Californian commercial photographer Tim Gleason of Tim Gleason Photography creates some stunning images with his Mola’s. Tim’s specialty is in tabletop product photography and his advertising photography has appeared in publications ranging from Time Magazine and Sports Illustrated to Architectural Digest.
these 4 images are taken with a white 33″ Mola Euro…
and using a white 28″ Mola Setti…
Tim’s website: http://www.timgleasonphotography.com
We initially came across Nick Dandalos’ stuninng work over at Modelmayhem. Nick is a London based fashion and glamour photographer with published work in a number of international men’s magazines.
Here are some his mola-lit shots:
In this gorgeous shot, Nick uses a clever technique of stacking 2 diffusers inside the Mola for a even softer centre-core of light. (We will discuss this technique in a later post) It was lit with a white 43.5″ Mola Mantti with stacked Opal + PAD diffusers, white sock and a fabric grid…
These other two shots were lit with a white 22″ Mola Demi with stacked Opal + PAD diffusers and a honeycomb grid…
more of Nick’s work is available at www.nickdandalos.com.
Spotted!
Over on the TV series: She’s Got the Look, (a model competition for women over 35) we spot a 33″ Mola Euro in use!
Below is a short video extract from Season 1, Episode 4…
and the final stills…
and some stills from the production of Season 2 showing some behind-the-scenes shots of the Mola in use.
Over on the hdhd blog we find a great writeup on the Mola product range. The below blog-post is a great introduction to Mola Softlights and what makes them an incredible light modifier.
http://hdhd.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/beauty-dish-the-mola-mystique/
We are excited to announce the following products to the Mola range;
Compression V2
After a long absence Mola re-introduces the Compression ring – speed ring mounting system called CompressionV2. CompressionV2 will be our standard speed ring mounting system starting in January 2010.
Now the quickest and easiest way of mounting a variety of speed rings (see mola-light.com), in steel or aluminum.
CompressionV2 works by applying equal pressure around the outside lip or body of the speed ring in conjunction with an adhesive gasket, which reduces spinning of a speed ring. The V2 attaches with four screws and does not interfere with the mounting screws for the rods, which hold your P.A.D., Opal glass or Lumiplex diffusers. This system will fit any Mola manufactured in the past 10 years and is also available as an upgrade kit with just the V2 ring, hardware and adhesive gasket.
Contact us for details.
FLXGrid White
The FLXGrid White is identical in cell size and thickness to our FLXGrid Black. The white polycarbonate grid allows for a unique combination of a grid and a diffuser in one product. Unlike a standard black grid that has a center core of light with a dramatic fall off, the white grid has a softer center core of light. The fall off is then softened creating a diffused, and truly unique quality of light.
Contact us for details.
Spotted!
We spot a 28″ Mola Setti in use by uber-talented David Nguyen for his ViVid Magazine photoshoot at The Montage Resort, Laguna Beach. Below is a behind-the-scenes video of the photoshoot using the setti outdoors.
More of David’s gorgeous work can be found on his website – davidnstudio.com
Incredible wedding / fashion photographer Walter Malabehar Cantu (of Kaizen Photo) is hosting a seminar on wedding photography and lighting on the 30th of January 2010 at Calumet Chicago. Walter has previously been featured on our ‘Who’s Using‘ section of the main Mola Light website. The seminar deals with a number of different lighting styles, but he will also cover Mola products.
Details on the seminar are here.
Also check out his blog for some mola-ry mention.
beauty shots with the 22″ Demi…
Spotted!
Over at Fashion Television we have spotted a 33.5″ Mola Euro and 22″ Mola Demi in use. In the video below John Sayer-White photographs Andi Muise (Canadian Supermodel) wearing Brandon Dywer’s stunning collection. I love the choice of location for the shoot – a drained swimming pool! The video also contains some final production images from the shoot.
Click the image below to view the video…
Spotted!
Celebrity photographer John Russo shoots Serena Williams with a Mola. Actual capture time was around 5 mins for the shot, the lighting setup beforehand around an hour. A brilliant example of being prepared for your clients. Serena’s response to the image captured? “The client loved the shot”
Make sure you check out John’s website: www.johnrussophoto.com.
visit the imaginginfo.com article here for info on the shoot.
Spotted!
In Nancy Brown’s new photography book – ‘People Photography: Capturing Lifestyle for Art & Stock‘ we spot a 33.5″ Mola Euro in use!
Mola’s are not just for model-ly fashion photos, master photographer Nancy proves they are just as amazing at creating lifestyle images. Nancy was one of the earliest adopters of the Mola Euro, picking one up nearly 25 years ago! She came across Mola softlights at the first Photoplus Expo Mola exhibited at in New York.
Nancy Brown’s website: www.nancybrown.com.
The below photos were taken from the book which also includes Nancy discussing her lighting…
and groups of people…
