The word Lotus has several meanings, from Formula 1 racing cars to a plant referred to in Greek and Roman mythology, which produced a pleasant drowsiness. In the middle of these definitions, in Montevideo, Lotus is a discotheque.
In mid-August I will give five 15-hour workshops in Montevideo. The theoretical classes will be held at Fundación Unión, located in front of Plaza Independencia. Space is limited to a maximum of 15-18 people and each workshop is subject to a minimum number of participants.
Twin Peaks has been, without a doubt, the emblematic TV series of the 1990s. Mark Frost and David Lynch managed to bring experimentation to the world of television, something unheard of to date. I liked this series so much that I dedicated the "Stiletto" series to his famous living room with red curtains and "zig-zag" floor.
The following images were taken during the practical sessions of the Strobist workshop I gave in Montevideo, Uruguay, last August. The idea of the class was to teach the extremes of lighting, setting up different sets with hard or soft main lights.
In mid-December I will give two 15-hour workshops in Montevideo. The theoretical classes will be held at Fundación Unión, located in front of Plaza Independencia. Space is limited to a maximum of 15-18 people and each workshop is subject to a minimum number of participants.
The Miguelete Jail was inaugurated in 1888 and functioned as such until 1990. It was built on the model of an English prison in Pentonville, which had been built in 1840 and consisted of 4 pavilions with 3 floors and 30 cells each.
As part of the Fashion course that I teach every year at CITM (Polytechnic University of Barcelona) I had already worked with Yana, a Russian model. The result of her work in class was very good and I decided to work with her again in a session I did to test the Godox portable flash equipment on the street.
Almost a year ago I was watching all three seasons of American Horror Story. I had a lot of fun and I liked the aesthetics, especially the first season. The promotional posters showed walls with frayed old wallpaper and a soft, intimate light that I really liked.
In the previous post we saw that working with a Fresnel HMI is better than working with a tungsten Fresnel for several reasons. They are two to five times more efficient and give off less heat, although they must be started with a ballast that creates the electric arc that acts as a light source, and this high voltage power
The Sun is the usual natural light source with which we see and photograph, since with the light of the Moon, few photos are taken in relation to those taken with the Sun. But when we are working in a photographic studio with artificial lights ... how do we emulate the sun?