Wednesday 28 December 2011

Dans Ghia

2011 also was the year of the Ghia!! Quite a few of you know that I have a love for all things vintage Volkswagen.  A good friend Dan and a keen amateur photographer had finished getting his gorgeous and crazy low Karrman Ghia on the road.

We had talked for a while about shooting it and now that it was finished a date booked and the shoot was on. I had been gathering some bits for a make shift car rig for a while and by the end of September we had all we needed and were ready to give it a try. The plan was to shoot for two days, first off trying static shots with various light setups and the second day to give the rig ago and try some tracking shots.

Here are the results I hope you like cheers Dave

This is the first location we tried.  tucked underneath a bridge in Coventry.

Two 600 w/s profoto heads either end of the car with wide angle reflectors.

Triggered with Profoto Air

Shot on my Hasselblad H4D


Behind the scenes from above.
  

Same light setup as above for these shots however on the last one, soft boxes were used rather than bare reflectors. Purple hue added in post.



Day 2 and couldn't resist a shot under this tree before we tried the rig shots



And here is the result of lots and lots of trial and error! We tried first with our rig made out of an aerial pole, whilst this was plenty strong enough it was no where near rigid enough. During the long exposures there was way too much blur on the car caused by movement of the camera. 


This is our first rig, single aerial pole, various clamps and suction cups. It did work but was very tricky to get a clear shot.


And this is the final rig we made which we was what was used in the shot above. Just as we were about to give up Dan suggested we use the tripod. It works perfectly albeit there is a lot to clone out after!!







Phillip & Nicola's Big Day!

I also had the pleasure this year of shooting Phillip and Nicola's beautiful wedding at Hagley Hall in Stourbridge. It was a slightly tempestuous day in June, a bit of of rain, a bit of glorious sunshine and a lot of wind made for some very dramatic shots.

There are a few more shots of my facebook page www.facebook.com/davidhallphoto please click that like button if you like what you see here :D

Here are some of my favorites from their big day......


This shot is probably my favorite from the day. Shot on the back lawn of the Hall with a 60 x 60 cm softbox boomed up high by my trusty assistant!

 










I'm taking bookings for 2012 & 2013 so if your engaged and looking for a photographer ploease do get in touch and we can have a chat about your big day. My mobile is 07813 601 168 or email me David - info @ davidhallphoto.com ( without the spaces )
cheers

David

The Ragdolls

Well its been an un-excusable amount of time since my last post! So I not going to try other than to say Im sorry and have made a new years resolution to at least update my blog for 2012 at least once a month! You may hold me to that!!

Anyway as 2011 comes to a close i've been busy planning shoots for the year ahead which made me think of the blog and distinct lack of posts that I have made this year. With this in mind over the next few days I shall post up some selected photographic highlights of 2011

One of the most exciting things to happen this year is the formation of my new photographic partnership with a  good friend of mine Alex Styles. The ragdolls will by a by word for photographic excellence, creativity, passion and fun :D

Here are some shots from a a shoot with the beautiful Georgia Coultas and Zena Giambrone.

Photography the Ragdolls
Videography Ed Styles
Hair & Makeup - Zens Bridal

The brief was basically to shoot some beauty images, super clean, dynamic shots for Zens Bridal makeup portfolio.

Shot on a Hasselblad H4D

Profoto Acute B2 pack with white beauty dish & Reflector




The video from the shoot can be found here....

http://vimeo.com/22752255
Comments always welcome.

cheers

Dave