D3X shot and a forest inside my studio (critiques are appreciated)
This was shot with my D3x, which I still use a lot. And yup, this is NOT a location shoot. This forest was literally built inside my studio [img]data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
If you wanna know how that happened, the full story is told on this YT video below:
Forest shoot:
Critiques are highly appreciated.
We can only improve if we realize what went not so well, so please, critique all you want.
Best regards,
Marcio Napoli
Kira Minori wrote: I haven't tried D3X yet.
Be warned, Kira… it is highly addictive, like most single digit bodies!
Light is free… capturing it is not!
Kira Minori wrote: Wow! This is awesome! I haven't tried D3X yet. Hopefully, soon!
Search one on ebay, you'll love it.
It's a single digit body, needless to say amazing built quality, and the sensor itself is very special.
Colors are super rich, just like many cameras were before the (super high) megapixel race (pre 2010), highlight headroom on this camera is second to none.
As posted earlier, I've only ever knew one sensor with better hightlight headroom (Phase One P40+).
24 mp is plenty, it's awesome resolution and flexibility at the same time.
In short, D3x is among the best cameras Nikon has ever made, even in 2021.
For D3x fans, a few D3x shots from past shoots, those will have dedicated You Tube episodes on my channel later on
Those episodes will cover in details how these shots were done (the antenna shoot is specially interesting)
Thank you so much for the comments!
Really, really appreciate it Well, a few more comments haha
as presented in the video, the original idea was not mine, it was from a large, national level campaign for a brand called Dummond here in Brazil.Ever since I've seen that campaign (link is in the description in my video) I was so mesmerized, that I wanted (needed) to try that for myself.
It took me 7 years to finally have a proper space and conditions to do it.
I'll tell you something... after that shoot, we felt really amazing for months and months down the road.
So if you can have access of a space (a backyard or shed) and lots of free (or cheap) plants, do it, you'll have a massive, gigantic feeling of accomplishment.
For us here, that feeling lasted at least 4 or 5 consecutive months.
It's really not that hard to do. All it takes is a backyard and a ton of free plants, and about 4 or 5 days setting the stage. Plants were placed under art direction rules, so it's not just throwing them there randomly.
If you can set this up, do it, you'll love it to bits!
We even did a second version, featuring a "nightime" lighting, while plants were still holding on. Sadly, many plants died even if we gave them water daily.
After both shoots were done, plants that remained alive were planted in the yard
That nightime version will be featured in a future video on my channel
it will take a while before that one is edited hahaThere're many other videos waiting in the pipeline before that one.
Thank you for commenting once again!
If you wanna try something similar and want tips, please feel free to ask me anything you want!
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