{"id":38786,"date":"2017-04-14T02:47:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T06:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=38786"},"modified":"2018-12-21T10:55:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T14:55:16","slug":"shooting-a-boudoir-photography-promo-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/shooting-a-boudoir-photography-promo-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting a boudoir photography promo video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/212653353?byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h1>Shooting a boudoir photography promo video<\/h1>\n<p>The video above of Jewell, and the video of Bella\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0shown in the companion article,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/planning-to-shoot-a-promo-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planning to shoot a promo video<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; were both shot within a week of one another. These promotional videos are\u00a0for\u00a0a friend,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeasfineart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cate Scaglione<\/a>, a New Jersey based boudoir photographer.\u00a0There\u00a0are\u00a0part of a theme that Cate wanted to develop in her marketing. The motif for this specific video was that of a working mom allowing herself to indulge in a bit of &#8220;me time&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>With this article I want to do a run-through of\u00a0the gear we used. \u00a0More essential than the gear you bring to a video shoot, is the planning that goes into it. The companion article,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/planning-to-shoot-a-promo-video\/\">planning to shoot a\u00a0promo video<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Bella<\/em>), accentuated\u00a0the importance of having a\u00a0storyboard.<\/p>\n<p>You have to have a clear idea of the path you&#8217;re going to follow, or if you will, the building blocks that you&#8217;re going to use to compile the final clip. Of course, plans are inevitably adjusted during the shoot, as the situation warrants. We have to be flexible. But there has to be a solid plan and even a storyboard if you&#8217;re going to work efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>My friend Erik, and I worked with Cate&#8217;s broad plan to shoot segments and ideas that could be compiled into a final video that was coherent, and help bring\u00a0Cate&#8217;s message to potential clients.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/video-shoot\/cate\/NJ-NYC-BOUDOIR-RED-BANK-PHOTOS-INSPIRATION-7074.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/video-shoot\/cate\/NJ-NYC-BOUDOIR-RED-BANK-PHOTOS-INSPIRATION-7012.jpg\" width=\"740\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Techie details about the video gear and lighting<\/h2>\n<p>There are two parts to each\u00a0of theses\u00a0videos: First we photographed Cate during her <strong>photo session<\/strong> with Jewell, and then we shot <strong>the interview<\/strong> portions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>The photo session<\/strong><\/span>, with\u00a0Cate photographing\u00a0Bella\u00a0\u2013 we wanted\u00a0to depict her rhythm and style of shooting. For the video here,\u00a0we relied on the available light only \u2013 the same as Cate was using.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We used two <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D4<\/a> bodies and a <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D810<\/a>, and a bunch of\u00a0zoom\u00a0and prime lenses.\u00a0One camera had the <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-24-70mm-f2-8e-vr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon 24-70mm f\/2.8 lens<\/a>\u00a0on the entire time. The zoom\u00a0was helpful to get exact framing \u2013 which is the reason why we use zooms in the first place. One of the other\u00a0D4 bodies had the <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-85mm-f1-4g\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon 85mm f\/1.4G<\/a> on it for tighter framing, and a wider aperture. I also often used the <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/sigma-50mm-f1-4-dg-nikon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sigma 50mm f\/1.4 ART lens<\/a>\u00a0(<em>affiliate<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>For the sequences with camera movement, I used a Defy G2X gimbal with a combination of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d750\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D750<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-20mm-f1-8g\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon 20mm f\/1.8G<\/a>\u00a0(<em>affiliate links<\/em>). The reason for this lens and the Nikon body, is that with the ability of the Nikon bodies to shoot video in FF or crop mode, you can effectively have a 20mm lens and 30mm lens on the camera, <strong>without<\/strong> changing the center of gravity on the balanced gimbal. That makes lift a lot easier than constantly re-calibrating a gimbal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/video-shoot\/cate\/EW8A7038.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>The interviews<\/strong> <\/span>with Cate, Bella and Miranda (the <a href=\"http:\/\/mirandarichardsartistry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MUA and hair-dresser<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0interviews\u00a0were static setups with specific continuous lighting that I\u00a0used. We ended up using Cate\u2019s interview as a voice-over. The interviews were shot on two cameras, with our subject looking into the one camera.<\/p>\n<p>Audio was with a <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/rode-videomic-shotgun-microphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rode shotgun microphone<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/rode-videomic-shotgun-microphone-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>B&amp;H<\/em><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/rode-videomic-shotgun-microphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a>) overhead on a boom arm, outside the\u00a0camera frame. The sound was recorded to a <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/zoom-h6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom H6 audio recorder<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/zoom-h6-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>B&amp;H<\/em><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/zoom-h6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Lighting was done with\u00a0two\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/litepanels-astra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Litepanels Astra EP Bi-Color LED Panels<\/a>\u00a0 (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/litepanels-astra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;H<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/litepanels-astra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/em>). I\u2019ve already mentioned them in a previous article \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/lighting-for-a-small-commercial-video-shoot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lighting for a small commercial video shoot<\/a>. I love these lights \u2013 relatively compact, yet powerful. And you can change the color balance at will to match your ambient light.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the setup with Cate\u2019s interview. We did end up only using her interview\u00a0as a voice-over, so the killer lighting didn&#8217;t get a showing in the final clip.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/video-shoot\/cate\/BTS-5425.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned earlier,\u00a0the gear is largely not of great\u00a0relevance in the grand scheme of things &#8211;\u00a0you could create something similar with any equivalent video and audio equipment. They key to the successful completion of the videos depended on the planning and the storyboard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Credits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cate Scaglione \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeasfineart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life As Fine Art<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 boudoir photographer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mirandarichardsartistry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miranda Richards<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 hair and make-up artist<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colonese.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erik Colonese<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 videography &amp; video editing<\/li>\n<li>Neil van Niekerk \u2013\u00a0videography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Related articles<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/planning-to-shoot-a-promo-video\/\">Planning to shoot a\u00a0promo video<\/a>\u00a0 (Bella)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/lighting-for-a-small-commercial-video-shoot\/\">Lighting for a small commercial video shoot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/intimate-male-portraiture-two-perspectives\/\">Intimate male portraiture \u2013 two perspectives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/lighting-an-on-location-fashion-shoot\/\">Lighting an on-location Fashion shoot<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cate Scaglione, boudoir photographer &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeasfineart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life As Fine Art<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/videographer-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NJ commercial and corporate videography<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shooting a boudoir photography promo video The video above of Jewell, and the video of Bella\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0shown in the companion article,\u00a0planning to shoot a promo video\u00a0&#8211; were both shot within a week of one another. These promotional videos are\u00a0for\u00a0a friend,\u00a0Cate Scaglione, a New Jersey based boudoir photographer.\u00a0There\u00a0are\u00a0part of a theme that Cate wanted to develop in&nbsp;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/shooting-a-boudoir-photography-promo-video\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read more inside&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,480,973,367],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[3468,1021,2277,3380,3388,3469,3467,3475,3378,3387,3414,3413,3395,3418,3415,3416,3417,3385,1141,3411],"class_list":{"0":"post-38786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boudoir-photography","8":"category-continuous-lighting","9":"category-lighting-for-video","10":"category-video-shoot","11":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38786"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38786"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47082,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38786\/revisions\/47082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38786"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=38786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}