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| Man In A Hat |
The Dark RoomYes indeedy folks I couldnt resist adding a discussion board for all things photographic to this little corner. I will be posting photos of one and all very soon...promise! |
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| Whimwham |
Excellent...I could do with some photo help! | ||
| Man In A Hat |
Well just ask away! I am more than happy to assist with all photograpically related question! | ||
| Minnie the Minxtress |
Well - you are clever MIAH.... I am about to start my final module for this academic year and I was hoping to hire out the photographic studio in college. I've never done this before, and although the tutors are very helpful, I was wondering if you had any tips or hints about setting up a studio with regards to lighting etc? | ||
| Miss Kitty Lou |
Ooooh, I'm a happy Kitty now, I could talk photography for hours! I love it even more than shoes! | ||
| Man In A Hat |
Lighting wise the big thing is think carefully about what you want first. I would recommend using one of the following twi lighting set ups 1. USe two big soft boxes each 45 degrees from your subject. If shooting against a black background thats it, if shooting against a white background, also aim a light at the background and ensure its two stops lighter than your subject. (if using black backdrop make sure its two stops darker than your subject) - this set up is called the page three set up as it has been used for that for so long 2. For moody shadows or nudes use one light with a snoot at 90 degrees to subject. For high key images use the same lighting rig and adjust exposure on camera. |
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| lushem |
minx, if you need a model, i would be happy to oblige, being so near and that xx | ||
| Man In A Hat |
see as soon as there is a mention of nude photography they all come out of the wood work.. | ||
| DarklyDelicious Millicent |
Well this thread was well times MIAH...
I said i would ask if you MIAH could tell me how much it would REALLY cost to have a photo in poster size???? Any ideas? xx |
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| Selena Lix |
i was gonna ask how much do professionals usually charge- what is a good price and when should you be wary? | ||
| Man In A Hat |
Yes indeed. Posters XL provides very large prints as poster or canvas, poster format 200 x 100 cm £79.99. In honety i dont know how good they are as i get all my large format printing done on a proffesional Epson A1 printer - and i just fling the guy the odd bottle of port! This is not the only option though. Exhibition size prints of 10x15inches mounted look superb, and means you can go for a Fuji Crystal Archive print . I dont know how much these cost as i i get discounted rates, but i expect £12 or so. I would highly recomend Fuji Crystal archive prints!The display of a photograph is 80% in the mounting and the framing. |
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| Man In A Hat |
Well it does vary hugely. Some people charge £20 with one print, but then charge £75 for each 6x4 print you want. The thing to be sure of is knowing what you are getting up front. Look at the photographers work, and decided if you like it. I know that sounds like a simple thing, but lots of people just dont do it. Next thing to do is establish: How long the session is Is make up and hair provided How many prints will you get How much are additional prints Do they offer a CD of the prints Can you upload the pics to the web Will the shoot be in a studio, outdoors, or in your own home Personally I provide a CD with the pics on, and permission to print images yourself, and use them unedited on the web. This is a big consideration on cost. A photographer who charges £20 for a shoot and then £75 for a 6x4 print, is going to give you 4 small prints for £300 while another photographer may give you CD so you can get 100 prints done if you want for the same cost. Which funnily enough is what i do... For a london shoot, in a studio, with make up and hair by our very own Ruby Rose, 2 1/2 hour shoot and 20 9x6 prints, + a CD of the images cost £300. There are some cheaper, and some more expensive. As with anything have a look around and find someone who is providing what you want. A big word of caution. Never book a photographer that insists you come to a shoot alone! |
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| Minnie the Minxtress |
Thank you darling hatster.x | ||
| Selena Lix |
thank you very much MIAH - its good to know what to look for and when to be cautious 
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| Ruby Rose |
Quite frankly I think everyone should book the Hatster, his work is wonderful - of course I am slighty biased 
Ruby x |
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| DarklyDelicious Millicent |
Thanks for that MIAH..I wondered as i thought £450 for poster size was steep!! | ||
| Man In A Hat |
£450...its a deal! I will do you three! and throw in a bottle of bubbly! | ||
| syntheticdarkness |
just a quick comment aboot price of photograpy at places, i went to Studio 27 in Brighton and they are lovely there! I think the cheapest is £30 and thats for one photo methinks including hair make up and studio, your there for about 2 hours. But, I being the lucky stick i am got it free with a voucher they gave out last year. But as this is the BWi thought i'd just mention they are doing alot of burlesque and retro photography there right now! | ||
| DarklyDelicious Millicent |
Naomi just did a absoulutely fab photoshoot today the pic are really gorgeous of her but couldnt buy any even though they said she qualified for student discount they would have still cost £499...so we will book again in few months time so she can get them..... 
They did give her one print on CD and contacts so she has got them to stare at - apparently shes a photographers dream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
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| Man In A Hat |
As my comments above, some photographers charge very little for the shoot and then charge a huge amount for prints. Be sure you know what is on offer when you book! I think its really unfair to invest time in having photos done, for two or three hours, then get the results and be told you cant keep them! Its why i provide a cd of photos with each shoot. | ||
| syntheticdarkness |
I am just out for TFP right now
Muhahah free stuff! yes i am skint! |
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| DarklyDelicious Millicent |
Hi MIAH
Yes we did know what the cost might be but before were able to buy at later date but no longer - i dont think it good to have to buy photos there and then you need to go away and think about it especially if its for something specific... I also think its a waste of their time and effort too, and they have lost our £500 too....still we can have others..
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| peekaboo bangs |
ooh sounds like something I will be saving up for for my birthday! I have been experimenting a bit at home - and I'm fairly pleased with some of the shots - not too Reader's Wives LOL (well in my humble opinion anyway!) I'm even thinking of using one as my avatar, but we'll see! I just fancy being a pin up girl for a day. And on the basis that this year I am just doing things if I feel like it .... 
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| Minnie the Minxtress |
What a marvellously sterling idea! 'Just doing things for oneself'.... something that I bet, most of us rarely do!
I am desperate to go out and get all dressed up again.... Mr Minx has fractured his ankle so is not up for doing anything except laying on the sofa, ploughing through his work on the laptop and I'm getting all frazzled with my final assignment for college this year... I NEED to do something for me too! I need to jump across to the 'What's On' thread and we MUST make some plans to go out, lovely girls!
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| Man In A Hat |
well my dear I will be at movers and shakers again, and you know if you find yourself short of a man i am always happy to fill the gap. | ||
| Minnie the Minxtress |
Ohhh you are a star, MIAH!
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| syntheticdarkness |
Here is some of MIAH's wonderful work, yes i probably put too many up but still...
    
     
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| Selena Lix |
beautiful pictures! you look gorgeous! | ||
| DarklyDelicious Millicent |
Sorry Miah
Did try to put up some yesterday for a few hours but wouldnt let me! Will try again.xx |
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| DarklyDelicious Millicent |
Well managed to post these pics after fiddling with them in another programme! thanks again to MIAH....
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| DarklyDelicious Millicent |
Not sure what happened but heres other one....no it still wont upload dont know whats wrong with this one still they are on MySpace anyway....xx
well had to add this one of the two girls i think its lovely!!! 
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| Miss Kitty Lou |
Here's some of my favourite shots from the photoshoot, it was fantastic fun!
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| syntheticdarkness |
Kitty Darling.. the 6th best! | ||
| Minnie the Minxtress |
Goodness girlies... you have been busy. And you all look so luscious!!!!!
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| Stuart |
Hello,
This topic has been incredibly useful to an aspiring photographer. Man in a Hat your advice is invaluable, thanks. |
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| Ruby Rose |
Welcome to our cosy little forum Stuart.
The MIAH certainly knows his stuff, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to post as he's a wealth of knowledge. I've taken a peek at your website and spotted some familier faces there
Ruby x |
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| Cherry Noir |
I just have to say, I too have had a look, and damn you're hot Mr Phillipson! | ||
| Cherry Noir |
Sorry, I feel I should put that little out-burst into context - this is my absolutely wonderful bloke, and I'm a little over-excited that he has finally joined this great community we have going on here! 
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| Cherry Noir |
I'll get out of the 'men's room now', sorry *backs out, trips over table, closes door with ominous squeaking of hinges* | ||
| Man In A Hat |
Smiles pleased to hear its of some use and any help i can offer let me know. |
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| Stuart |
Actually if you are offering there is an affect that I am interested in and you seem to know a lot about pro photography. If you click this link (may need a myspace log in)it should take you to a very nice photo of Fanny Divine by David Lister. He seems not only to have used narrow depth of field, but also some kind of soft defocusing effect which I thought looked really nice. Is this a real life filter on the camera or some kind of photoshop effect? Any ideas would be really useful as I would love to replicate this kind of look in some of my own photos.
Thanks for the help. (and thanks for looking at my website Ruby Rose and for the kind welcome. The website needs updating and colour correcting so you can see more recent stuff on myspace/stuartphillipson) |
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| Man In A Hat |
Fantastic photo. It looks to me like it was taken at a very good resoloution or on film. Their are two ways of getting that effect. The first is using a soft but sharp filter. These cost around £100 from B&W i think. They have a kind of mesh which mix a soft focus and at the same time The other way of doing it is to apply a layer in photoshop and apply a soften filter. Then change the opacity to 30-40% and then flatten. | ||
| Stuart |
Thanks you ever so much for the help, I will definitely try experimenting with photoshop and maybe the filter if I can afford it! | ||
| syntheticdarkness |
arn't we all stunning?!! |
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| Herr Geist |
I'd slap random children for a shot with that gorgeous redhead in the pink shirt. RAWR! | ||
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| bighairbigshoes |
I have just found this thread and I wanted to say ladies you all look amazing. And MIAH is very good indeed with the old camera! If you ever do another shoot I'd be happy to offer my make up services, it would be lovely to practise on such lovely faces, but I will be staying firmly behind the camera! | ||
| syntheticdarkness |
Oh hunny, where are you based i have been looking for and MUA for ages! | ||
| bighairbigshoes |
I am based in Manchester. | ||
| syntheticdarkness |
damn!! | ||
| bighairbigshoes |
I can travel depending on the distance. | ||
| syntheticdarkness |
I am in the south! Deep south!  if i ever have a shoot near you i will message you.
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| bighairbigshoes |
No worries my door is always open and my make up brushes are always ready! | ||
| Circe |
I've promised myself a shoot not only of myself/my burlesque alter ego (which I hope shall emerge at the Liverpool workshop) but also some "arty" B&W shots with my gentleman. Who loves London. I smell a road trip
By the way- is this the official "rogues gallery" page? |
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| Man In A Hat |
post away my dear! | ||
| Circe |
Why thankyou Monsieur Chapeau
This is all I have so far that leans towards retro. Taken in the changing room of Rockers England in the Northern Quarter (fantastic shop). I never did buy the dress though
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| DanielKPhoto |
Hi. I'm new here. Glad to see there's a place to talk about photography.
Daniel |
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| Ruby Rose |
You'll be sorry now, everyone will be after your knowledge we positively run stalk photographers on here. As we are such a shy and retiring bunch.
Welcome to the forum my darling, if you feel the urge to share any helpful info with us please dive straight in, we are like little burly sponges! Ruby xxxx |
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| DanielKPhoto |
Thanks! I never mind sharing knowledge.
Daniel |
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| Stuart the photographer |
Is it ok if we post our recent burlesque pictures in here? I just really like the idea of
A: Sharing ideas / techniques B: Showing off C: Thanking the people who sit so patiently for me, with a bit of free publicity. |
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| Herr Geist |
I don't see why that would be a problem. Go for it! I'm sure the ladies here would love to see some of the work and you may even get someone interested in your style who wants to work with you. | ||
| Stuart the photographer |
Excellent, then I will start with the rather spectacular Rosie Voodoo, seen here performing at the Slippery Belle. Really glad I managed to get close enough to get a good shot.
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| Herr Geist |
haha THAT is a cool shot. | ||
| Stuart the photographer |
Thanks! I nearly dropped my camera just before that shot as there were really quite large pyrotechnics to fire all the confetti onto the stage. Thank god for gyroscopically stabilised lenses. | ||
| Diva Hollywood |
Hi honey good to see you hear and great shot
Diva x |
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| Stuart the photographer |
Thought I might post another picture of a very fine performance from the lovely Millie Dollar.
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| Miss Baby Bones |
wow stuart!
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| Man In A Hat |
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 Here is a pic of the very lovely Red Sarah![/img]
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| ladytwiglet |
wooo an ace photography thread? i'm in 
expect mucho postings when i get back from work
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| Stuart the photographer |
Cool photo Man in Hat and it is indeed very red. | ||
| Millie Dollar |
BB, thats the costume!!a lovely shot too, thanks stuart! i'm currently using the shots of my lovely fans as my myspace profile pic. we sould arrange a shoot soon!
millie. xx |
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| Stuart the photographer |
Thanks, I would love to do a shoot with you Millie. | ||
| Stuart the photographer |
After a particularly excellent Slippery Belle I thought I would post a couple of photographs.
The beautiful gun toting Cecilia Rouge. 
and Anna Fur Laxis who has the best cream cake pasties ever. 
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| Herr Geist |
Anna has a luscious rear end, doesn't she? haha
Delightful. Great shots. |
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