Alison Jo Makeup Artistry Video

The final cut just finished, stars Abby Stahlschmidt and Madeleine Heppermann, with makeup by Alison Jo, clothing stylist Omar Samy, photography and video by Ray Meibaum and Preston Page, photo styling by Susan Page and music by Alex Clare.

Editing
I had been using Avid Studio, but it crashes under Windows 8.  There is now no mention of Avid Studio on the Avid.com support site, so I scrambled for alternatives.  The workflow for this video turned out to:

1. Organize, trim and color correct clips in Lightroom 4, then export to a working folder.
2. Assemble the music and clips in Photoshop CS6 and exported to a full HD file.  This approach is actually effective and straightforward, delivering a fairly polished rough cut.
3. End titles added with Cyberlink PowerDirector Ultimate 11. The interface is similar to Avid, but it is stable and much faster.  
4. Cyberlink uploaded the web optimized video to Vimeo and YouTube.  

Technical
Cameras: Nikon D4 and Nikon D800
Lighting: Lowell Tungsten and Broncolor modeling lights
Support: Acratech Video Adapter, Opteka Shoulder Stock, Miller Fluid head.

Moon Rise with Poplars

It is great to have the time to grab a few shots again.  This a view from our bedroom, March 27, 2013.  This picture is the result of three hand held 1-stop bracketed shots processed in Nik HDR Efex 2, with minor touch up and cropping in Photoshop CS6.

New to OnOne Perfect Suite 7 is Perfect B&W.  This picture was made the Albumen Print preset, after which I applied a sepia/blue split tone in Photoshop CS6.  I'm fascinated by the look of early photographic processes and it is nice to have tools that support exploring them easily.

Technical
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: AF Nikkor 180mm f/2.8D IF-ED
Exposure: Three 1-stop brackets around f/2.8 @ 1/15s @ ISO 1600
Support: Handheld
Software: DxO Optics Pro, Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6, Nik HDR Efex, Perfect B&W