[vimeo clip_id=392503467 ] Twice a year I was teaching a 7 weeks (25 hours) filmmaking course in Shanghai. For one of my term, I decided to help one of my friends, by shooting a music video for his new Album: Douce Chine (China Delight). By Franc Péret DOUCE CHINE is a Music Video shot with 5…
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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…
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…
By expressing their satisfaction through their testimonial, my formner students are delivering the best award I can dream of. By Franc Péret When I created the content of my Photography Course, 12 years ago, I had a very personal (and genuine) concept in mind. I have no need to explain it to you as my…
Which course to choose? Advanced or Essential class? I am often receiving this question when time comes to enroll to one of my photography program. Here is the answer. Franc Peret I am offering 2 different Photography courses: Advanced and Essential and despite the detailed description on my website, it can be difficult to choose.…
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”,…
Tweaking images had always been part of photography, long before the existence of digital file and Photoshop type of software. There is nothing wrong about it, as soon as you exactly know what you are doing. Thus, you need a clear vision of your concept from model, background, accessories, lighting and shooting style. By Franc…
V-Log and LUT offer new solution for video recording with a flat image at start which can be tweak in post processing to match the look you are after. By Franc Peret Shooting Video without an external recorder is like shooting jpg only in photography. No raw file are available for post processing to extract…
This Colorful chalk on blackboard exhibit in Shanghai street looks like Some wishes for 2016 by a local street artist. By Franc Peret A real art piece as it is invaluable, nobody can buy it and it is going to be erased within a month… Actually, those who are living in China know about those…