Aquarium

I was editing some funny pics I took during a video clip shooting, and I just wanna share some of them... Gaïden & Yoshi are 2 talented french rappers, and the video clip (filmed with a Canon 5D and a 60D) will illustrate the song "Aquarium".

Do you like your hairdresser?

During a studio photo shoot for a cool barbershop in Paris with my friend Quentin Caffier, I saw these scissors that Vivien was using on a model. I guess it was the first time I saw such a big pair! So I decided to make a quick portrait of Vivien, the haidresser, backstage with the ambiant light. These pics make me laugh as Vivien looks like a psychopath with his scissors. Are you sure your haidresser is not a psychopath? Hahahahahahaaaaa!
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Video Clip + Rain = Video Clip cancelled

Tonight, I had to take some "Making Of" photos of a video clip in the suburb of Paris. Even if it was cold outside, all was good until the rain came to say hello to all of us! The director was motivated to film under the rain as we could have a really unique ambiance, but the singer didn't think the same way... They finally stopped all, and I think it was the right way. But look at this amazing ambiance!

"Over you" the 2000 fps video clip is online

Two months ago, I was talking about a video clip filmed with a RED camera and a Photron camera which can filmed at 2000 fps in 4K. By curiousity I went to the studio during the shoot as I had a friend of mine who has a short part in the clip (see her at 0'17). A lot of expensive stuff and a lot of people for "just" a video clip!

This is not my kind of music, but anyway, here is the link to watch "Over You". You can see the action below at 1'09 and there is also a couple of dance actions in an impressive slow motion. Too bad it's too short during the clip... The good point is that the guys at Woow, the film production company, are really cool and they do a very good job. Oh, and here is the link to watch the making of.

Quentin Caffier, studio, new Pentax 645D and nice models...

Few days ago, I was with Quentin Caffier (yes, again!) at Studio Stenope in Paris for a beauty shoot day with several models. Renaud, from Focus Numerique, came with the new Pentax 645D. A nice toy! We had a long day testing the camera with very nice girls prepared by Vee Gomez (Hair) and Coline Roussel (Make-Up) for some beauty shots.

Focus Numerique just write a new article about the Pentax 645D (in French) in collaboration with Quentin after this day in a photo studio.

Here is one of the photo Quentin made and some "behind the scene" pics I did during this day...

Photo © Quentin Caffier // Kajsa-Stina @Idole under the "hard ring-flash light"

Fashion photo shoot in Montmartre, Paris

Yesterday, we were at Montmartre, Paris, to shoot Coralie Joos for a fashion magazine and a website. We were lucky to be under the sun during almost all the day, but the temperature wasn't really warm! A bit hard for the model, but not only...

Here are few pictures from the making of I took yesterday.

Photographer : Quentin Caffier
Model : Coralie Joos
Hair : Vee Gomes
Make Up : Coline Roussel
Style : Lorraine Diard
Assistant : Richard Bord

A video clip filmed in 2000 images/sec!

Two days ago, as my friend Pauline was in a studio waiting for her part in a video clip, I decided to come to see her and to attend the shooting (yes, I'm curious!). The Abel 14 studio in Paris is big, and I've never been in a such place. It was a good surprise to me to discover all these people working on the same project. I don't know a lot about how to make a movie yet, but it seems very interesting.

Anyway, I was there for one hour and I had my camera, so I decided to take a few backstage pictures of Pauline during her hairdressing. As I didn't know the director, I didn't take any behind the scene pictures, except a couple of images to show you the decor. I discovered that the guys filmed with a RED camera and another one I didn't know at all : a Photron. For those who knows, the Photron camera is just amazing! It's just a 2000 images/sec camera. Easy! And it costs only 300 000€. Very cheap! As I was here, I had the opportunity to watch the raw images taken with the Photron. The slow motions are incredible, very fluid and VERY slow with a high definition image. Trust me, it's crazy! Now, I'm looking forward to see the result through the video clip. I'll tell you when it's done.

Pauline backstage

"Danse Macabre" on Le Magazine EVER!

After a long period, the artistic project between sculptor Jim Skull and photographer Quentin Caffier is finally online!

I'm really proud to present you this amazing project I had the chance to work for as the assistant of Quentin and, at the same time, as photographer to shoot the making of. All the team did a very good job, in particular Quentin and Max who had to work during hours and hours after the photo shoot to edit the pictures and do the huge post production including the videos.

/// Danse Macabre ///

Quentin Caffier x Jim Skull

Skull sculptures : Jim Skull
Photographs and production : Quentin Caffier
Stylism: Tania Zekkout & Julie Barranger
Hair: Franck Nemoz
Make-Up: Guilaine Frichot & Coline Roussel
Post production: Max Laho & Quentin Caffier
Assistant : Max Laho
Photographer assistant & making of : Richard Bord 
Production : EVER & Quentin Caffier

Please watch the 2 videos on EVER.
Special thanks to Roc Chaliand & Quentin Caffier who gave me the opportunity to show my work through this project.

http://fr.lemagazineever.com/2010/09/danse-macabre-quentin-caffier-vs-jim-skull/ 

© Quentin Caffier