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This Guy Used A McDonald’s Box And iPhone To Take These Portraits, And The Results Will Surprise You
Philippe Echaroux is a famous French celebrity photographer who took this challenge in order to show people that you don’t always need the high-end gear to create something cool.
He, however, had the luck to use high-end gear but sometimes the good thing to do is try something far from your comfort zone and see what would happen.
Philippe claims that the hardest part during this project was not to feel stupid in front of all the people he shot with his funny lighting set up. With this video, his main goal was not to show his skills but to push people to try to do what they have in mind with no excuse for waiting.
Oh, and before someone screams “Photoshop,” yes, he used VSCO, Photoshop FIX, and Lightroom Mobile apps to enhance the final result but everything was done on his phone. Without the proper lighting, however, it would be nearly impossible to reach the result that he got.
More info: philippe-echaroux.com | Facebook | Instagram
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Philippe used a flashlight, a drinking straw and a Big Mac box to make this lighting rig
Here’s how it looked completely assembled
He then began to photograph people
Below you can see the portraits that Philippe made using this handmade “gear”
Watch the video below to see the whole process
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Captain Planet 8 years ago
Guy uses unorthodox method of lightning people to get media attention/exposure by bringing a flashlight/hamburger box which is nowhere near as good as a proper flash but still better than default phone lighting. Then heavily post processes it in lightroom to pretend it's just a point and click magical portrait maker with a phone, flashlight and a hamburger box.
Hugo Raible 8 years ago
I mean, I still like the pictures, but otherwise I'm with Adam Warren here, the experiment is a bit pointless then...
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Adam Warren 8 years ago
They're really good but kinda sad he felt the need to photoshop them/touch them up considerably before posting them. Kinda makes the whole experiment pointless :/
Costas Drakos 8 years ago
The point of the story is that these photos can be done with a phone. The depth of field is the Iphone 7+ portrait mode and to be honest I always thought that people who are bothered by editing are amateurs. Photoshop is not separate from photography. At the time when people shot film I was working in a lab and we did a hell of a lot of post production. Whether by copying negatives to "unsharp mask" (Something you can find in photoshop today and the inspiration for Layers) or by "pushing" the iso when we were processing and when we corrected (sometimes heavily) the colours on the enlarger. We even removed pimples with brushes. Photoshop is just the digital Darkroom. It has as much part in the creation of the photo as the release button. Stop complaining
Jon S 8 years ago
Actually the point of the story is that he was trying to show that anyone could take good photos with low end gear. The problem is the 7+ costs more than my DSLR did 10 years ago (and the DSLR would still outperform the iPhone), and if you really want to show what you can do with low end gear, you would do it without post and with _actual_ low end gear. Using a McDonald's wrapper as a flash bounce doesn't actually make it low end, that's just a cheap gimmick that makes this article more clickbait than informational. If the photographer really wanted to make a point he would show the process without any post so people get a sense of what they can actually accomplish with the gear they use. Your average Joe isn't going to take that setup and magically get amazing photos. Almost _all_ of the actual work here was in photoshop, which makes it completely unsurprising that he got good results. If your skill lies in photoshop, you can make almost any photograph look infinitely better.
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dreamworld 8 years ago
Title is misleading: Some idiot uses trash for pictures to get attention and then Photoshops all the said pictures even though they were fine the first time.
Here to Troll 8 years ago
It's funny that you comment on someone saying essentially the same thing, then come back eight hours later and make your own comment to repeat what that person said.
Load More Replies... Adam Warren 8 years ago
These are great but sad he felt the need to also photoshop them :/ Kinda makes the experiment pointless.
Jonathan Greet 8 years ago
I've never seen depth of field like that on an iPhone - very misleading
Captain Planet 8 years ago
That's because you can't create that kind of depth of field with phone cameras. This is either secretly made with a DSLR or post processed/blurred in photoshop. You need a large aperture to create depth of field. Even cheap dedicated cameras have difficulty creating somewhat of a proper depth of field effect. This is also the reason why phones usually make great photos during the day. But not so great at night. You need big apertures/good lenses for that. :) Which phones don't have so far.
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S Missions 8 years ago
Also that surefire costs about 3x more than a bounce flash, how is that inexpensive :)
Captain Planet 8 years ago
Guy uses unorthodox method of lightning people to get media attention/exposure by bringing a flashlight/hamburger box which is nowhere near as good as a proper flash but still better than default phone lighting. Then heavily post processes it in lightroom to pretend it's just a point and click magical portrait maker with a phone, flashlight and a hamburger box.
Hugo Raible 8 years ago
I mean, I still like the pictures, but otherwise I'm with Adam Warren here, the experiment is a bit pointless then...
Load More Replies... Adam Warren 8 years ago
They're really good but kinda sad he felt the need to photoshop them/touch them up considerably before posting them. Kinda makes the whole experiment pointless :/
Costas Drakos 8 years ago
The point of the story is that these photos can be done with a phone. The depth of field is the Iphone 7+ portrait mode and to be honest I always thought that people who are bothered by editing are amateurs. Photoshop is not separate from photography. At the time when people shot film I was working in a lab and we did a hell of a lot of post production. Whether by copying negatives to "unsharp mask" (Something you can find in photoshop today and the inspiration for Layers) or by "pushing" the iso when we were processing and when we corrected (sometimes heavily) the colours on the enlarger. We even removed pimples with brushes. Photoshop is just the digital Darkroom. It has as much part in the creation of the photo as the release button. Stop complaining
Jon S 8 years ago
Actually the point of the story is that he was trying to show that anyone could take good photos with low end gear. The problem is the 7+ costs more than my DSLR did 10 years ago (and the DSLR would still outperform the iPhone), and if you really want to show what you can do with low end gear, you would do it without post and with _actual_ low end gear. Using a McDonald's wrapper as a flash bounce doesn't actually make it low end, that's just a cheap gimmick that makes this article more clickbait than informational. If the photographer really wanted to make a point he would show the process without any post so people get a sense of what they can actually accomplish with the gear they use. Your average Joe isn't going to take that setup and magically get amazing photos. Almost _all_ of the actual work here was in photoshop, which makes it completely unsurprising that he got good results. If your skill lies in photoshop, you can make almost any photograph look infinitely better.
Load More Replies... dreamworld 8 years ago
Title is misleading: Some idiot uses trash for pictures to get attention and then Photoshops all the said pictures even though they were fine the first time.
Here to Troll 8 years ago
It's funny that you comment on someone saying essentially the same thing, then come back eight hours later and make your own comment to repeat what that person said.
Load More Replies... Adam Warren 8 years ago
These are great but sad he felt the need to also photoshop them :/ Kinda makes the experiment pointless.
Jonathan Greet 8 years ago
I've never seen depth of field like that on an iPhone - very misleading
Captain Planet 8 years ago
That's because you can't create that kind of depth of field with phone cameras. This is either secretly made with a DSLR or post processed/blurred in photoshop. You need a large aperture to create depth of field. Even cheap dedicated cameras have difficulty creating somewhat of a proper depth of field effect. This is also the reason why phones usually make great photos during the day. But not so great at night. You need big apertures/good lenses for that. :) Which phones don't have so far.
Load More Replies... S Missions 8 years ago
Also that surefire costs about 3x more than a bounce flash, how is that inexpensive :)
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