Behind the Camera - Before the shoot happens, Dark side of the fairytale

All the team.
Makeup artist: Su
Hair stylist: Monica
Stylist: Bella
This is the small hair and makeup room near the studios.

 Monica working on Models hair.

Su doing the models makeup.

Nostalgie with Fashion Photography

Photos are taken with Minolta X700 and 75-200mm lens. 
Film Fuji Superia color 200 ISO.
Photos are developed and scanned by me and not edited.

Nikon D700 vs Nikon F5 analogue

Digital VS Film

I wanna point out 1 thing which wasn't a part of the video.
D700 is 12mp digital camera and look at the size of the print, this goes to people who thinks more megapixels means bigger prints.

Fashion Photography - Dark Beauty

Here is a sneak-peek of my current project called Dark side of the FAIRYTALE. I will write more on how we come up with the idea later.

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce)
Assistant Photographer: Erhan Ozturk
Stylist: Isobella D.
Assistant Stylist: Flora M.
Makeup Artist: Su Yong Shim
Hair stylist: Sandy Monica
Model: Idina

Film Photography & Developing color film(C-41).

After reading the Book UNSEEN VOGUE, I got inspired by the old time fashion photographers. Before the digital photography, photographers used 35mm film and 120 films on fashion photography and I told my self how can I call my self photographer if I don't know how to Develop color films. So I decided to learn developing color films. I borrowed Nikon FM2 with 50mm 1.2 lens from my school and take photos in the weekend. So far I developed  9 rolls of 35mm color film and will develop 4 more by next Monday.

Developing color films is not as hard as it sounds.
In my schools darkroom all the chemicals are ready in the tanks and set with the temperatures.
The chemical tanks are big enough that I can develop 12 of 35mm films or 9 of 120 (medium format) films in one go.

1st chemical is Develop: Agitate for first min then stop for 30 sec than agitate for 30 sec do this for 3min and 15 sec.

2nd chemical is Bleach: Before you start anything oxygenate the bleach for 5 to 10 min (this applies if the bleach is already in a special tank for developing and has been there for a while) this is the first thing you should do when you enter the darkroom while the lights are actually on in the dark room. Agitate for the first minute than wait for 30 sec than agitate again for 30 sec, do this for 3min and 30 sec.

3rd chemical is  1st Wash  which is just water (H2O): Wash doesn't have to be in 100°f , and if you are in dark room after the bleach when you put the film tray in to first wash you can turn the lights on. 2min in first wash, there is no need to agitate but you can fiddle.

4th chemical is Fix: Agitate for the first min than stop for 30 sec, agitate for 30 sec and do this for 3min 30 sec .

5th chemical is 2nd wash which is just water(H2O): just like the first wash it doesn't have to be in 100°f. keep the film tray in for 2min there is no need to agitate but you can fiddle.

6th chemical is Stabliser: Keep the film tray in for 1min and 30 sec. There is no need to agitate but you can fiddle.

After the Stabiliser take the films to drying cabin hang them and put a clip weight on bottom so they stay straight.

A photo of me taken by my friend Shin Ru Lu in the darkroom.

All the chemicals in order, the 1st and 2nd chemical has a little mark that glows at dark so I can see where to begin in darkroom, those glow marks don't affect the negatives unless you literally put the negatives on them. (many people might think there is red safety light here but there is no red safety light, once the lights are out you are no different than a blind person)

From left to right, Develop, bleach, 1st wash, fix, 2nd wash, stabilizer.

 This is the film loading area in the darkroom.
I will write more about the darkroom after October 2011.

Unseen VOGUE, the secret history of Fashion Photography

 

Really interesting book. I think who ever is interested in fashion photography and wants to work with or work for Fashion magazines should take a look at this book.

Wrap Dress Tutorial- Beach, Vacation, and Pool Parties!

Sometimes all you need is creativity.

Outdoor lighting: Fashion & Glamour

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A helpful book which will help photographers to combine daylight and artificial light.

Fashion Photography - Hat

Camera: Mamiya RZ67 Pro II

Back: Leaf Aptus 65 

Lens: 110mm

Photographer: Bugra ERGIL (Bruce)

2nd Photographer: Erhan OZTURK 

Stylist:Anastasia Taneeva

Hair & Makeup: Rempi 

Model: Olivia

Chanel Makeup Robot by Peter Philips & Nowness

Inspired by Johnny Boylan.

 

 Photograph by Johnny Boylan. 

Camera medium format 6x7cm 

Lens: 180mm

Source: Photographing People

Photographer: Bugra Ergil

Camera: Nikon D700 

Lens: 70-200mm VRII

Behind the Camera - Beauty shoot.

Erhan playing with the lighting setup.

Anastasia having fun on the chair.

Rempi is concentrated to Olivia's face.

Rempi is concentrated on Ariana's face.

 

Me, playing with Mamiya RZ67 with Leaf Aptus Digital back. 

Fashion Photography - Deep in to her eyes.

Camera: Nikon D700

Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm VRII

Exposure: 1/160sec at f/3.5

ISO 200
Light: 2 KinoFlo 

Team: 

Photographer: Bugra ERGIL(Bruce)
2nd Photographer:Erhan Ozturk

Stylist: Anastasia Taneeva 

Makeup & Hair: Rempi 

Model: Ariana

Annie Leibovitz : Life through a lens

Another documentary film which  MUST BE WATCHED.

  

Studio Setups

Here are some of the studio lighting setups my colleague Erhan and I have drawn. 

Click on the Images to enlarge.

Fashion Photography - Blue

 Camera: Nikon D700

Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm VR2

Team: 

Photographer: Bugra ERGIL 

2nd Photographer: Erhan Ozturk 

Stylist: Anastasia Taneeva

Makeup Artist: Rempi Tkhar

Model: Ariana Anast

Zeitgeist Films :: Bill Cunningham New York :: a film by Richard Press

Zeitgeist Films :: Bill Cunningham New York :: a film by Richard Press

Every one must watch. 

Room #12

Exposure: 1/25 sec at f / 7.1 

ISO: 200

Camera : D700

Lens: 24-70mm 

Low shutter speed to add ambient light.

Team:

Photographer: Bugra ERGIL (Bruce)

2nd Photographer: Erhan OZTURK 

Stylist: Anastasia TANEEVA

Model: Bodo

Style Hunting at Hyde Park

Camera: Nikon D700 

Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm VR II 

Location permissions

Photographing in Location is not as easy as it looks. One can't just go and take photos in location with out permission or with out  informing the responsible person about the location. On location photography everything must be arranged and planned before, specially if the location is private property. Photographer might have to sign risk assessment papers in order to have the permission for the photo shoot.

Here are 2 examples of risk assesment papers I had to fill.

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Inside Tour of Yuri Arcurs' Top Notch Photo Studio!

Amazing studio, but if it was up to me I would add some leg supports for flashes, why ? because its easier to have a flash behind the model with leg supports, makes it easier to hide the flash.
But AGAIN amazing studio, I want one.

Answer to all technical questions for Lenses and Sensors.

This website has everything, a curious photographer can spend days reading it.


There is a lens review with all the technical stuff included and also comparison of any 3 lenses that you can choose from most of the camera brands.


Just like the lens review, there is a part about camera sensors. Which I found amazing and really useful.

Here is the link.

http://www.dxomark.com

Terrible News for Turkish Bloggers.

Terrible News for Turkish Bloggers.

Blogspot or with the new name Blogger site is censored in Turkey. The reason of the censorship is because of Turkish bloggers using Blogs to broadcast football matches illegally. I don't know how much of this is true but, as a result of this, our so called law system in Turkey decided to take action or in other words banning the all Blogger website.

How this will effect me?
Not so much since I live in London, but this will effect me in summer since I like to spend my summers in Turkey.

Styling/Fashion Photography - All that Jazz (Student project - test shoot)

'Music sets up certain vibration which unquestionably result in physical reaction.' George Gershwin 

Even that I am a photographer, I was taught styling in London college of fashion.
With lots of help of my dear friend Ekaterina Nishanova, this was my first test/attempt of styling.

Inspiration - The Sartorialist

 

Source:  The Sartorialist

An amazing photo from London, and I love it. 

Photo taken by my favorite blogger Scott Schuman.

Bill Cunningham New York Trailer

Can't wait to watch this.

The Laugh

I was looking at the old photos that I have taken, and I found this one.

This pose wasn't planed on the shoot, while I was taking the photos, I said something to stylist and she started to laugh.

Drifter - Styling

Theme: Heritage
In this photo shoot the theme of Heritage was inspired by the traveling culture. The drifter collected a garment form each country she has visited.

Camera:Canon 5D 

Lens :28-70mm

Photographer: Rod Taite 

Hair & Makeup: Ruby Huang 

Stylists: Karen Savage, Bugra ERGIL (Bruce), Aashna Khurana, Ruby Huang, Penny Tu 

Model: Penny 

Nikon Girl music video

Room №12

Cameras used: Nikon D700, Canon 5D Mark II

Lenses: Nikkor 24-70mm, Canon 24-70mm 

Photographers: Bugra ERGIL (Bruce), Erhan OZTURK 

Stylist: Anastasia Taneeva

Model: Bodo

Hair & makeup: not recorded.