael Corsentino, excerpt from Shutter Magazine October 2013 ??Mola Softlights beauty dishes are a lot like love – hard to define but you know you?۪d be lost without it! From soft to hard, and specular to diffuse the Demi provides crisp, gorgeous light with a bit of sizzle in all the right places. A go to modifier that?۪s easily transportable with enough spread to get the job done, the Demi is a winner!?? (Michael Corsentino) Photographer: Michael Corsentino Model: […]

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Mola user: Miguel Jacobs

Mola user: Miguel Jacobs

Miguel used the Mola Rayo with the Profoto 1000 watt ProTungsten Air to shoot the Marlowe Spring 2013 campaign.  

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White or silver?

White or silver?

The Mola Setti or Sollo ??? a technical look at both the Mola Setti and Sollo reflectors, their characteristics and comparison. Authored by Leo A. Aquino, photographer   Mola Setti or Sollo? That’s a question that’s been asked by more than a few people, including myself, interested in using a BD. And although the question seems simple enough, the answer, unfortunately, doesn’t seem to be. Being the owner of the 28″ Mola Setti White and, more recently, the 28″ Mola […]

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