This Guy Used A McDonald’s Box And iPhone To Take These Portraits, And The Results Will Surprise You
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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.
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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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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.
a m e n
Exactly. So much of what passes for photography now I find banal and epically perfect. Yes, I did check out this post, I was hoping for something interesting and creative.
He still did the creative work though. I think the point of the post is to show you can get nice images with ordinary equipment.
Totally. I mean, we can see in the pictures how the photos actually look on the phone's screen. And... nope. Not as "magically amazing" as the final photoshoped results.
Exactly
Exactly... A better title would be: Attention Seeking Behavior - using a Big Mac box and a flashlight instead of a proper flash. Hipster level up :)
He was rising to a challenge! He doesn't need to "seek attention"!
Came to say THIS. Glad someone already pointed out. No disrespect to the portraits, but it has very little to do with the Mclight.
Came to THIS. Glad someone pointed it out already.
noone said they were unedited photos (both the article and the video say the opposite in fact), just that he only used the iPhone for the photos an editing...it literally says in the article that he used several editing programs on his iPhone... "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."
Yeah... my thoughts exactly.
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The purpose of lighting is not to eliminate the need for post processing but to get a better image to start with. And yes having a diffused external light is better than built in for portrait photography.
"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." Or you can read the, you know...words written before the photos even start . *sigh*
Add a plastic bad and you have a happy meal!
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5% McDonald's box lighting, 95% Photoshop
I mean, I still like the pictures, but otherwise I'm with Adam Warren here, the experiment is a bit pointless then...
The photo on the screen of the phone is nothing to shout about.
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 :/
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.
a m e n
Exactly. So much of what passes for photography now I find banal and epically perfect. Yes, I did check out this post, I was hoping for something interesting and creative.
He still did the creative work though. I think the point of the post is to show you can get nice images with ordinary equipment.
Totally. I mean, we can see in the pictures how the photos actually look on the phone's screen. And... nope. Not as "magically amazing" as the final photoshoped results.
Exactly
Exactly... A better title would be: Attention Seeking Behavior - using a Big Mac box and a flashlight instead of a proper flash. Hipster level up :)
He was rising to a challenge! He doesn't need to "seek attention"!
Came to say THIS. Glad someone already pointed out. No disrespect to the portraits, but it has very little to do with the Mclight.
Came to THIS. Glad someone pointed it out already.
noone said they were unedited photos (both the article and the video say the opposite in fact), just that he only used the iPhone for the photos an editing...it literally says in the article that he used several editing programs on his iPhone... "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."
Yeah... my thoughts exactly.
word
The purpose of lighting is not to eliminate the need for post processing but to get a better image to start with. And yes having a diffused external light is better than built in for portrait photography.
"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." Or you can read the, you know...words written before the photos even start . *sigh*
Add a plastic bad and you have a happy meal!
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Twat posts obvious comment because he's a Twat! 😳
Hater posts a coment because he's a hater.
5% McDonald's box lighting, 95% Photoshop
I mean, I still like the pictures, but otherwise I'm with Adam Warren here, the experiment is a bit pointless then...
The photo on the screen of the phone is nothing to shout about.
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 :/