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 MAILBOXES (2008) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr  777 (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr  POST HARDWOODS (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr My photo-taking has hit an all-time low as I've been dabbling in video, but I'm about to kick it back into gear.
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 VAN BUREN & MORGAN (2008) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr
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 HI-FI • 01 (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr
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 HI-FI • 02 (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr woot fatigue fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Jul 29, 2012 |
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 A.K. RIKK'S • UNDER CONSTRUCTION (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr I'm doing a photo book + short film of this place as my job for the next few months.
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Jul 29, 2012 21:04
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 LOCATION, LOCATION... (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr So I've been handed a victorian-era ballroom and brothel to do whatever with.
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Aug 3, 2012 18:45
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FasterThanLight posted:Did you ever end up creating that porn kickstarter? Never got around to that. I've been experimenting with film/video work, but it's just too time-intensive for me to make it a priority. Still photography is my moneymaker. I've put together a production crew so that when a client wants video to go with the photos, I can have them manage all of the equipment and logistics, I can show up to direct and shoot, then hand it off to them to edit it. Once they have the timeline edits locked down they hand it back to me to do the color correction, grading, graphics and final polishing - basically what's needed to give it my "look". I've just started working on a few really cool projects, I just don't want to say too much about them yet as it's all pretty new. I'm working with a commercial real estate developer doing not just photography, but also somewhat of a "creative director" role. One is a super high-end fashion boutique/workshop/event space, a billionare's pet-project, no expense spared and ridiculously detailed. Another is a pair of markets made out of converted shipping containers (which is something I've been wanting to do as an office for quite some time...). The third is the building in the photo posted above, which will have ground-floor retail/gallery space - I'm trying to figure out what to do with the additional three floors and ballroom. The most realistic idea at the moment is to turn it into a multi-level video/photo studio. If I can find the time in the next few weeks I'm going to try turning that ceiling dome into a giant soft box. In the meantime we're going to throw some ridiculous parties and turn the basement into a swimming pool. Oh, and if any of you are in West Michigan and have a crazy idea for a shoot and need a formerly-abandoned ballroom to shoot it in, I've got you covered.
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So I have this new client... OH DEER! (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr
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 A.K. RIKK'S • PRELIMINARY PHOTOGRAPHY (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr  A.K. RIKK'S • PRELIMINARY PHOTOGRAPHY (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr Test-shots to figure out what works.
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 UNF by Brad Gillette, on Flickr I made some long-overdue upgrades which will really help to overcome some interior shooting hurdles and help me take my work to the next level. - Canon 5D Mk II + BG-E6 - Canon TS-E 17/4L - Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod + 410 3-Way Geared Head + 555 Leveling Center Column The difference in initial image quality is like night and day. I was up shooting until 5:00am this morning. I'll be in the same situation tonight processing them all. It'll be worth it.
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aliencowboy posted:What were you shooting with before? In chronological order: - Olympus E-300 (4/3rds) + kit lens - Canon Rebel XTi + 17-40L - Hasselblad 500C + Zeiss Distagon 50/4 C - Hasselblad 500CM + Zeiss Distagon T 50/4 CFi - Canon 40D + 17-40L + 10-22 - Borrowed 5Dmk2 from a friend whenever I had a shoot - Rebel T2i with Magic Lantern My old tripod was a decade-old silver Bogen-Manfrotto with those horrible twist-locks and only raised as high as my chin. It had a super-stiff 322RC2 grip-action ball head that would knock the camera everywhere whenever I tried to make the slightest adjustment. Needless to say, this new setup is zen-like. I think I'm going to try adding a single-axis focusing rail for slight side-to-side movements when trying to line up symmetrical shots.
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aliencowboy posted:Have you ever considered going back to film with large format for your interior design/architecture work? It seems like it would be well suited. I guess there's also a point at which clients don't know or care about differences in the final product for it to be worth the hassle. With the TS-E 17/4 I can take an image larger than the 5d's sensor by shifting the lens and stitching. I'd say the image quality is better than what I used to get from 6x6 Hasselblad Flextight scans. With the added conveniences of digital capture and not having to spot for dust. I sometimes do reminisce and dream of returning to film, but then I remember losing 55 rolls of 120 on a flight from San Francisco to Chicago and having to covertly fly back on my own dime and reshoot an entire two-week travel campaign while telling my agency that the film lab must be backed up.
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My on-site office for the project I'm working on: A.K. RIKK'S • PRELIMINARY PHOTOGRAPHY (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr I'm wondering if I should do a project thread, to kind of go over the whole process of such a large project.
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Oct 4, 2012 23:33
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 A.K. RIKK'S • PRELIMINARY PHOTOGRAPHY (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr
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 OLD KENT (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr Loving this lens. Trying to scrape together $2k before the Canon rebates end at the end of the month so I can pick up the 24/3.5 too.
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 A.K. RIKK'S • PRELIMINARY PHOTOGRAPHY (2012) by Brad Gillette, on Flickr My Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II came this morning, which is great because the shift-lock knob on my TS-E 17mm f/4L just stopped functioning less than a month after picking it up...
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I done finished my book.  A.K. RIKK'S BOOK SPREADS // 002-003 by Brad Gillette, on Flickr  A.K. RIKK'S BOOK SPREADS // 004-005 by Brad Gillette, on Flickr  A.K. RIKK'S BOOK SPREADS // 008-009 by Brad Gillette, on Flickr  A.K. RIKK'S BOOK SPREADS // 040-041 by Brad Gillette, on Flickr  A.K. RIKK'S BOOK SPREADS // 052-053 by Brad Gillette, on Flickr
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Because one can never have too many Eames chairs, I picked up two of these.  I'm hopefully going to shoot some new home/office photos sometime soon.
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Santa is strapped posted:Be honest - how long does it take you to dust that one shelf You haven't even seen the mess of old cameras on top... But it actually doesn't take much time at all. I hit all of the intricate stuff with compressed air, then wipe off the open surfaces with a microfiber cloth.
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 A developer I work with has an option on this building. If he goes through with it I'm going to do a live/work gallery space somewhere on the first and second floor. There will, of course, be windows in place of the brown brick.
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