Behind the scenes from the lastest hair add campaign

Here is the behind the scenes video from the campaign I just shot for the Vivica Fox hair collection.

Vivica Fox Hair Collections

Photographer: Vikrant Tunious

Creative director: Joyce Oh

Models:Allison Hawkins, Jessi M Bengue

Makeup artist: Mariluz West

Hair Stylist: Kia Mckenzie-Autry

Coordination: PJ Core

photo assistants: Taylor Rabow

second assistant: Sophia Heij Mariano

third assistant: Ben Wong

Video: Elijah Goodman

NPO Portrait project

Those of you know well they know that apart from my commercial I love to work on projects for Non Profits, My series on Amish families won me an Fedral award and one of the other projects I worked was for UNICEF about child labor in India. I am so excited that just got signed to do a series of Portraits for a great organization.. Can't wait to start this project..

Vivica Fox hair collection add camp

It was a super busy day in my studio today, We have been planning to shoot the this campaign for a few months now. We had well over 20 people on set today, We like to take care of all the clients who visit our studio so they can have a relaxed and creative atmosphere.  We stated pretty early around 8:00 am, had two models for this shoot and they both travelled from NYC. I am thankful to all my team members today for doing an extraodinary job today. I want to name each one of these heroes.
Joyce Oh -  Creative Director
Mariluz West- Make up artist
Hair stylist- Ichikia Mckenzie
First Assistant- Taylor Rabow
Second Assistant- Sophia Heij
Third Assistant- Ben Wong
Coordination- PJ Core
Manager- Brandon Davis
Model- Allison Hawkins
Model- Jessi M'Bengue
Bts Video- Elijah

Here are some Bts on set in the middle of the shoot.

 Reviewing the look with the clients

Taylor caught me in action as always..

Here are some screen shot from some of the looks

Great pose, she worked really well

Unboxing and review of Canon 5d Mark III imported Version purchased from Ebay store

Recently I added another camera body to my aresnal which is Canon 5d mark III, Initially I was confused in between 5D mark III or  Canon EOS-1D X after carefully looking at my requirements I decided to go with the Mark III.  As an Indian one thing runs in my blood is the quest to find the best deal, lol, so I started hunting making phone calls to my local dealers, checked on B&H surfed the web, when my search took me to the ocean of Ebay, I realized that the same camera was listed at about $600 -$700 cheaper than the local guys, I read more called these ebay stores asked my local guys if they can match that prize which they could not, the quest was why these guys online can sell it so much more cheaper than my local dealers. The answer is that they are selling the international or imported version as oppose to the USA version. Canon actually distributes the same camera at a much higher cost in the USA compared to some of the other international destinations. There are some dealers who import the international version sell it in USA at a much cheaper cost, I have even heard that B&H sometimes sell the imported version which they clearly state is the imported version.

Now the next question arose what's the difference in between these two bodies so I found out that the difference is really the warranty on this product. imported one does not have a 1yr manufactures warranty on it for any defects. As a prior Canon user I know that they bodies very rarely will go bad, They have a strict quality control and check system which all these bodies go through before they land in the bazar. I further did more research and found that all these cameras are made in JAPAN in the same Canon factory with the same parts and same quality.  I also called one of my friends who works for Canon in Dubai and he confirmed all my quires and gave me a green flag to buy the imported version. The ebay store I bought it from also sells an extended warranty for 3 years on the this body which not only covers manufacturing defects it also covers accidental damages. This pretty much sealed the deal for me and made my purchase. I have tested the camera it works great. I also made a video which shows the unboxing of this camera so that it can help someone else like me who is trying to make up there mind. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. If you like this info please do comment and share.

Vikrant Photography, Award winning photography in Philadelphia

I was commisioned  to shoot this fashion editorial for the lifestyle and wedding magazine, In Bliss. The unique thing about this shoot is that it was shot at the philadelphia's ,University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology lower Egypt section, Video consists of behind the scenes from the photo shoot .

Vivica Fox Hair Collection's campaign

Here is behind the scenes from Vivica fox hair collection, I had a great time shooting with them. It was a pretty long process before I was really finalized to shoot this campaign. We were in conversation since last year, Creative team visited my studio couple of times, There were hundreds of emails back and forth, Concept for the shoot was developed, We decided to shoot it in 2 days day one will be all editorial style and day 2 will be all catalog style  For the editorial style we developed 10 looks, you will see some of these looks in the video below. My experience of working with celebrities and my  expertise in beauty and hair photogrpahy really made me there prime selection for this shoot.

I am sharing the behind the scenes video here, please check it out, love it, comment on it .

Engaging Professional Photographers for the Best Effects

Although modern technologies today empower ordinary consumers to take selfies and any other type of photos personally, there is always a good reason to engage professional photographers for some special photography sessions.

Photography studios

Philadelphia is an exciting city with vibrant events happening in all seasons that should be captured on print. This city offers a host of professional photographers with their own photography studios that are well setup for all types of shoots.

Many established photographystudios in Philadelphia are set up in strategic sections of the city to cater to the different categories of consumers requiring their professional services. Their strategic business locations allow them to cater to the different needs and preferences of the local community as well as global consumers seeking professional photography skills.

These photography studios are well set up with the best of environments that include different décors and props to fit the desired mood and objectives. The right ambience is generated to bring out the best effects from the models or subjects in the photographs.

Fashion photography

Professional fashion photographers in Philadelphia are in great demand for generating fashion and glamour through high quality photos taken in and outside the studio. A portrait photograph can be generated as a high fashion photo through the proper photography skills and equipment in the hands of a professional photographer.

Fashion photography is a new trend of photography today with and without props. A skilled photographer is able to draw out the desired effects from the subject in the photo with or without props and décor.

Fashion photography can be applied on all types of occasions that include newborn photography, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, graduations and family portraits.

Modern consumers like to engage the professional services of fashion photographers to generate a family portrait greeting card for various occasions such as Christmas and Thanksgiving. These photo cards can be sent in print or via email to update recipients on the family’s status during these special seasons. These photo greeting cards are excellent gifts to recipients who are unable to visit frequently.

Skilled photographers

Professional Philadelphia photographers are usually trained and highly qualified with the best of photography experience in fashion and portrait photography. They are passionate about their task which is more than a job; it is usually a passionate hobby that is turned into a business venture.

Skilled photographers are able to envisage the best results before the clicking of the camera. They are able to get the whole picture behind the lens and convey their intentions to their subjects in front.

The full cooperation of subjects to be photographed can generate masterpieces which are award winning prints. A skilled fashion photographer is able to direct their subjects to the place and mood for a masterpiece print on the lens without much effort. High quality prints are generated to last a lifetime while generating memories for the subjects.

It does not need to be hurt the pockets for a professional portrait taken by professional photographers in their well equipped studios.

Hair art show in Philadelphia

Recently I shot in collaboration with my hair stylist and good friend Bethany for her hair show, I love to do my personal shoots, love the creative freedom i have and the opportunity to visualize and create gives me immense pleasure and breaks the mundane routine. Without much ado I am sharing the images with you. I will tell you how to shoot an image with plexi glass All the pictures were shot in Philadelphia studio of the philadelphia photographer Vikrant Tunious.

                               

Hair piece for Dark Royality

I shot this image with three lights, front light was a octadome, top light was a strip box and back light with color gel

  

Red Hair

Hair style beautiful and edgy

 

Fashion Editorial Shoot

 I just shot something which is very close to heart, every now and then I love to collaborate with fellow artist, I had worked with Tokyo in the past on a commercial shoot where he was the hair stylist . We had a great time at that shoot so he called me a few days later that with an idea about a editorial submission. I called him over to my studio and then heard his idea which interested me a lot. We created the mood board for the shoot, I came up with the story concept for the shoot, Tokyo started gathering the team and we had makeup, stylist, models. we did 3 looks all outdoors, First image was shot in the Piazza, second shot was shot on the freshly burned building on Market st and the third look was shot on Spring garden st.  Equipment wise I used my Elinchrome mono light and Octabank and reflector. nothing crazy.. I also used the Photogenic Lithium inverter. I will share the final retouched images later on but for now here are some iPhone Bts shots and some other pictures from the shoot.
Shoot Credits:
Photographer: Vikrant Tunious
Hair stylist: Tokyo Bradshaw
Makeup: Dani V
Stylists: MJ_Badd and Keith
Male Model: Pablo Gonzalez
Female Model: Maria Kapustina
BTS Video: Tarif/ Reef Van Gogh
Photo Assistant: Zac Henning

 Here is the lineup of all the accessories, shoes used in the shoot.

 Outfits lined up for all the looks

Tokyo doing the final touchups for the first look

Maria is ready for the first look

First look on Vespa

                                                      Ready for the second look

    Here are my models posing in the burned down building on Market st, Philadelphia

      I just loved the blue on the wall

 First look to how it came out of my camera, no retouches yet

What do you think about the blue wall, I love the emotion.

Latest editorial work in the Spring 2014 The Fashion Issue of In Bliss Magazine

This is exciting news as I just saw the new Spring 2014 Fashion issue of In Bliss where I shot for the cover story.  Shoot was very interesting as it was shot inside of the The University of Pennsylvania  Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology inside of the lower Egypt sections. You talk about a backdrop and here is a an amazing backdrop for a beautiful romantic shot. Right in Philadelphia we have a 3000 year old sphinx recreated so we did not have to travel to Giza. We did a some ceremony images and then romantic images. Light wise I had a large octadome as the key light for the ceremony images with filing in form sides. The biggest issue I had was the ambient light which was tungsten and flour flourcent, Once you mix in the studio lights it can get muggy, so the trick here was to match the ambient light and fill in carefully with our strobes to that I we don't loose the effect of ambience and still get a warm and daylight corrected image, I did not want to change the color temp in post. I like to work in the given situation and make the most out of it. This is how I was bread back in the days when I started photography I used to shoot all film that too transparencies for which your exposure had to be 100% that upbringing really taught me a lot as a photographer which I benefit even till date.   2nd shot where both our models are in front of the sphinx, Key light is right behind me and the three other fill lights are strategically placed behind the columns to light up the entire room and get a good depth of field.  please leave your feedback and if you have any questions please feel free to get in touch with me.
 
Shoot credits : Photography: Vikrant Tunious
Text: Casey Hower and Marisa Steinberg
Cordination: Rebekah Roberson
Hair: Emily Huntowski and Alaina Strumpf
Makeup: Mimi Bourgeault and Kate Brown
Photography assistant: Taylor Rabow and Larry Wright
Magazine: In Bliss

Behind the scenes video from a recent fashion shoot in my Philadelphia studio

Creative Hair Photography

I recently shot a very creative hair shoot for my Fav Hair Stylist's upcoming art show, We have together produced the Dark queens project in which we shot different queens from history. This was very interesting shoot unfortunately I can't post all the images until her art show. I will share one of the behind the scenes shot from the shoot.
For one of the image we had used 4 lights 3 large reflectors and one small reflector, frosted plexi glass,  Key light in front of the model Hair light overhead light with color gel for warm blue texture edge light to separate the back light and two 9'feet reflectors to box the model from sides and front bounce.... I will be showing the image once her show is over. I love to  hair photography weather it is for a commercial client or personal project.  To see more of hair photography please visit my website www.vikranttunious.com

Photoshoot for Modern Frock's sprint summer collection

One of my latest Commercial photo shoot for Modern frocks Sprint summer collection, This was a great shoot from start to beginning.  Some of you might think how is a commercial Fashion photo shoot done?  here is a brief overview of our workflow.
After our initial client meetings we like to finish up with all the required paper work in regards to the production. Then we schedule a creative meeting with the client, myself creative director and stylist, On the day of our creative meeting we look through the products, understand clients needs and what they would like us to do based on those things we then start a story board or mood board for the photo shoot. We also schedule our shoot date. I personally like to come up with at least 3 creative ideas to shoot for the line. once we have our clients agreement on the approved idea we start working on it. The next step after this is to cast our models for the shoot. We like to use our local modeling agencies like Wilhelmina of PA, MMA, and Reinhardt, these are 3 good reputable modeling agencies in Philadelphia. For this particular shoot we got submissions from all three agencies at the end we casted 3 models one from each one of them.  professional Makeup artist is hired  Hair stylist is hired . We prepare for all the required props for the shoot, all the accessories are carried by the stylist who helps us put together the looks. Modernfrock.com has very elegant outfits created by elegant designers.  Apart form shooting for there catalog I shot some editorial style images which we had suggested them to use as there opening images on there website.  I will happily answer to your  questions.
Credits:
Client : Modern Frock
Photgraphy: Vikrant Tunious, www.vikrantphotography.com
Shoot cordinator: PJ Core
Stylist: Arnold Milford
Makeup: mariluz West
Hair: Bethany Bell
Modles: Jenise Rivera, MMA, Alix Victoria, J Lynne Harris