This video got me wishing I was on a Carolina beach shooting this weekend. I love my variable ND for these types of shots.

Yes I feel you on trying to record the shoot , audio and video, AND shoot, all by yourself , the struggle is real!!! Looks and sounds great amazing job.

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Lmao absolutely it’s real but whatever it takes to help someone

That's beautiful B. I would have placed the strobe on her shadow side, every pose, every shot. Gotta try new things.

🔥🔥🔥 As always. Will be getting the Black Dish soon.

Enjoyed…..thanks for sharing.

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate it

Great video, beautiful model.. ❤❤

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Outstanding ❤

Mr. Cole your photography is very excellent 👌 superb! And next level of than others professional photographers. I would watch to your every tutorial. Thanks! Mr. Cole.......👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🥇🥈🥉🏅🎖️

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Much love thank you

Amazing photographer + Amazing Model = AWESOME SAUCE 🔥☀️☝🏾💛🩷❤️💚💙

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. Thanks fam

great video

dope, dope , dope!

Yeah, the raw images definitely look better. But I understand it’s about giving the client what they wants. Great job though!

Beautifuly done

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

nice, photography sir

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

My recommendation to you when you post videos of you taking photos start recording the view finder a lot more. Because I rather see what’s going on the camera

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

I like giving that angle sometimes, but again sometimes that gets pretty heavy and uncomfortable but I’ll include more thank you

nice video did u use nd8 3 stops I just order some

Look's like you was in my hood! East Beach Baby!

I know you would have needed more crew, but I wonder what a large Scrimm would have done that shoot?

I like the raw image better than the edited one.

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

They look good straight out of camera absolutely. Model wanted more of a ancient look with a bluer sky. I had fun editing these tho

How much stops nd filter? On average how much power on the flash? Only shade on the legs.

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

I can’t remember if I used a 3 or 6 stop. The modifier was used to block the Sun on some and then moved on others. You can also see how much the light is controlled in the raw files

You're not shading her at all with the softbox, maybe only part of her legs in some shots.

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

From the video you cannot tell but trust me, if there was no shade at all that Sun plus flash would be much more uncontrollable. Feel free to look at the raw image

@charminbaer2323

Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonColePhotography i love your work, but you can CLEARLY see the softbox's shadow being cast in front of the model, no where near over the model. You're still getting great images obviously because you're lighting your model with plenty of soft light. Here's a prime example of shading your model with your modifier. kzread.info/dash/bejne/laKLkrmJds7LhZM.html

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

@@charminbaer2323nderstand you might not see the entire softbox cover her body. I don’t need too. I only care about the face area. When you can mix ambient and flash PROPERLY images turn out like that. Lol I don’t understand why you so hung up on what is shaded and what’s not. It’s about advice , helping others and creating banging images. As long as that is achieved I did my job.

@charminbaer2323

Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonColePhotography “I’m hung up” on something because you’re saying you’re doing one thing, but you’re clearly not. You’re not shading even the face, which is ok, because the flash is doing it’s job. I’m just giving some constructive criticism here, not here to talk trash. Any other photographers care to chime in will say the same. I mean, you even have the flash on the same side as the sun and you even admit that.

@JEDINITE30

Жыл бұрын

In this example, the softbox wasn't shading her face at all, it was shading her lower body. The shadow cast by the softbox is where the shade is at and it is on her legs; and in some shots it was directly on the sand and missing her completely. The angle of the softbox to the subject must match the angle of the sun to shade her face. In this case the softbox angle didn't match. The softbox was too low and the sun was too high, so the sun could still "see" her. We are not blind and video doesn't play tricks in that regard. The only thing video can fool you on is dynamic range because cameras have less of it compared to our eyes (not where the shadows are falling). The shots were still nice because of the under-exposure of the camera, which still lowered the light shinning on her face from the sun, low enough, to not register in camera as much. The technique in question requires full shade cast by the softbox to completely block out the sun. So essentially, you are cutting bad light and adding good light. Light is additive, so some of the light in the images was coming from the lower exposed sun, mixed with the light from the softbox. That is why she still had a hotspot close to the top of her forehead. Still, great images though.

What are you using to get your on camera pov footage?

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Gopro9

Were you shooting in HSS with a variable ND Filter?

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Using a 1.2 lens on the beach I was letting in alot of light

She is perfect.

4:17min, 6:36min, 12:58min etc. show that the softbox did not the face at any time. Bad advice. However I like the photos very much.

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Bad advice? So your saying me as a professional photographer. Regardless if the softbox shaded or not at some points in the video, the information I gave, the tips in shooting off camera flash in midday sun is bad advice? If something doesn’t happen or if “seems” not to happen in the little time content creators put these videos together for photographers who are learning doesn’t mean it’s bad advice. Let’s stop going after people. You are more then welcome to find a beach, get a model and let’s see you create in mid day sub with nothing to hide from.. and post the raws. Id love to see your work

@andreasstolten9179

Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonColePhotography Your are right: the adice to shade to model with the softbox is valid and helpful. And I use this technique quite often. My only complain is, that in this video you did not follow this technique and the video and the pictures do not demostrate this technique. The viewer is to some extent mislead between your pictured and a proper application of this technique. I am worried about you emphasing being a professional. Being a good photograoher often in not related to having the need to earn money. Often times this even is a contradion. And even being a good photography educator is not related to being be good photographer. In your video you could be have mentioned that the technique of shaing the model has not been perfected executed in this single instance. A shooting is rarely perfect in all regards. At least my shootings. However being hoenst is good idea. And a suggestion: As is said I use this technique quite often. However I often have the issure that the edge of shade can be seen in frame. I found some techniques to hide the shadow by means of foreground grass oder by a low perspective. I would have been nice to your see your approach.

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

@@andreasstolten9179 thank you I appreciate the comment. As a creator I know exactly what I am trying to teach. The information I like to put out during the photoshoot. Since I dont show you the entire 1 1/2 hours of the photoshoot, I can see how some images may appear that the model may not be in the shade. However that does not make the actual video and message unusable. In the future I'll ensure I hit on those issues more clearer. I appreciate your comment.

Did you go to Miami swim week

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

I did not

Pay attention to 2 major things he touched on. 1- Shooting midday Sun is challenging 2- He used the dish as shade and light 💡 #Ingenious 🔥☝🏾📸

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Much love

@catchlite5196

Жыл бұрын

So what is being shaded? Her legs?

@catchlite5196

Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonColePhotography Your energy during the shoot is awesome!

@LMoProVisualComm

Жыл бұрын

using your modifier to shade a subject is a common practice, especially if you don't have assistance and without a big scrim. we talk about ND filters like they are new. they've been around for years and if you're caught out there once: it won't happen again I can tell you that. They're other professions that don't care about using ND's because they want to avoid color casting/unnecessary editing and they surely don't care about flash power. but hey I get it. just another solution to a problem you face based on your shooting conditions...

@coast2coastimagery

Жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff!!

Anyone hear the flash setting?

Hey, Brandon. Not trying to be the bearer of bad news, but you are setting yourself up for unnecessary criticism. Shade is shade. Whatever that shade is blocking, it's going to reflect that on The ground. So if you have two shadows on the ground. One Of the Modifier and one of the model. That says your modifier. Is not shading your model.

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Lol it’s not critical bro. It’s the results that matter. You can’t criticize good work. and when you shoot on a BEACH, In the sun as bright and as high as it is, trust me, seeing a shadow is barely visible. I don’t think it matters seeing a shadow or not. What’s important is the information being put out so people can learn how to shoot in situations like this.

@jerryphoto1

Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonColePhotography You're definitely right about that., Getting information out there. That will benefit. Those. That are learning. Unfortunately, there's a lot of haters out there. That will take the opportunity. To hate. On individuals trying to educate Up and coming photographers. Keep pushing forward. And putting out great content. You definitely have a loyal follower. Keep up the great work, Chief.

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

@@jerryphoto1 Of course. Gotta learn to keep it moving. A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of a sheep.

@charminbaer2323

Жыл бұрын

I wasn't "hating" on him, I was giving him constructive criticism, now he's acting like we're "haters" or "sheep"?? lol. Even YOU pointed out that his model is no where near being shaded by the modifier. Brandon, if you're gonna start acting like you're infallible and can't take constructive criticism, then YOU are the one with an issue and letting your channel get to your head.

@JEDINITE30

Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonColePhotography It's not critical? But it is what your video is about right? Isn't that what you are trying to teach? Wouldn't a well made video referencing exactly what you're talking about suite your followers in more constructive manner and eliminate any possibility of so called "HATERS" lol, to correct or criticize? IJS

Where are the real raw files? The photos you provided were a modified JPEG and 2 modified PSD files. Yet, you said they were raw?

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

These file are raw files and have not been modified at all. There should be no jpegs in there I’ll double check

@user-hz6lj3jb4z

Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonColePhotography Yes, 1 jpeg and 2 psd's. Thanks!!!! Looking forward to seeing the raws

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

@@user-hz6lj3jb4z not a problem

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

The two raw files are in there. They have not been modified whatsoever. They are straight out of the camera like that. Just properly exposed.

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

There are also other videos before this one, that I have linked raw files. This was the last video giving raws as I dont feel the need to keep doing that. I dont know another photographer giving raw files in almost every video but me. But im here for you all. But those are the last ones

Nubian goddess on fire! ❤

The color of the edited sky looks horrible.

@BrandonColePhotography

Жыл бұрын

Sorry you don’t like the edited shots. It’s what the model wanted. I enjoyed editing them