Film & Photography
History is on its way in France, with its yellow vest insurrection and I couldn’t let it go without being part of it as a visual witness, due to my photo and video journalist background By Franc Peret I left home at 5:30 am took a train and spent my day in Paris, searching for…
For beginners, a good photography starts with a good subject. While progressing, the quality of light becomes a priority over subject, as any of them can deliver a great result as soon a moody lighting is falling on it. Franc Peret In my Essential Photography Classes, I very quickly emphasize the importance of light to…
Spring is here, white stork going back home. Picture Shot with Panasonic G85 + Lumix 100-300 mm f/4-f/5.6 lens. By Franc Peret Living in Burgundy in France for a while after so many years in China, getting back to nature and wildlife environment is a blessing. I am always carrying a camera with me to…
[vimeo clip_id=257169187 ] This story unveiled both magical and funny characters who seemed to start a day, like any other, in their living space, but in fact, all of the performance is part of a magical show. By Franc Peret This short Film was shot with my filmmaking students back in Fall 2014, but for…
[vimeo clip_id=229115835 ] This is the first music video ever done in Bretagne (Brittany) with a French singer (Dantes), singing his own song in Chinese. By Franc Peret Singer: Dantes 戴亮 Song: J’aime la Bretagne (I love Brittany) 我爱布列塔尼 – WO AI BULIETANI. Music: Inophis Video Production: Franc Peret (Directing, shooting, Editing) Camera: JVC LS-300…
I am used to divide my Essential Photography course in three steps. First, providing essential technical knowledge. Second, explaining essential composition rules. Last but not least, developing student’s conceptual mind. Here is how it works. By Franc Peret Taking successful pictures is both a simple task and a complicated one. Simple, because the process involved…
The concept of this workshop is to turn students into different characters, by building a scene with a certain mood, posture, and situation. Then, we take a shot which looks like a frame extracted from a movie. By Franc Peret and his Advanced Students The mood is created by the location, the actor’s position, and…
Another “making of” of a shot for you to learn from my motivations behind my decision making in term of technical set up and creativity. This time Apolline on the Chair, in the mood for thoughts. By Franc Peret 1 – CAMERA SETTINGS: Shot under natural light with Panasonic Lumix GM-5 ISO100 1/250s with prime…
Many amateur photographer think that to achieve a black and white picture they just need to get rid of the color of a regular shot. Nothing could be more wrong than this belief. Here is why… By Franc Peret In my teaching, I always say to my students that Black and White pictures are “dangerous”,…
[vimeo clip_id=149959019 ] I took the opportunity of a corporate training to shoot this Music video for Dantes. A black and White treatment for one of his latest title: “Zhong Guo de Fa Guo Ren” (Frenchman from China). By Franc Peret A famous video game company hired me to train 2 of their communication team…