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Polina Osherov Photography from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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I have been a fan of Polina Osherov for a few years, which is when I came across her work. There is something magical about her work and after spending some time with her team, it’s a combination of talents. But Polina has a connection with the talent that they seem to understand and from the poses to the color grading, it comes out as an Osherov piece. I was impressed with stylist Nikki Sutton and her very direct way of getting things done but in a way that is both collaborative and efficient. Irina Green works her magic with hair styling and on this particular day, she was working with hair hats, which I never knew existed until this shoot. Kiralee Hubbard of EyeMax, who I have worked with before and she always seems to transform her subject into something that enhances their own natural beauty.

I always enjoy “picking the brain” of other artists and to find a little about what makes them tick and where they pull inspiration from. What I did notice is that this team has fun when they work together and that radiates to the talent, which in turn makes for a productive shoot.

John Moon
Northernlight Filmworks

This was a shot I took while filming a high fashion photo shoot with Fashion Photographer Polina Osherov.  I have been a long time fan of her work and was excited that she asked me to be a part of this shoot.  I am always looking for ways to keep my creativity alive and to find inspiration in many things.  I love fashion photography because it challenges you to communicate a message to the viewer in one single frame.  What I like about this image is that it is an in between shot where no direction was being given.   I love black and white photos because it is simple and was a contrast to the dramatic look of the models.

We will be producing a video to explore where Polina and her team get their inspiration and how they approach each concept or project.  There is so much I can learn from these types of shoots in terms of lighting and direction and it is valuable in applying to cinematography.  Cinematography is all about framing, composition, lighting and movement and all of these elements were experimented with during this shoot.  I talked a little with Polina, who’s father was a Cinematographer in Russia.  I would love to sit down with him some time and pick his brain.  I’m sure he has some great stories. 

Hair Design          Irina Green

Makeup Artist    Kiralee Hubbard – EyeMax

Creative Design  Nikki Sutton

Adam and Laura from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

Adam and Laura’s wedding day was absolutely beautiful. The weather was just perfect. We had an opportunity to learn about Laura, Adam and their family during their couples interview, which we filmed for their Love Story and to include some of that footage for their wedding movie. When we first met with Laura, she told us that their wedding is very important to them and they wanted to spend money they budgeted on wedding video and photography. This is always hard for us to communicate to people. Laura had an understanding of focusing on things that preserve the fleeting memories of the wedding day. We enjoyed working with Photographer Jessica Strickland, who always does amazing work.

Thank you Adam and Laura for including us to help document your wedding day.

Photography -Jessica Strickland
Makeup Artist -Kiralee with EyeMax
DJ -Ultimate Entertainment
Invitations -Card Ink
Cupcakes -Classic Cakes
Church -East 91st Street-Christian Church
Venue -The Fountains (Carmel, IN)

We were excited to learn that some of our Super 8 Film work is being featured on a popular wedding blog called The Bride’s Cafe. If you want to stalk a blog, this is one to keep an eye on for the latest trends and to get some ideas for your wedding.

The film featured is a film we shot at the Ambassador House for the now married Jessica. The Ambassador House is one of those quaint places you might find in a magazine and is a fabulous place to have your wedding and reception. We shot this along with our good friend and Photographer Jennifer Driscoll. This shoot really fit her style so well. Jennifer does an amazing job creating art out of photography. Kiralee of eyeMAX was the makeup artist and she did a superb job as always.

We shot with a vintage 1965 Canon Super 8 camera and used a combination of color and black and white film stock. Film has a romantic feel to it and has an organic quality to it aside from screaming Vintage. It’s not so much about obtaining a crystal clear image as it is about setting a mood and film is an archival medium that allows us to be artists and to think in terms of cinematography and being selective about each shot. In addition to Super 8, we also shoot 16mm film. We really love 16mm and particularly the black and white stock….beautiful stuff. All of our film is purchased from a lab in California on an as needed basis so that it is always fresh. The film negatives are then sent to the same lab for processing and any special effects passes that we might want.

We have also been shooting 35mm high definition, which has the look and feel of true movie cinema. The 35mm HD is a nice compliment to any film stock that we might shoot.