RJVS was delighted to provide video coverage for the 4th annual Love the Hair You Wear event, which took place on June 10 2018. This year's event was held at Studio 52 in Washington DC. As usual, the event, founded and hosted by Vecoya Banks, featured natural hair products, styling demonstrations, an expert panel, and area make-up and fashion vendors.
At this shoot, I switched up my usual operating procedure. Instead of using my tripod-mounted FS100 to grab wide shots of the event, and my small PXW-X70 to grab B-roll, I reversed roles.
The X70, as always, provided crisp, colorful, contrasty footage. I found the FS100, coupled mainly with an Sony E-Mount F1.8 50mm Prime Lens (a nifty fifty) really grabbed smooth, creamy cinematic shots with all the shallow depth of field you could want. I was very pleased with the results.
I positioned an Aputure Amaran HR672S about 45 degrees off to the right of the main presentation area to bring up the light levels a bit. A second HR672S shooting through an umbrella did admirable duty as a key light for the interview I did with Vecoya. Rounding out the gear list for the day, I had my Sony PCM-M10 connected to an RCA out from DJ Infinite Sounds' rig.
