I'm working on a T-Shirt fashion shoot for Mammoth Printshop that merges the simple T-shirt with high fashion photography.
Basically the idea is that I'll be shooting models done up with high fashion makeup, hair, etc, as well as a large production feel for the sole purpose of advertising a T-shirt. This past weekend Tiffany (my model of choice + my fiance) and I shot a test image for the series. Right now its waiting to be approved by the owner, so we'll see if he goes for it or if he wants something a little more down to earth.
Here is a short short video of us setting up. You may notice us putting tin foil on the outside of an umbrella. This was just an experiment to see what it would look like if the light from the flash goes through the umbrella fabric, bounces off of the foil, and then travels back through the umbrella fabric onto the model. I'm not sure how much of a difference it made. I don't know why I didn't shoot a comparison shot. Anyway, the two shots in the studio below were shot with that umbrella as the key.
I was asked to shoot a time lapse video for Mammoth a while back. I have never shot a time lapse video in the past, and so I was at a loss for how I was to get started. Fortunately, the internet exists. I found a couple pages about how to set up and edit, as well as information on exactly how to take the photos on a regular schedule. The main consensus on the websites I found was to buy an intervalometer which would attach into the camera's 2.5mm remote port and control the camera's shutter. I did not, however, want to spend $60.
Then, I found this website that instructed users how to program their TI-83 series graphing calculator to enable it to trip the shutter for the camera. I was skeptical, thinking there would be some hidden modification somewhere in the process that I wouldn't be smart enough to figure out. Wrong. Its easy. The tutorial on that site is fantastic, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in time-lapse that also owns a TI-80something.
I would also suggest Photojojo's guide to time-lapse. They've got a great explanation and step by step process regarding the planning of the video.
To test it out, I set up my Canon Rebel XT on a boom and attached the calculator to a clamp on the stand. After I made sure everything was the way I liked, I executed the program and voila, hundreds of still frames just waiting to be put together in a video.
I was asked to shoot a time lapse video for Mammoth. I had never done it before, and so I searched around the net for tutorials. I came across a website that showed users how to program their Ti-83 graphing calculator so that it could be used as a timer for DSLRs enabling time lapse photography. Obviously I got it to work! This is just a test.
