July 2011
31 posts
Corinne, just thought I should say this upon seeing that hate ask you received, but I've been one of your fans for years, and your work has been so inspiring to me. Your photography is absolutely amazing, and I'm so envious of your webmastering skills! I can remember being in 7th grade and flipping through myspace pages at the time and coming across yours, and thinking that your portfolio was jaw-dropping, especially for someone who was just around 17 or so and had taught herself everything! I'm going into my senior year of high school this year, and even though my tastes have changed since then I still admire your work greatly and wish that I could master the trades that you have. You've got an AMAZING talent that anyone would be lucky to have, cause from what I've seen it has and is continuing to take you places. Just thought you should know, :)
P.S. You are NOT fat, ;)
Thanks girl! I really appreciate the nice words. :) I’ve been trying to think of something else to say to this to properly express my sincere thankfulness for people like you who see the need to bring people up when they see they’ve been torn down. I usually answer these privately so I don’t spam my followers with compliment asks, but I hope others can be inspired by you to pass the positive vibes on and say a few nice things to someone else. It’s so easy to post anonymous hate, so why can’t it be easier to post something nice?
Anyways, thanks again! You’re the best! :)
You're a FUCKING attention whore. get a life instead of dressing as a half naked nerd girl. and by the way; you're fat.
I have a pretty fun life dressing as a fat half naked nerd girl instead of sitting on my computer anonymously hating on people. :)
You have this awesome like, look, to your photos. I sound like a douche trying to describe it. But it looks like this smooth filter, the light isn't sharp at all and the exposure always looks like it has this filter covering the brightness? Omg I sound so gay. Is there anything specific you do that makes it look so different and perfect, in your editing steps?
Ha, I don’t really know how to answer this question. I’ve developed a certain shooting style and that just comes with experience and learning my trade. I’ve learned to adjust my lighting power in conjunction with my camera settings and use different light modifiers accordingly to get the look I want. No magic involved.
Photography Tutorials
If I were to team up with another photog and create a photo resource site, what sort of tutorials and resources would you guys like to see? We’re brainstorming right now, so send in your ideas!
“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to.”
—Jim Jarmusch
Not really an ask, but I just bought a tutsplus premium account to watch yours and zacks commercial behind the scenes video and it has to be the most useful thing i've spent money on since i bought my equipment aha. Thought i'd let you know, you guys did a realllllly good job.
Well that’s quiet a thing to hear! Haha. Thank you very much and I’m glad it was useful to you! :)
If anyone else is interested in the tutorial, you can get it here.
When I see some of your photos like the one that you have as your default on your model mayhem how do you get the cool light/halo effect on the backdrop? What causes that?
Photo in reference:
In most cases, you would use a background light (a strobe placed directly behind your subject pointing at the background) to create a glow around the subject. In that particular photo, we actually simulated a background light in post-production since we didn’t have a 7th strobe to use in addition to the 6 already in use.
This photo was created for a premium tutorial at PhotoTuts+. If you’re interested in seeing the post work, you can sign up and download the video here.
Where did you get started with studio lighting? I need advice, because I want to use strobes and I don't really no where to start...
First and foremost, if you don’t master available light and understand how to utilize and manipulate your natural light sources, having extra clunky gear won’t do you any good. When I first started out, I literally only used a window as my main source of light (watch this video we put together if you don’t believe me). Photographers will never get tired of telling you that the equipment doesn’t make the photo, and that same concept applies here. Rely on your eye, then use fancy equipment to enhance your vision. Relying on equipment cripples creativity.
Now that that’s said and done — when you’re ready to dive into the world of strobism, get yourself an Alien Bees’ AB800 with a large softbox or octabox and a light stand. Practice lighting from all different directions and study the effect it creates on your subject. Also, most photographers on Flickr like to include strobist info in their photo details — use this information as a study tool to further increase your understanding of lighting, where the light source is coming from, and how it affects the subject.
Hope this helps!
Your stuff is incredible. Every time I check back up on your stuff, I'm impressed. How old were you when you started, and how old are you now?
Thanks so much! Glad I’ve continued to hold your interest, haha. ;)
I’ve been dabbling in photography for as long as I can remember; I first started uploading my work online when I was 13 though. I’ve been shooting bands and music since I was about 16. When I was a freshman in high school, I shot my first show for my friend’s hardcore band. Then when I was 16, I did my first “promos” for my (ex)boyfriend’s screamo band and took photos at all their shows (one of which included the House of Blues in San Diego).
Now, I’m the ripe age of 20, still shooting hardcore/metalcore bands…
where did you get your is it press pass or whatever to photograph
bands at warped? who do you contact to photograph at concerts?
MSO is in charge of issuing press/publicity passes at Warped Tour. But unless you have a publication or organization you’re shooting for, you won’t be granted one (or if you know people who know people). I’m working with Natural High, so I go through the director of the non-profit area to get mine. For other shows, I always get my photo passes from the bands themselves. I’m not trying to be a photo snob, but if you don’t have a legitimate reason to be in the photo pit, don’t. This is not a place for getting up close to your favorite band or practicing your photog skills. While yes, we’re there to have fun, we’re also trying to get a job done and it’s a little burdensome when a girl screaming the lyrics in our ears throws her point-and-shoot camera right into our shot.
Dear photographers who complain about how Warped Tour is “hell” to shoot,
Work a dark unventilated metalcore show with no barricades while dodging 50+ stage divers & guitar headstocks, then whine about the VIP treatment you get in the 10ft wide Warped photo pits.
