Dec 21, 2012

Let's clock out of blogger for the festive season

I'm going somewhere with no internet access, that's right, OFFLINE for 1 week (can't wait !)
Planning to simplify my gear while there too : just my 5DmkII and a 50mm which I keep forgetting about and it creeps back into my eyesight every so often. Im not a prime lens girl, I just love being overwhelmed by the speed and all the possibilities of a brilliant zoom lens like the 24-70. But it's also lovely to slow down when you can afford, and step back or forward until you got the frame right. These portraits of my cats were taken by the 50mm 1.8. It does make the mess in the kitchen neater, doesn't it  :-D
Anyway, I ll have hours of fun with this lens, hope you get to shoot lots  too and have fun with photography.



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Style Skin fashion editorial shoot in Cafe en Seine, Dublin

A good few years ago, the super duper guys from Cafe En Seine allowed me to shoot on their 1st floor (magnificently decorated in art deco) for 2 exciting 1920s looking shoot for jeweler Celine C.
I am really really happy and grateful that they allowed us in again so close to Christmas for Style Skin's last shoot of the year.



We'd be lying our teeth if we said that it was boring and we enjoyed no minute of it. It was actually very interesting to find ways to blend Justyna's ultra modern style with the art deco. And have fun with it.




Dec 20, 2012

Awesome rotating table in use : product shot

I finally found a proper use for the rotating table (well, technically called a turntable and mostly used for display!) : Potter Colm De Ris had lent me a stunning teapot along with the bowl that features in the video that I posted a few weeks ago, what better subjects for a first spin !

The table turns 2 1/2 times per minute which is a perfect pace for video : not too quick so we get the details out but not too slow so I don't need to shoot ages to get what I need.



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Dec 17, 2012

Flavors.me

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January 2013 pdn issue is PACKED with interesting information for self promotion (website advice, photo promo ideas, social media tools...)
One article about 10 tools for social media mentioned flavors.me. I confess I've never heard of this website before but I love the idea so I gave it a go right here.
It's handy to combine all online presence into 1 page. So far I've tried the free version to give it a trial, but the upgrade has lots of extra tools and options... worth checking out !

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Dec 10, 2012

Latest shoot with Style Skin & mentions in online British Vogue •<|:-)

Style Skin has been borderline Christmassy, theatrical and playful...we didn't expect less from her :-D
Check her blog http://style-skin.com/ for details on the designers she used.

And check this : Justyna's fashion flair got British Vogue "Street Chic" feature attention with one of her  sparkling looks.

Style Skin fashion blogger, photography by http://www.Sylviephotography.com

Style Skin fashion blogger, photography by http://www.Sylviephotography.com

Style Skin Irish fashion blogger, photography by Dublin based photographer http://www.Sylviephotography.com

Style Skin Irish fashion blogger, photography by Dublin based photographer http://www.Sylviephotography.com

Style Skin Irish fashion blogger, photography by Dublin based photographer http://www.Sylviephotography.com
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Dec 2, 2012

Oh ! for the love of Craft !!! an interesting video project with potter Colm De Ris

This video is the perfect example of something born out of a proper team work and exchange of ideas between myself and Colm De Ris, who was very much involved in the making of it, not only by lending his voice and his image for the footage.
We shot it over 3 3-hour sessions along with a quick interview that ended up putting the whole story telling aspect of the video together. There's something really lovely in Colm's pace that matches the pace of the video, because that's the same rhythm as clay turning and all over movements going on in his workshop.
I had previously shot lifestyle short videos for Nicholas Mosse website. I thought it's a lovely idea to put the product in context and its best use. Im delighted I now got to shoot the craftmanship behind these beautiful items.


My initial idea was really based on the craftmaking process, there was going to be a lot of close ups and a lot of angles allowing to show the know-how and the evolution of the clay into a piece of art. While I haven't shown all different stages, because they were just too mechanical or not visually interesting, the whole transformation is there within 3 minutes, which I think is fascinating.

The video was shot with a Canon 5d MkII and several lenses : 16-35mm L 2.8, 70-200mm L 4, 24-70mm L 2.8. I used Final cut Pro 7 for the editing, and Audition for the audio enhancement, which is a phenomenal tool I got to learn for the purpose of this project.

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