May Shoots

We have formed a new brand called DigiStrike to handle the life style stock and model portfolio shoots. All the other stock will still use DigitizingNature and DigiPhoto to distribute images, web content and video. Chuck Koonce Photography will still do the Wedding and Portraiture work.

This is the DigiStrike schedule for shooting so if it is labeled OPEN email me if you want to shoot that date.

99% of the time we use stylist for the shoots so if you are an aspiring or seasoned MUA and/or hair person we would like to work with you, email me.

2008 Video Shoots:

Female Warriors Start of Filming - 3/16, M1 and CO. - FULL
Music Video Number 6 - Vu and Company - FULL
Baker Snow Board Video - FULL

May 2008:

Stock Shoot, Lifestyle - 5/11, OPEN
Stock Shoot, Lifestyle - 5/14, CLOSED
Portfolio Shoot, Open Theme - 5/18, OPEN
Stock Shoot, Lifestyle -5/20, CLOSED
Portfolio Shoot, Open Theme - 5/25, CLOSED

Sunday April 27th

Sunday we were in the studio shooting 1 model Angelrose and each time I shoot her it gets better and better. She has a great look and requires very little direction, always a pleasure to work with her.

This was another body paint shoot and the paint was done again by Skillz airbrushing and it looks amazing, IMHO. This guy is very talented and I look forward to working with him a lot more.

The makeup and hair were done by Jamie Rose and as usual it looked great. Jamie also helps a lot with model direction and set suggestions. So if your looking for a make up and hair person don't hesitate to book her it is worth it.

For this shoot I used 1 large Halfdome softbox as a fill, 1 Elinchrom Deep Throat Octagon softbox for main light, 2 mono lights with colored gels and a SB800 as a kicker. All the mono lights were Elinchrom BX 400's, nice lights work very well in the studio. Two full length reflectors where used both as flags and to reflect light as fill.

We used a Hasselblad H2 with a P30 back and a 50 - 110 H lens.

Here are a few I got touched up. The problem is there are 150 more great shots so this will take a while in the editing. Nice problem to have!

Sunday April 20th

Sunday we were in the studio shooting 1 model Chris Rozakis. For this shoot I used 1 large softbox behind the model camera left, 1 Elinchrom Deep Throat Octagon softbox far camera right and a small softbox on a boom for the hair. Two full length reflectors where used from the camera position. Seeing where 1 light was behind and left of the model and the other was to her far right she needed some fill in front to light up the shadows.

Jenni Madsen did the makeup and hair, a great job as always.

The idea was to have dramatic lighting and Vogue style poses, here are two examples, I think Chris nailed it:





More shots are posted on my Model Mayhem page -

http://www.modelmayhem.com/ChuckKoonce

April 13 Studio Shoot

Sunday we were in the studio shooting 2 models, Zoya Raskina and Taramarie. This was a more casual shoot no Mylar just basic studio shots. Lighting was simple, 1 large strip box for fill camera left, 1 Elinchrom Deep Throat Octagon softbox camera right and a small softbox on a boom for the hair.

No video again, I need to get another assistant that can shoot some video. But here are a couple of the shots from the session.

Zoya:




Taramarie:

April and May Shoot Schedule

We have formed a new brand called DigiStrike to handle the life style stock and model portfolio shoots. All the other stock will still use DigitizingNature and DigiPhoto to distribute images, web content and video. Chuck Koonce Photography will still do the Wedding and Portraiture work.

This is the DigiStrike schedule for shooting so if it is labeled OPEN email me if you want to shoot that date.

99% of the time we use stylist for the shoots so if you are an aspiring or seasoned MUA and/or hair person we would like to work with you, email me.

2008 Video Shoots:

Female Warriors Start of Filming - 3/16, M1 and CO. - FULL
Music Video Number 6 - Vu and Company - FULL
Baker Snow Board Video - FULL

April 2008 Video Shoots:

Rock Climbing Video - OPEN

April 2008 Stock:

Stock Shoot, Motor Sports Apparel - 4/6, CLOSED
Portfolio Shoot, Open Theme - 4/13, Zoya Raskina, TaraMarie, CLOSED
Stock Shoot, Lifestyle - 4/15, CLOSED
Stock Shoot, Lifestyle - 4/18, CLOSED
Portfolio Shoot, Open Theme - 4/20, Chris, Shanwa
Stock Shoot, Lifestyle - 4/22, CLOSED
Portfolio Shoot, Body Paint - 4/27, Angelrose

May 2008 Stock:

Stock Shoot, Lifestyle - 5/11, OPEN
Stock Shoot, Lifestyle - 5/14, CLOSED
Portfolio Shoot, Open Theme - 5/18, OPEN
Stock Shoot, Lifestyle -5/20, CLOSED
Portfolio Shoot, Open Theme - 5/25, CLOSED

Busy Weekend 3/29 and 3/30 Shoots

We did 2 shoots at ICandi Studios in Seattle this weekend. The Saturday shoot one was a body painting and the Sunday Shoot was a heavy metal theme. The make up was done by Jenni Madsen for both shoots and she did a wonderful job and added a lot to the shoots.

The lighting for Saturday was a large strip box and a small softbox for hair. The Sunday shoot consisted of 1 main in a Elinchrome Deep Throat softbox, 1 fill in a large strip box, hair light in a small softbox and some gelled strobes. The background for both days was 200mil mylar and a interesting 3D clear acrylic material.

Saturdays shoot was with Angelrose as the model and the painting was done by artist Skillz, http://www.skillzairbrushing.com.



Sundays shoot was heavy metal with Jayne Delane and Victoria Lorraine both of them fit this theme perfectly.

Shoot Schedule for March and April 2008

We have formed a new brand called DigiStrike to handle the life style stock and model portfolio shoots. All the other stock will still use DigitizingNature and DigiPhoto to distribute images, web content and video. Chuck Koonce Photography will still do the Wedding and Portraiture work.

This is the DigiStrike schedule for shooting so if it is labeled OPEN email me if you want to shoot that date.

99% of the time we use stylist for the shoots so if you are an aspiring or seasoned MUA or hair person we would like to work with you, email me.

March 2008 Video Shoots:

Female Warriors Start of Filming - 3/16, M1 and CO. - FULL
Music Video - Vu and Company - FULL
Snow Shoe Video - Cindy, OPEN

April 2008 Video Shoots:

Rock Climbing Video - OPEN

April 2008 Stock:

Stock Shoot, Motor Sports Apparel - 4/6, CLOSED
Portfolio Shoot, Open Theme - 4/13, Zoya Raskina, TaraMarie, CLOSED
Stock Shoot, Lifestyle - 4/15, CLOSED
Stock Shoot, Lifestyle - 4/18, CLOSED
Portfolio Shoot, Open Theme - 4/20, Open
Stock Shoot, Lifestyle - 4/22, CLOSED
Portfolio Shoot, Open Theme - 4/27, Open