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MICRO WEDDINGS ON A BUDGET

MICRO WEDDINGS ON A BUDGET WE MAKE SMALL BUDGETS A BIG PRODUCTION

A micro wedding is the perfect way to have your dream wedding in an intimate, memorable, and budget friendly way. It allows you to invite a small guest list of your nearest, dearest friends and family for an intimate affair that blends big impact details at a fraction of the cost. A micro wedding is an ideal cross between an elopement and a big traditional wedding – it might just be the answer you were looking for to best suit your style! This enables you to focus your budget on the details that are most important to you. A micro wedding is not settling, but is actually nothing short of a win-win! It creates all the glamour and impact of a big wedding, gives you room for less stress and more joy. Micro weddings help lead couples into their happily ever after and we guarantee an amazing experience at a price that you can afford.

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PinkMD

PinkMD was invented by a group of Dermatologist specialists. They produced a cream with a ton of health benefits and the ability to rejuvenate the skin! 

They approached us for marketing pictures. 

We did headshots for their team of dermatologists  as well as product pictures. 

Our creative team here at Castaldo Studio were so inspired but how amazing the pictures came out that we decided to make a product ad for the client!

We got talent from Modern Muse and shot a 20 second ad. 

Production only took a day and we are so happy with how everything turned out!

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Against The Grain: Making Cereal Ads For Generation Y

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  • Find a location β€“ before you start shooting, find your location or set up the scene.

  • Set up the scene β€“ set up the table around 10-15 feet from the backdrop so the background is out of focus. We add a piece of a wooden table, but you can get any piece of wood you have around or opt for a different look.

  • Camera placement β€“ place the camera onto a tripod, almost level to the board (at eye-level). We shot with a 50mm lens on a  black magic 4k. They suggest shooting at 60fps so you can add some slo-mo. Also, use lower ISO (800 or lower) to get less noise.

  • Backdrop light β€“ add a hard light to the background for some texture (keep in mind though that it won’t work if you use a printed backdrop). Point the light to the background from below and make it right behind your bottle.

  • Overhead light β€“ add a soft overhead light to the scene and move it a bit to the side of your subject. This way, it won’t create a huge reflection on the front of the bottle. We placed it at 45 degrees on the back.

  • Main light β€“ you’ll need another soft light, on the opposite side of the bottle. In this case, it’s 45 degrees on the front, pointed at the label. A larger the light source, the more natural look. You’ll get and a pleasant reflection that makes the bottle look more appealing. If you don’t have multiple lights, you can always improvise with some construction lights and DIY diffusion panels. Perhaps a V-flat would also do the trick.

  • Visual interest β€“ add some practical lights in the background to add mood to your shot. We used string lights, something like this.

  • Practical interest β€“ your background is now well-lit, and so is the bottle, but you wanna make it β€œpop.” Cut a piece of diffusion shaped as the bottle and stick it on the back side so the bottle isn’t transparent any more. It will make a lot of difference.

  • Make it cold β€“ I don’t know anyone who likes drinking warm beer. So, you want to make it cold, or even better – look cold. Use a mixture of glycerin and water, add it to a spray bottle and spray it on your bottle of beer. This mixture will stay there, it won’t melt away and make the label wet, so you can finish the shoot with the bottle still looking nice and cold.

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Against The Grain: Making Cereal Ads For Generation Y

Like many of my contemporary college students I am a very big fan of breakfast cereals.  In factβ€”to usβ€”it is not just breakfast cereal, but lunch cereal, dinner cereal, and late-night-snack cereal.  And despite our parents telling us to act our age we still have a place in our hearts, and our bowls, for children’s cereals. So when I recently saw Froot Loop’s β€œBring Back the Awesome” advert I got that glittery feeling that one gets with a good ad, the feeling that says, β€œThey’re talking to me.”

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BEER COMMERCIAL SHOOT black magic 4k

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  • Find a location β€“ before you start shooting, find your location or set up the scene.

  • Set up the scene β€“ set up the table around 10-15 feet from the backdrop so the background is out of focus. We add a piece of a wooden table, but you can get any piece of wood you have around or opt for a different look.

  • Camera placement β€“ place the camera onto a tripod, almost level to the board (at eye-level). We shot with a 50mm lens on a  black magic 4k. They suggest shooting at 60fps so you can add some slo-mo. Also, use lower ISO (800 or lower) to get less noise.

  • Backdrop light β€“ add a hard light to the background for some texture (keep in mind though that it won’t work if you use a printed backdrop). Point the light to the background from below and make it right behind your bottle.

  • Overhead light β€“ add a soft overhead light to the scene and move it a bit to the side of your subject. This way, it won’t create a huge reflection on the front of the bottle. We placed it at 45 degrees on the back.

  • Main light β€“ you’ll need another soft light, on the opposite side of the bottle. In this case, it’s 45 degrees on the front, pointed at the label. A larger the light source, the more natural look. You’ll get and a pleasant reflection that makes the bottle look more appealing. If you don’t have multiple lights, you can always improvise with some construction lights and DIY diffusion panels. Perhaps a V-flat would also do the trick.

  • Visual interest β€“ add some practical lights in the background to add mood to your shot. We used string lights, something like this.

  • Practical interest β€“ your background is now well-lit, and so is the bottle, but you wanna make it β€œpop.” Cut a piece of diffusion shaped as the bottle and stick it on the back side so the bottle isn’t transparent any more. It will make a lot of difference.

  • Make it cold β€“ I don’t know anyone who likes drinking warm beer. So, you want to make it cold, or even better – look cold. Use a mixture of glycerin and water, add it to a spray bottle and spray it on your bottle of beer. This mixture will stay there, it won’t melt away and make the label wet, so you can finish the shoot with the bottle still looking nice and cold.

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For Business, Entertainment or Social Media, the best Headshots in Orlando

For Business, Entertainment or Social Media, the best Headshots in Orlando

Castaldo Studio Professional Headshots | Corporate Headshotsβ€Ž
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Professional Headshots | Corporate Headshotsβ€Ž

Professional Headshots | Corporate Headshotsβ€Ž

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Food and Beverage Video Production | CASTALDO STUDIO MEDIA Productions

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www.CASTALDOmedia.com - Photo + Video

Project: Cocktail Tutorial

Client: www.MyBarService.com - Adam DeVito

Simple, quick, and a fun drink to make at your Halloween party πŸ‘»

You can’t throw a truly festive Halloween party without a great signature cocktail πŸ’€πŸΈ Check us out - www.MyBarService.com - Adam DeVito

πŸ₯ƒ #HalloweenCocktails

2 ounces Kraken (Black Spiced Rum),
Luxardo cherry w/splash of syrup from jar.
3/4 - 1 ounce Coke

Orange whip on rim of glass- Angostura bitters, heavy cream, orange gelatin powder, simple syrup, confectioners powder.
Pumpkin Spice Powder on the orange whip - rim of glass.

Dime size piece of dry ice.

Thin sliced orange wedge for garnish.

 
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Confidence at every age. Our top talent physicians create natural looking transformations

Service Provided: Headshots For Magazine cover - Medical Photographer

Everyone who owns a smartphone also owns a powerful camera β€” but that doesn’t mean everyone takes great pictures. Photography remains an art, and medical photography is even more so.

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