Scanning negatives as positive.

Yep the title says it all, scanning negatives as positive then inverting them in photoshop.

So When I was shooting a part of my FMP, I used large format camera which was so fun to use, and also time consuming. But for such photos I could not just scan them and treat them as I treat 35mm negatives. 

So to get the most out of the negative (most in data/information) i scanned them as positive and invert the image in photoshop and Correct the RGB in Levels layer. 

This allowed me to use every bits of information that was on the negative.

More accurate colour and skin tones and more information in Blacks and Highlights on the negative. 

Here is a Silent video of how it is done. (in order to understand what is happening in video some knowledge in Photoshop is required)

This is a great way of working on negatives, even in black and white film if you have time for that.
So if you can capture an entire Photo shoot with 12 sheets of film I'd recommend you trying this.  

Scanner I used: Flextight X1 

Film: 4x5 kodak Portra 400 sheet

Camera: Linhof 

Shoot me like "Terry" - 9

After a Long day shooting with various formats of photography for my FMP, I asked the lovely Leah to pose for me as her self. 

Camera: Nikon D800 + 24-70mm 

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Me) 

Stylist: Wendy Ford 

Makeup: Laura Kate Rzemieniecka 

Model: Leah Debrincat @Ugly

FMP - Multiple Personality Disorder

Here we go again. 

This was my final Project for London College of Fashion. 

When it was over I was happy and sad that I was no longer a student, now the work got more serious because there is no more room for error. 

Since this was my last university project, I wanted to say goodbye to all the amazing equipment and resources that the university provided, thus I shoot this project on 5x4 Sheet film (Large format). 

I used a Linhof monorail camera with Kodak Portra 400. Processed the Film by my self in dip and dunk tanks and scanned it by my self again in Hasselblad Flextight X1 all provided in good old LCF. 

The multiple personality character Pam(the model) was having was inspired by the movie whatever happened to baby Jane. 

Photographer: Bugra Ergil 

Stylist: Wendy Ford 

Hair and Makeup: Laura Kate Rzemieniecka 

Model: Pam Lucas @Ugly 

I also shot on Mamiya and D800, when I have the time to Scan/Retouch them I will make a post about all 3 formats, and compare them, well obviously we know who is the winner. Why else would I choose the large-format files. 

The Young Turks

After I helped my Friend and colleague Olagc with his shoot for Elle, featuring Erdem. The photography team and Erdem developed friendship bond over the shoot, while we were shooting we were having conversations about the Turkish language, Seafood and Baklava (Of corse). At the end we snapped a photo of all photography team with Erdem for memory of the day.

From Left to Right:Bugra Ergil (ME), Olgac Bozalp, Erdem Moralioglu, Murat Sinici, Ersin Onur

In Regard to Media Censorship and Police Terror in Turkey

Calling for Media Censorship Awareness in Turkey
featuring Police Terror

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_protests_in_Turkey
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23policeviolenceinturkey
http://occupygezi.com/
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23occupygezi
http://showdiscontent.com/

Music by SilO - Breakdown
http://www.youtube.com/user/silomusicuk

Updates ! ! !

I've updates to share with you. 

1. I made a new website with my own domain name. (finally) here is the link: http://bugraergil.co.uk/
2. I've updated some of the shoot me like terry photos. due to wrong colour profile, the web browsers were showing them with funny colours, I called that the Simpsons effect, where skin colour starts to turn yellow or too pink. here is the link to the label: http://bugraergil.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Shoot%20me%20like%20Terry 
3. I got a new Film VS Digital coming soon. All I can say is this is going to be awesome, Large format film Vs D800 Vs Mamiya RZ67. lets compare the shit out of all formats of photography. 

Shoot me like "Terry" - 8

Right before I said "its a Wrap" I snapped this photo of Lovely Alex in the "Juxtopposition" shoot. 

Camera: D800 + 24-70mm

Photographer: Bugra Ergil
Stylist: Ekaterina Nishanova 
Makeup: Cuneyt Ozketen 
Hair: Emily Franks 
Model: Alex K. @Milk Management

Shoot my self like "terry"

I realized that it was time for a new self-portrait. So i decided to shoot a photo of my self (not through a mirror). 
Next to me Linhof 5x4. Great piece of camera. 

Shot by Nikon D800 + Nikkor 24-70mm 

Young and Vibrant (Behind the Camera)

Lately I realised that I havent post any behind the camera material in the blog.

Its time to fix that. 

As I mentioned the shoot went well. It was good timed and well planned shoot, no stress at all. 

Hollie fine-tuning the makeup. I don't know why she isn't using the gigantic makeup table in the Studyo, my best guess is, perhaps it is because it is a little tuning of the makeup. Tereza is all patient, if I was a model I'd be laughing during the makeup time also I wonder if those brushes will tickle me. 

Anna-Karin is all happy eye closed and soooo photogenic watching the shoot. 

Shoot me like "Terry" - 7.1

Terry 2.0

Little Change is coming to Terry section of the blog. 

Recently, I was given a nice new tool to help me edit the photographs and manipulate the colours easier than the tools I used in photoshop. So I will experiment with the old terry photos and see how I can change the photographs. 

I liked this new little program and no I'll not share it much, so my secrets will remen my secret.

Camera: Nikon D800 + Nikkor 24-70mm 

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce) me
Stylist: Anna-Karin Wikstrand
Hair & Makeup: Hollie Lewis
Nail Technician: Mercedes Mires
Model: Tereza S. @Milk Management

Fashion Photography - Young & Vibrant

Here is one of the Photograph I liked from the young and vibrant shoot.

I think We did this well.
The entire team and I are impressed with the models performance, and everyone was happy with the outcome.
Especially I am very happy with this photo because I like the navy blue. "There's only one secret item that can uplift man's charisma and dominate the whole outfit : it's defiantly a navy shirt. [...] Navy shirts according to me, should be matched with white or bright colour items so that you can carry off the flash impact" (Yasin S. T.) However in this case and in this photo shoot a women is wearing it, the impact is quite similar, not fully similar but again quite similar.

Camera: Nikon D800 + Nikkor 24-70mm 

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce) me
Stylist: Anna-Karin Wikstrand
Hair & Makeup: Hollie Lewis
Nail Technician: Mercedes Mires
Model: Tereza S. @Milk Management

Stay tuned for behind the camera and my next shoot post will be soon.
I'll be working with a surprise stylist. ;)

Bibliography

Yasin S. T

navy shirt : always right

S. T., Yasin. (2013) navy shirt : always right. OttomanDandy, [blog] 3 march 2013, Available at: http://ottomandandy.com/2013/03/03/navy-shirt-always-right/ [Accessed: 14th april 2013].

Fashion Blogging . . . Escapism, Peacocking

 When we set out to make this short, our intention simply was to observe the phenomenon of fashion bloggers and street style stars. As we started to review the footage, two salient trends became apparent: fashion editors frustrated by the ensuing commotion outside of shows, and the rise of "peacocking" street style stars as a result of the proliferation of blogs. This film examines these themes from both perspectives.

MōVI BTS

Mind blowing. 
After I've watched this I was amazed.

Also if you watch carefully you can spot a GoPro camera mounted on top of the Camera/Transformer looking machine in the video. I guess there is a little GoPro in every production.

Hasselbald H5D

Even though I'd choose PhaseOne over Hasse they made a tasty looking camera.
More about the Campaign video, this is a awesome way of demonstrating the the camera. Usually they make the camera and shoot a Campaign video where they show retouched images on screen or in the video but in here they are demonstrating minimal amount of postproduction.

So if you have a Hasse, you  can shoot a landscape or interior and have a huge print of it, then use the print as a backdrop in another photo. :) Clever . . .

Shoot me like "Terry" - 7

Young & Vibrant 

Here is lovely Tereza right after we finished the Young and Vibrant shoot, it was fun and relaxed shoot we even finished 30min before scheduled time. 

As usual, right after the shoot I put my "Terry Flash" and asked her to pose for me in a way she feels like. No art-direction is required when you ask energetic person like her to be herself infront of the camera.

Stay tuned I'll post some of the photos from the shoot soon. 

Camera: Nikon D800 + Nikkor 24-70mm 

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce) me
Stylist: Anna-Karin Wikstrand
Hair & Makeup: Hollie Lewis
Nail Technician: Mercedes Mires
Model: Tereza S. @Milk Management

The reason Why I don't use & Recommend Flickr.

This Video shows, a photographer finding her work copied from internet and as a print in T-shirt. However this is just one photographer finding out that her work is used commercially without her permission. The number of photos copied of the internet without the photographers permission is remarkably high but the number of photographers finding their work being copied and ised without their permissions is incredibly low. 

Of course the Flickr didn't have anything to do with this photograph being used without the permission of the photographer, however it acts as a vast cyber space where browsing and downloading high resolution photographs are made easy. 

Mamiya Vs Nikon

Mamiya RZ67 ProII vs Nikon D3X 

Almost a month ago I  did a shoot with Laura Kate Rzemieniecka where I could take enough time to use two different formats of camera and media. 

If you ask me, I like negative film and I love shooting with my Mamiya. 

However the digital era we are living in now requires fast workflow not to mention some clients would like to see 20 options of each outfit or look to choose from, so digital photography is somehow inevitable, but that doesn't mean the film is dead. 

Call me old fashioned but if someone was covering all my expenses and the clients had the patience to wait for processing and scanning I'd use film for everything except the LookBooks. 

Camera: Mamiya RZ67 ProII 

Lens: Mamiya Sekor - Z 127mm 1:3.8

Film: New Kodak Portra 160 of course

Hand Processed in dip and dunk tanks by Me

Scanned in Hasselblad Flexthight X1

Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/16 ISO 160

Camera: Nikon D3X

Lens: Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8

Tethered to PhaseOne CaptureOne 7

Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/16, ISO 160

Credits

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce) . . . ME 

Makeup artist: Laura Kate Rzemieniecka

Model: Eren Gencler

Stay tuned on my next shoot I will use 5x4 large format, Mamiya RZ67 and Nikon D3X or Nikon D800

Shoot me like "Terry" - 6.1

This photo wasn't in the category of Shoot me like "terry" however, as I started snapping the photos I noticed that Eren (the model) was getting bit too confortable infront of the camera, so I didn't say anything until snapped a photo which I found interesting, then I got back to art-directing again.

Here is the result, which reminds me of i-D

Camera: Nikon D3X + Nikkor 24-70mm 

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce) . . . ME 

Makeup artist: Laura Kate Rzemieniecka

Model: Eren Gencler

Beauty Shoot

This time we did it and we did it good. 

Here is a sneak-peek of the photoshoot I did with my reliable makeup artist friend Laura Kate Rzemieniecka. This was a portfolio shoot and we all enjoyed the shoot, thanks to Laura and two bottels of vine she brought with her. Eren and Laura did a great job here and I think this trio will do more shoots together in future. 

Also this was one of the first shoot I did in my studio. 

Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/16 ISO 160

Camera: Nikon D3X with Nikkor 24-70mm 

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce) ME
Makeup: Laura Kate Rzemieniecka
Model: Eren Gencler

Why did I keep the ISO 160 but not 100 ? Simple I was also shooting with the Beast Mamiya RZ67 ProII and I had Kodak Portra 160ASA loaded in it so 1st I wanted to compare Mamiya to Nikon 2nd I was lazy to recalculate exposure 2 times every photograph or every change.

So my Mamiya RZ67 proII VS Nikon D3X photos will be coming very soon, stay tuned! 

Hilarious Sigma Lens review.

When I saw this hilarious sigma lens review I could not stop laughing and I wanted to share with any one who comes to this blog.

Shoot me like "Terry" - 6

Aaww yea long time I haven't uploaded one of these. 

After a nice successful beauty shoot with Laura Kate Rzemieniecka which had some interesting snack and 2 bottles of vine, I followed the tradition of documenting the day with a snap of the lovely model Eren. So I popped my "TerryFlash" on and start snapping.

As usual I told her to be her self and also said show your self as you want to show yourself in front of the camera. 

 Camera: Nikon D3X + Nikkor 24-70mm 

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce) . . . ME 

Makeup artist: Laura Kate Rzemieniecka

Model: Eren Gencler

Also I forgot to mention, on this shoot I used D3X and Mamiya RZ67 ProII loaded with kodak portra ISO160.
So in due time I will post comparison images of D3X to Mamiya RZ67 ProII, which will be like a Film Vs Digital. 

Practicing Photoshop #3

Photoshop is one of the most important program/tool in fashion photography.
Even that the model, clothes, location, light etc . . . is perfect we still do photoshop, and since I started to work with people who are looking for unnatural results (by unnatural I mean, different colour than the actual image) I started experimenting in photoshop.

Here is one of the photographs I worked on, in photoshop. I hope its better than the last one . . . This has taken me two hours or so.

I know my colour manipulation skills are incredibly bad, but as my father once told me "practice makes perfect" and I hope to reach there soon. . .

Exposure: f5.6 at 1/25sec ISO 200

Team:
Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce)
2nd Photographer: Erhan Ozturk
Stylist: Anastasia Taneeva
Model: Bodo
Editing - Retouching: Bugra Ergil (Bruce)

Magnificent News . . .

If you are a usual (I doubt you are) reader of this blog, then you may have noticed that I haven't been writing here as often as I used to write. The reason for that was, my colleague and I were working on something which was very time consuming. However it is done we finally finished it.

It gives me great pleasure to announce that my Photography studio is completed, and it is awesome.

We decided to stick with the name "Studyo" which means studio in Turkish.

Address:
100 Clement's Road
Biscuit Factory K106
SE16 4DG

The website: http://studyo.co.uk/
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/studyo.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Studyocouk

Practicing Photoshop #2

Photoshop is one of the most important program/tool in fashion photography.
Even that the model, clothes, location, light etc . . . is perfect we still do photoshop, and since I started to work with people who are looking for unnatural results (by unnatural I mean, different colour than the actual image) I started experimenting in photoshop.

Here is one of the photographs I worked on, in photoshop. I hope its better than the last one . . . This has taken me two hours or so.

I know my colour manipulation skills are incredibly bad, but as my father once told me "practice makes perfect" and I hope to reach there soon. . .

Exposure: f5.6 at 1/25sec ISO 200

Team:
Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce)
2nd Photographer: Erhan Ozturk
Stylist: Anastasia Taneeva
Model: Bodo
Editing - Retouching: Bugra Ergil (Bruce)

Current Project

Sorry guys it has been some time that I haven't write anything. (as if anyone checks my blog weekly)

The reason for that was I am currently working on my dissertation and Final Major Project and on top of that I am soon opening my own Photography Studio in London, I'll give the studio details when it is open.

Lets get to my current project which is called Final Major Project, but I've renamed it to "The Other Self"
I'll be focusing on triptych photography in this project and aiming on demonstrating the multiple personality disorder and the metamorphosis of the individuals personality.
So far I've done some tests and I've written the methodology of the project and as soon as stylist and makeup artists present me their ideas I'll start the production of the project.

Here is a sneak-peak of what the Makeup artist Laura Kate Rzemieniecka has in mind for one of the character in the project.

Isn't that drawing amazing?

In a month I'll start shooting.

Update below.
Ps: I forgot to mention I'll be shooting this project with 4x5 Large Format and use Kodak Portra.

Practicing Photoshop #1

Photoshop is one of the most important program/tool in fashion photography.
Even that the model, clothes, location, light etc . . . is perfect we still do photoshop, and since I started to work with people who are looking for unnatural results (by un natural I mean, different colour than the actual image) I started experimenting in photoshop.

Here is one of the photographs I worked on, in photoshop. I made roughly 7 of them and only this didn't give me cancer while I was looking at it. As they say 7th is the charm ???

I know my colour manipulation skills are incredibly bad, but as my father once told me "practice makes perfect" and I hope to reach there soon. . .

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce)
Stylist: Klementine King
Makeup and Hair: Alice Howlett
Model: Claudia D.

D800 vs 5D MkIII (Crisislab)

So I posted the first part of this review months ago.
Now that I've seen all 2 parts, I just wanted to make a full post.
This guy is hilarious and he is testing + comparing both the cameras in a way I like. In my opinion more people in youtube should test, review, or compare products like this.
Anyways comparing crisislab comparison videos to other youtubers who are doing similar suff, all I will say is Crisislab videos are better and they know what they are doing.

Check out the videos on their website, they are funny and informative.
Here is a link to their website.  http://www.crisislab.com/

Shoot me like "Terry" - 5

After I helped my friend and colleague Olgac with Lighting, I snapped a photo of the lovely Model Madalina.

Also I noticed that some people are telling my my current style is moving towards the i-d magazine.

Camera: Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm 

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Bruce)
Stylist: Marina de Magalhaes
Makeup Artist: Violet Zeng
Model: Madalina @Premier

Sinar 4x5 LargeFormat

Ever thought there is more in to photography then 35mm . . . Nikon Canon Digital cameras & Mamiya Hasselbald Medium Format cameras? 

Well I had my first Large Format experience last year, that day I sad to my self "This is awesome" but since I was in tight schedule I could not shoot my projects on Large Format.

Last week in my University we had a Large format workshop, although the work shop was all about Large format and shooing film in colour and B&W, we didn't use any traditional film. Instead of the Film we loaded up the cameras with 5x4 photographic paper and expose our images to that.

Since we were only 3 students who actually attended the class out of 35 students( Which should have been divided to 3 groups) we had one whole day workshop (3 students and 5 Large format cameras) which was really fun.

I've shot on photographic paper in Large format, thus it was a interesting thing to test on for me.

I found out that, shooting directly to photographic paper was resulting in really Contrasty black and white photos where we lose a lot of detail from blacks and grey tones, so my Tutor suggested that I should test on pre-exposing the paper in darkroom by using a projector.

 Here are the results  . . .
Note: Since to ASA of the photographic paper is extremely low like ASA3 i had to expose both the photographs about 4 seconds.

(This one above is Photographic paper with out pre-exposing)

(This one above is pre-exposed photographic paper)

Models.com

I am proud.

Roughly a week ago my friend Olag contacted me to about a shoot we have done. During the shoot I've snapped a photo of the model with *Shoot me like "Terry"* style to document it.

After I edited the photo, I sent it to her as a sign of appreciation and wished her best in her career.
2 and a half month later she appeared in Models.com with my photo in her portfolio.

Here is the link below.

http://models.com/newfaces/dailyduo/23657

Here is the photo.

What I find most interesting is that, even that this is the very same photo that I've sent her (well in bit bigger size than this) the photo which was uploaded in the website (models.com) do not show the same colours, so we can see the the different colour profiles different websites.

This is another reason why I dont like online portfolios, because you are limited with in the colour profile of the website and also the colour settings of the person viewing the photograph.

Also my congratulations to Maria D.