How To Shoot Beauty At The Beach
How To Shoot Beauty At The Beach
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How to shoot beauty at the beach – get a great model-actress like Hayley Pendergrass and get a great makeup artist like Thirati K! Problem solved. Seriously, it’s hard to take a bad photo of Hayley. We went out to Long Beach with a vague idea for a short film and to shoot some beauty...
Alien Makeup Timelapse
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Alien makeup timelapse of behind the scenes footage of some of the special effects alien makeup being applied by Makeup Artist Thirati K on Kaitlyn Clare for the film, Nowhere In The Universe. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get a timelapse of the whole application but this gives you a taste of it. Gate5 is...
Nowhere In The Universe
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Nowhere in the Universe is a sci-fi fashion comedy film about desperation – no matter how desperate you become, some lines can never be crossed. We had a great time making this film with two wonderful actors, Kaitlyn Clare as the alien and Brandon Bernath. The only thing I’d do differently is I wouldn’t shoot...
Working with an Alien
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Working with an alien is tough! Ha! Not at all when the alien is played by Kaitlyn Clare and you’re working with Brandon Bernath, two excellent actors. In this behind the scenes photo we were hurrying up before the sun went down while filming the sci-fi fashion comedy film, Nowhere In The Universe. We managed...
Polariod Fashion
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Polariod fashion fun! Nothing beats a real polariod and I’ve been thinking of getting one of the new insta film cameras but it’s still fun to mess around in Photoshop creating faux polariods. You can see the before frame taken from a fashion film and then after shot made up to be a fake polariod....
Natural Beauty
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Natural beauty, a frame from the beauty makeup fashion film, “masque de l’art” directed and shot by Greg McDonald of Gate5 video production company in Los Angeles. Featuring three looks; natural, color and smoky eyes, the film was played on public kiosks by several LCD manufacturers to showcase their 7 foot 4k LCD screens. Gate5...
Blue Summer Sun Fashion
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Blue Summer Sun Fashion. Even though I actually shot this in February, I’m still going to call it summer sun! To hell with being literal. After all, I color graded it in summer so it’s justified. I came across this photo from a previous shoot and I had disregarded it. I was looking for a...
How To Conceal Gray Hair
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How to conceal gray hair video we produced for root concealer Salon in a Bottle. This video is one of several we produced to be used on the client’s social media sites and website. The videos feature the ease of use and the effectiveness of their root concealer showing before and after shots and how...
Root Concealer
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Root concealer for gray and thinning hair. We produced several product and promotional videos for Salon in a Bottle. The videos show how easy it is to use and cover up thinning and gray hair with a tutorial how-to, testimonials and before and after shots. The videos will be used on social media and the...
Roots Concealer Beauty Shoot
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Roots concealer beauty shoot for Salon in a Bottle. Behind the scenes shot with the owners. We shot material that will be edited into various clips used on their website and their social media outlets. Director Greg McDonald of video production company Gate5 in Los Angeles shot at 5k to 6k resolution for HD delivery....