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00:00 Intro00:40 How I got in the position to make this image — thanks Ken!01:44 At Hiroshi’s for the first time02:30 Flexing with the $100k dining table03:25 My lighting setup for product: Paul C Buff’s Einsteins04:17 Behind the scenes of my portrait of Hiroshi04:30 Relying on hand signals as Hiroshi spoke little English05:20 Squaring shoulders by folding arms05:45 Reviewing the images with Hiroshi and Ken06:00 Using the 35mm with the Pentax 645Z06:31 Looking at the outtakes in Photo Mechanic06:50 Using Nicole (assistant) as a stand-in07:10 Camera settings07:30 Fine tuning a rim/hair light with barn doors and grid08:55 First shot with Hiroshi and why I had to correct lighting placement09:25 Specular highlights on Hiroshi’s skin10:40 Bringing Hiroshi closer to the light11:35 My shutter was 1/25th! Here’s why12:00 Why you want to drag your shutter13:20 How far the hair/rim light was13:59 Settling on the final image for edit14:10 “Interested eyes” vs “Deer in the headlights eye”15:15 Looking at the edited image in Photoshop15:45 Creating a fake “HDR” image16:33 Editing skin / adding contrast17:32 Cropping the image18:05 Burning Hiroshi’s chef’s coat18:32 Editing the eyes / removing specular highlights19:30 Removing highlight in the background20:00 Warming Hiroshi’s chef’s coat20:36 Adding back in glassware21:05 Adding a vignette22:00 Photo featured in Business Insider23:15 Outro23:38 Opening Frame explained to others! If you’re interested in being part of an episode, go to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.frameexplained.com">http://www.frameexplained.com</a> for details

Photographing the chef and owner of this $600/person restaurant

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Photographing the chef and owner of this $600/person restaurant

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