OMS Profile: Brook Ready

Brook Ready, Photographic Assistant for last 18 months having worked within the advertising and marketing industry for the previous 5 years. An Advertising & Marketing Communications graduate with honours from the UK, Brook has worked hard to establish himself within the competitive industry of assisting herein Auckland. Working with New Zealand’s top fashion and advertising […]

OMS Profile: Alicja Grocz

Alicja Grocz Originally from Poland, Alicja has studied and worked in Sweden, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. She has travelled extensively throughout the world and this international influence has broadened her creative practice. Her style is internationally eclectic; both modern and traditional. Colour, texture and movement are an important aspect of her work and […]

OMS Profile: Matt Crawford

Matt Crawford’s inspiration comes from people he meets, stories they share. Pain, sorrow and injustice are themes often reoccurring in his personal work. His aim is to explore the less seen side of life. In recent years, Matt has turned his camera towards topics that he feels passionately about, questioning the notion of simply being […]

Kiwi, Rodney Charters & Guests discuss the Democratisation of Film Making.

This episode of the Zacuto “FilmFellas Cast 8” is gold. It speaks about the foundations of film making still required in this time of rapid technological change. The collective wisdom of people at the top of their game is invaluable for anyone interested in motion picture work, or indeed still photography.

LIGHT TEST: Wescott Halo Umbrella-Softbox

Today we shot some tests with the new Westcott Halo Umbrella we received last week. We shot in our big studio. The mannequin head was in the middle of the 7x14m area, so there was only average bounce from walls 3.5m on either side. We were trying to simulate a one light set up in […]

Suction Mount Camera System

Suction mount a camera to a smooth, flat surface. eg: windows, cars, etc This mount can also be offered for small lights or grip.

NEW: Mola Beamm Coming to Kingsize Soon

Based on the same design as the Euro (33.5″ / 85cm diameter), the new Mola Beamm’s mirrored interior surface produces a highly concentrated, directional light which is unlike the white interior finish. The mirrored surface increases output, but more importantly defines the directional quality for which Bron P-Soft (pebbled silver interior), the other Mola (white […]

WATCH FREE THIS WEEKEND at Creative Live

Studio Photography with Zack Arias | creativeLIVE.com Zack Arias shares a live worldwide studio lighting class in the creativeLIVE classroom. White seamless and beyond. Models, bands, etc. Zack will lead the class over a weekend. With room for lots of live Q&A and critique. Enroll to attend the live class at the right, and we’ll […]