PORTFOLIO-in-MOTION Kendra In-Studio

This is the strikingly beautiful Kendra Holliday. Kendra is a Miami-based Elite model and we've worked together on some commercial shoots. I was thrilled when she agreed to be a part of this first "portfolio-in-motion" idea of mine.

A 2.5-minute video can give a photographer or filmmaker a better idea of what a model or actor would be like to work with more so than any headshot or still portfolio. There's a big difference between seeing a frozen 1/250th of a second that's been photoshopped to death versus seeing a captured 5 or 10 seconds of motion.

The cost of producing a video like this (with full studio rental, assistants, hair, makeup, etc) would certainly be a few thousand dollars. However, multiple talent can split production costs to make them palatable. Plus, every video doesn't have to include this many "looks" but we wanted to get as much done as we could while on set.

Equipment included one Canon 60D, 24-70 L zoom, Cinevate Atlas 10 slider, Gitzo 5-series, Glidecam 4000HD, ShotTracker skater dolly and one 7-ft Westcott diffuser umbrella. Lighting was done with either one or two Lowel DPs. Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and color graded with Magic Bullet Looks 1.4 (based on their presets but highly modified).

CINEMATOG: Corey Weiner http://redsquarephoto.com
MODEL Kendra Holliday http://kendraholliday.com
HAIR/MUA Jennifer Majewski http://kissthismakeup.com
ASSIST Alex Markow http://alexmarkow.com
SOUNDTRACK Slinky Gal by Darko Saric

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Howto & Style

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• fashion
• beauty
• kendra
• holliday
• model
• portfolio
• miami
• florida
• elite
• style