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Vitoria Hoffelder Fortes for AnneBra

Our model Vitoria Fortes looks uber-sexy and uber-cool in a new Fall-Winter 09/10 AnneBra lingerie catalogue.

Nappy New 2010!

Let the new year be a great beginning of a new decade!

We wish you luck, health, energy, high profits in business and overall positive development!

Happy New Year!

Exodus Team.

Some trendy lighting and skin tones.

Here’s a quick skin retouch that I’ve applied in PS4 to create a trendy fashion snapshot look and feel, similar to that used in Jimmy Choo 2009 and 2010 campaigns, photographed by Terry Richardson. Adjustments used included:

– Curves (contrast correction)

– Selective color (skin color correction)

– Gradient maps (skin and dress color correction)

– Levels (separate luminance correction for highlights and shadows)

– Magic

Voila, Before and After:

I thought of posting a tutorial, but I’m just not so comfortable with the whole idea of tutorials, so you guys better just experiment and play with what you think works best. No tutoring from me.

Bibissara Sharipova, model

Remember I wrote in this post, that our young superstar, Bibissara Sharipova aka Bibi, is coming to us again after her successful New York fashion week this Fall?

Here’s a part of a recent photoshoot that I did with her. Enjoy!

More pics to come soon.

Update: more pics, as promised!

Hasselblad mon Amour

After this memorable shoot that was documented in the video below, I’ve completely fallen in love with the Hasselblad cameras. Its flawless perfectionism in design together with the most thoughtful attention to all the minor details even felt intimidating at first, and totally won me over.

Somehow I’m a bigger fan of the classic V series, than of the contemporary H series. There’s something amazing about these “Made In Sweden” cameras, and I find them utterly inspirational.

That said, I’ve recently bought a Hasselblad 503CW, which is still produced these days. The camera is nothing short of incredible. I’ve shot several rolls of Kodak Ektar and Ilford HP5 during last weekend, and I can say that working with a Hassie was a truly sexy experience. Will show-off the pics as soon as they’re back from the lab.

503CW

Natasha C., TV commercial for Glico

Natasha, uber-cute and uber-sweet, for a Glico TV-commercial.

Build Your Own Snapshot Monster!

Brackets, again :)

Here’s a vivid comparison of a cheap generic bracket, that I’ve bought in China, and a classy CB Mini-RC. There’s a x10 price difference between them, but CB is worth every penny, if you’re after a trendy snapshot aesthetic.

generic-bracket

Generic bracket...no way to use the grip :(

The Bracket.

The Bracket.

Custom Brackets CB Mini-RC

Custom Brackets CB Mini-RC – grip is easily accessible! Yay!

Custom Brackets CB Mini-RC

Custom Brackets CB Mini-RC – back view

The result, straight out of the lens.

More fun with a bracket.

Shot while waiting for more models to arrive to the casting.

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Marina

Casting for silver jewelry catalogue.

This Tuesday we held a casting for jewelry catalogue at CreatImage Studios.

For the lighting I used my Canon Speedlite 580 EX II on a newly bought flash bracket by Custom Brackets, and I find the effect it produces absolutely awesome. I got it via UPS in the early morning right before the casting, so that was a great chance for a full scale test ride. It’s the very same bracket that’s used widely by Terry Richardson for his latest editorial and commercial jobs.

Here are some pics from the casting:

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Bibi’s coming back to Bangkok!

One of our best models, soon-to-be-top 16-year-old Bibissara Sharipova is coming to Bangkok tomorrow for her second time with Exodus MMGMT.

This Fall she spent in New York, catwalking at NY Fashion Week and doing some stunning editorial work.

It’s absolutely exciting to watch her rapid professional growth and development – her first trip ever was to Thailand, and then straight to NYC and now she’s back to the Land of Smiles for some big commercial/ad campaigns, that she plans to get this time.
She’ll stay with us until February, and then it’s NYFW again.

Way to go Bibi, The Pride Of Kazakhstan!

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