Software I use and Recommend

As every one knows editing, retouching, developing is as old as photography. 

Before the Digital age photographers developed their image in darkrooms with using black papers with a hole on it. Some of them even tampered negatives to get the results they are looking for. However with computers and software this process got a lot easier and faster. I am not going to write how that process evolved DarkRoom to Computer today, I'll simply say which software I used and which I am using. 

In every shoot, I try to use CaptureOne a program made by PhaseOne. (I say I try because sometimes due to weather or location conditions I can't have a laptop with me) 

I have CaptureOne in my 15 inch MacBook Pro, and the I Macs in Studios has them as well. 

This program allows me to shoot the images directly to Computer. I am not a chimper and I don't like chimping. 

For those don't know what is Chimping. Chimping is when a photographer is checking LCD screen behind his camera after every exposure. I'll write more about Chimping in another day. 

So I only look at the LCD screen to see the exposure, read the histogram, and the framing once I got everything I don't look at it anymore, but shooting fashion is different, there is a team behind you and they want to see the photographs. CaptureOne allows me to shoot directly in to computers memory and display images in computer as I am shooting, that way I don't stop and show my camera to people around me, also it allows me to make some adjustments as I am shooting such as white balance. More info on CaptureOne click here.

Every Fashion, Commercial, studio, photographer and people who want to be in the industry of, Fashion, Commercial, Studio photography should try this program. (use if you like I don't care)

Adobe Photoshop LightRoom and Adobe Photoshop CS5 extended. 

LightRoom and Photoshop are both programs made by Adobe (DUH) and they are very similar in someways. I think Adobe developed the program LightRoom for oldschool photographers, and photo enthusiasts. I used LightRoom and Photoshop CS4, CS5, and what I think is Photoshop can do everything LightRoom can do and even more. Camera Raw of Photoshop has the same functions of Lightroom and photoshop itself is a magnificent tool. What LightRoom has and Photoshop don't is a Picture library, LightRoom organizes photographs in a really good way and labels them in a easy to find way. However I don't need that when I am using CaptureOne 95% of the time. 

LightRoom Is decent program for photography, and if you are a wedding, event, sports photographer or even a photojournalist, It will match your needs. 

I use them both but I use Photoshop in academic, fashion and commercial work, and I use LightRoom when I snap something I Like, behind the camera, less serious stuff and, etc . . . 

Fashion Photography - BabyDoll - Looking 3.5 Years Back

One of my very first WELL ORGANISED shoot. 


It was three and half years ago, when my Ex asked around in her University (Instituto Marangoni) that if any styling student wanted to shoot their projects with me, and that was the beginning of many shoots and good friendships.


So about this Photograph below, I was going through my old hardrives to see my old work and do some new photoshop with my old work.

Camera: Nikon D2X

Lens:  To be honest I can't remember.

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce)

Stylist: Ekaterina Nishanova 

Makeup artist: Janna Rean 

Hair Stylist: I Can't Remember (Will look in to it)

Model: I can't Remember (Will look in to it) 

Fashion poses in Real life.

WE fashion photographers, we always create something out of the ordinary. We are not like other photographers, We don't capture the moment we always create it. 

We do art direction, tell the model to get in certain poses, we bring the model in to location, light the model in a unnatural way create a fairy tale come true in magazines and more . . . 

But have you ever considered how these poses that we shape our models looks in real life ? ? ? 

Is it Art? Is it Fashion? Is it Funny? Or just ridicules 

Diptych for Portfolio

I don't know if it is just me or not but I really like making Diptychs or Triptychs from my shoots.
If the shoot makes an editorial I like it as it is but some how I make my own Diptychs or Triptychs out of every shoot, If I am shooting something like a look book one image won't be enough to stand alone in my portfolio, repetition of outfits but in different moods and angles are acceptable for Diptych but not for Triptych (in my opinion).

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce)
Stylist: Darien Mynarski
Designer: Sarmite Ostanevica
Asst photo: Anup Kumar Pandey
Model: Kamila

Camera: Nikon D700

Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm VR II 

 

Tick Tock - Fashion shoot

I always wanted to make a video like this and I made it ! 

A video that shows what was happening in the shoot.