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My Harper's BAZAAR and Nikon D800 Fashion Story
Hi All, If interested, I want to share my first fashion editorial using my new Nikon D800 for the November Issue of Harper's BAZAAR. For most of the 10 page editorial I used the Nikkor 85mm f1.8G lens as well as the Nikkor 50mm f1.8G for another one. In all cases, all of the images were shot wide open at f1.8. Link to the video and all of the images here: http://www.benjaminkanarekblog.com/z0s2 Thanks Ben  Oct 29 13 10:43 am Link Good stuff. The decapitated bear costume with the two holes was a bit weird though. Oct 29 13 10:50 am Link Very nice Oct 29 13 10:58 am Link Bryan Benoit wrote: Very very nice Oct 29 13 10:59 am Link I like it alot, I haven't seen much lately editorial wise that has made me impressed Oct 29 13 01:21 pm Link Awesome! Oct 29 13 01:27 pm Link nice one ~ congrats Oct 29 13 01:34 pm Link Thanks a lot all!  Oct 29 13 01:54 pm Link Very Nice! Oct 29 13 02:03 pm Link I like, different from a lot of your other work. So what inspired the change or the look on this one? Lets here some background Oct 29 13 02:11 pm Link You have likely been asked this a million times. Do you shoot NEF/RAW? If yes, do you use Nikon's Capture or View to process your files or another converter? If you do use Nikon's software, how much adjusting do you do, if anything, to get the color/toning/etc? Or is this pretty much straight from camera as far as that is concerned? Oct 29 13 02:23 pm Link Christopher Hartman wrote: Yes I shoot NEF/RAW and for this used Adobe Camera Raw CS6. Used Adobe Bridge for this shoot. But for my last shoot used Capture One. No processing during the shoot. Only when doing post prod after the shoot and the edits are done. Oct 29 13 02:35 pm Link AJScalzitti wrote: Wanted to concentrate on the fashion the girl and the ambiance and now that my camera actually does focus where I want it to, I decide to bite the bullet and shoot everything wide open which I love. We did use a silver reflector. Oct 29 13 02:36 pm Link Nice work. Nikon is coming out with a 58mm/1.4 in the near future and the sample shots looks quite nice and the out of focus areas have a really lovely feel about them. I'm not a big fan of the current Nikon offerings in the ~50mm range, but you've obviously made them work for you. Cheers. Oct 29 13 02:48 pm Link mark polo wrote: This was shot with the Nikkor 50mm f1.8 G series lens: Oct 29 13 03:01 pm Link Benjamin Kanarek wrote: Dear people who keep saying 50/1.8s are pieces of junk and nobody should ever consider using them in a professional capacity, Oct 29 13 03:56 pm Link Really nice work. I particularly like the shot posted at the top of the thread. Oct 29 13 04:03 pm Link Benjamin Kanarek wrote: True, and I can't argue with the results. Looking forward to what you do next Oct 29 13 04:06 pm Link I am always glad to see your posts. In this case it is good to see the d800 used in a field that interests me by a very good photographer and to get an idea of its tonality, which helps me to decide if I am going to rent it for a shoot in the near future. Oct 29 13 04:25 pm Link I like the blurry light fading thing from the sides of the pics, as if the viewer is on the other side of a window looking in. I love how you use these abstract modifiers to your advantage to tell a story Oct 29 13 04:41 pm Link Great work Benjamin! Thanks for sharing. Oct 29 13 04:44 pm Link nice, love them Oct 29 13 04:56 pm Link Gorgeous Always enjoy seeing your work Oct 29 13 05:03 pm Link Really like the last shot with the blurry Eiffel Tower. Good stuff. She's in sharp focus so was that blur simply the result of being wide open or......? Oct 29 13 05:23 pm Link -JAY- wrote: hahaha. spot on! Oct 29 13 06:13 pm Link -JAY- wrote: Very Funny LMAO!!! :-) Oct 29 13 06:19 pm Link Another sample Nikkor 85mm f1.8G at f1.8.  Oct 29 13 06:20 pm Link LA StarShooter wrote: You'll LOVE the dynamic range as well, especially at 100 iso. Oct 29 13 06:23 pm Link Well done, sir. Congratulations. Oct 29 13 06:25 pm Link Rich Arnold Photography wrote: Broken glass in front of lens causing blur as well as distortion from the sun refracting off of it. Oct 29 13 06:26 pm Link Another sample:  Oct 30 13 09:39 am Link Benjamin Kanarek wrote: This is an interesting point.Shooting wide open produces a very distinct look. Oct 30 13 10:19 am Link Congrats Benny - wonderful shots. Oct 30 13 10:25 am Link -JAY- wrote: Exactly. The 50mm 1.8G is simply amazing. Kills any canon 50 including the 1.2 if you ask me (only one that has no focusing issues), especially when price is considered. Yes I've owned them all, and yes I was a "lifelong" Canon shooter that never thought I'd own a Nikon. Oct 30 13 11:10 am Link Drew Smith Photography wrote: Thanks Drew! Oct 30 13 02:16 pm Link Lee K wrote: How is a 'made in china' lens better than a 1200.00 top spec Japan made workhorse lens, you can prove this yes? Oct 30 13 02:21 pm Link Bravo Benjamin! Oct 30 13 02:24 pm Link -JAY- wrote: QFT Oct 30 13 02:26 pm Link Can anyone tell it's been shot on a Nikon D800 ? Oct 30 13 02:44 pm Link I like that slightly 'grainy film' look on shots 1, 3 and 4 Benjamin, the retouching work looks very natural too. Great job! Oct 30 13 02:50 pm Link |
