Comments on: Studio Lighting with touch of Vintage ~ Lots of Pictures & Techniques

By: Karl Bratby

Karl Bratby — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:44:07 +0000

nice work Damien….

By: damien

damien — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:41:59 +0000

Hi Shiny,

Yes, I’ve used Gingersnap for over four years now. We have our own negotiated rates and term etc. Most agencies have different terms for commercial shoots and test shoots etc. We have different needs again as we are a training establishment.

We use about 10 models each month from Gingersnap so we could be considered trading partners. We certainly look after each other.

Kind regards,

Damien.

By: damien

damien — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:36:15 +0000

Hi Mart,

I’ll have my 100mm lens in my bag and no 70-200 zoom tomorrow in Amsterdam. It will be great to shoot alongside you with the same optic.

Cheers,

Damien.

By: damien

damien — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:34:17 +0000

Hi George,

I agree with you. The 100mm feels so perfectly balanced on the 5D mk2. It’s a lens that leaves me not wanting more. The crisp pictures and clarity of contrast makes the pictures pop without the need to add punch in post production.

Cheers, Damien.

By: damien

damien — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:30:20 +0000

Thanks for being there Susan and Chris.

You made the effort and you get to reap the rewards. I got to have a day of picture making fun with you too.

Kind regards,

Damien.

By: damien

damien — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:27:03 +0000

Thanks Lucy, Roger, Ian, Will and Martin for your compliments.

By: damien

damien — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:19:29 +0000

Hi Chloe,

You were great, I’m definitely going to book you again. Thanks for your kind words,

Damien.

By: Chris Thomas

Chris Thomas — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:56:54 +0000

Another Awesome day at the Lovegroves, 100 % spot on.
Damien Motivates, educates and inspires. and with Marco as his right hand man, I only wish they were going to the World Cup, we may just need them…….

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 09 May 2010 23:18:44 +0000

Very beautiful shots Damien these are really excellent.

By: Shiny

Shiny — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:44:08 +0000

Notice that you use Gingersnap, a member of the association of model agents. May I assume that you negotiate more favourable terms of business than are shown as standard on their website….esp. for example that one may only make use of one image for one year from a shoot. Do you usually have an agreed set of uses which you always request when you book models?

By: Will Pateman Photography

Will Pateman Photography — Sat, 08 May 2010 18:39:56 +0000

very 50,s and 60,s look ..looks like Twiggy..Love those T-stained set of images

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 08 May 2010 13:45:37 +0000

Wow – these are stunning. The first shot is simply superb, as is “the shocker of a shot”. Frankly, they all are.

By: Mart-G

Mart-G — Sat, 08 May 2010 12:10:36 +0000

I’m liking the touch of vintage, some classic images there, and further motivation for me to attend one of your studio workshops.

Good to see you’ve got your 100mm f/2.8 L IS, and are pleased with it. Following the excellent results I achieved with mine on your recent Speedlight Mastery workshop in Manchester, I’m really looking forward to shooting with you in the Dam on Thursday and learning more of your invaluable techniques.

By: Susan Renée

Susan Renée — Sat, 08 May 2010 10:37:30 +0000

Learned so much with your relaxed, informative and generous teaching style. Thank you for a great day – I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone looking to improve their repertoire of studio techniques. The hospitality was wonderful too. Thank you Damien, Julie & Blaise & Marko.

By: George

George — Sat, 08 May 2010 09:37:00 +0000

Glad you enjoyed the 100mm IS.

All my other lenses surprisingly now seem slightly soft after using this lens for some time. The focus has a real ‘snap’ to it.

Look closely at the bokeh quality too – it’s awesome.

Cheers