Studio Tour

It's that time again. TYE Studios will be giving their Studio Tour with TYE Studios' Photographer, Julius Gregorio, and Broward County Schools Photographer/Instructor, Jeremiah Jenner. Students of Jeremiah's Class will be given a quick tour of what a professional photo studio offers, along with the benefits on why a photographer would choose to shoot indoor/outdoor with professional photo equipment. The tours are schedule for April 23, 25, and 26 at 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. If you would like to join any of the tours, please RSVP ahead of time. You can email or call us anytime. E. info@tyestudios.com , T. 954.327.3447
We look forward to seeing you at the studio next week. For those who have always wanted to come to the studio and see the space and equipment, this would be the best opportunity to do so. And best yet, it's NO CHARGE.

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TYE Photographer Profiles

We would like to mention that TYE Studios is not only a Photo/Video Rental Studio, but also a production house with some of the most talented artist in South Florida. And with each week, I will be introducing to you each photographer and samples of their work on the blog.
This week, we introduce Photographer, Donna Peplin. Along with her title as Owner of TYE Studios, she is also a photographer that specializes in Babies and Dogs. Recently she just launched both of her sites with links to them which can be found below.

www.i-shoot-dogs.com
www.belliesnbabies.net

#babies . #dogs . #studio . #photography . #photorental

Summer is here (almost)

The official spring season might have started a few weeks back, but SUMMER in South Florida is definitely here. From the needed sunblock, high humidity, and afternoon showers, South Florida summer weather is here to stay for the next few months. And with that said, TYE Studios would like to invite you "INDOORS" to shoot at our main Studio A, where the weather is a cool 72 degrees. No need to worry about rain delays or rescheduling, or contrasty shadows to overcast skies, our Studio A will give you plenty of shooting arrangements to keep you busy for a complete day (or several). And that is why, for a limited time, we are offering a 20% summer discount to our STUDIO A space, for Half or Full Day rentals only, (8 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
So stay away from the outdoors and step inside where the temperature is just right. We welcome those who would like to take a tour of our studios, to come and visit when possible. If after hours, just give us a call and we can accommodate a tour at your convenience. We look forward to seeing you at TYE this summer, and remember, don't forget the sunblock. =)

Marian Call 2012

Last years performance was, how do we state it, "AMAZING". Marian Call, will be back at TYE Studios for another South Florida performance. We welcome all music lovers to come and enjoy an evening of great music and good times. I hope to see you all there tomorrow night.

For samples of her music, please visit the following link:
http://mariancall.bandcamp.com/album/something-fierce

Photoshop Actions

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I am sure, like me, many of you spend hours and hours sitting at Photoshop carrying out the same repetitive tasks on countless photographs, be it resizing, converting formats or applying the same color tweaks to a large batch. Well you may or may not have heard of Photoshop Actions, an often under used little gem hidden away in the Windows section of the main Photoshop menu. When activated it will appear amongst the pallets section, generally on the right hand side of the Photoshop window.
So what does it do? Well put simply, when activated it records the inputs that you are making to your image and saves them, allowing you automatically apply the same inputs to further images. The actions are very flexible, you can create an action to carry out a simple repetitive task in the middle of more complicated manipulation or you can create one to carry out all the operations in one fell swoop and then rename the image and change it’s format.
I will give you a very simple example one how to create an action and then run it on a batch of images. In this action we will open a JPG file, resize it suitable for web and save it as a PNG file.
First open a JPG of your choice. If the actions palette is not already open, open it from the Photoshop menu WINDOW – ACTIONS.

The actions palette should now be visible on the right side of the Photoshop screen. If you have not used actions before you will see a folder called default actions at the top. This is a set of actions provided with photoshop.
You can create your own library of actions and assign them to different folders called sets. Lets create a new set called My Actions. Click the new set icon on the bottom of the actions palette and enter the name.

Now select that set in the main window and click the create new action icon at the bottom. Give your action a name, in this case Web Size.

With your image open and the Web Size action selected click the record button. We are now recording our Photoshop moves. From the Photoshop menu, select IMAGE – IMAGE SIZE. Set the resolution to 72 pixels per inch and make sure Constrain Proportions is checked. Enter a new height or width size, in our case a width of 800 pixels. Click ok when everything is set.
Now we will save the image so click FILE – SAVE AS rename the file as required and select PNG from the File Type drop down. Click SAVE.

This next bit is important, we will now close the image from FILE – CLOSE. If you do not do this, when you are running a batch of images, they will all remain open, slowing down your computer.
With the actions finished, we must now stop the recording. Click the square box next to the record icon, you action is now saved.
We can run the action two different ways, from Adobe Bridge where you can define which images to batch or from inside Photoshop itself where you can batch an entire folder of images. We will do the latter.
From the Photoshop menu, select FILE – AUTOMATE – BATCH. At the top you will see the Set drop down menu, choose MY ACTIONS. You can now select the WEB SIZE action from the next drop down. For source select FOLDER and from the CHOOSE icon select the folder of images you wish to batch.

Under DESTINATION, select FOLDER and choose a suitable folder to send the images to.
Check the “Override Action Save As Command” tick box
Next you have options for renaming, I usually create a new name using the Document dropdown box then add a 2 or 3 digit sequence number in the next drop down, finally in the third dropdown select extension. Set your serial number to 1 and click ok.
You will now see your images wiz past in Photoshop as the program applies the action and saves the file and you can make a cup of tea and put your feet up knowing you have saved hours of work.
As mentioned this is a very simple example but with a little practice you will find yourself creating more advanced actions and drinking more tea.
Jason Row is a British born travel photographer now living in Ukraine. You can follow him on Facebook or visit his site, The Odessa Files. He also maintains a blog chronicling his exploits as an Expat in the former Soviet Union.

Beginners Photography Class - January 2012

The first "Beginners Photography Class" of 2012 started off with a bang with a full class of 10 students. Two days of instruction and homework helped provide amateur and hobbyist photographers, learn more about their equipment and photography basics and theory. It is always a joy to see photographers of all levels, excited to learn more about photography and apply their newly learned knowledge to their photographic style. We hope for the next class to be as successful and look forward to seeing you all here at the next workshop at TYE.

More BTS

Just a sneek peek of the cast (twitter: greganthony50) and crew of the Coke Zero production shot a few weeks back at TYE Studios.

Coke Zero and Greg Anthony

Yesterday, Studio A and B were utilized to photograph and video former NBA player and currect CBS College Sports Coverage Analyst, Greg Anthony. The out of state production team spent the whole day doing green screen and portraits of Greg for an upcoming Coke Zero ad/promotion.
Studio mascot Lucy, had the pleasure of taking photos with Greg after the completion of the day.

New Year...

...new images to create. We at TYE Studios wish everyone a happy 2012. Holidays are finally over and the photographic season is finally here. We want to let you know that we have a few new surprises at the studio. With a new addition on it way, we hope to continue to provide artists many shooting options in-studio and on location. We are focusing in 2012 to provide you with a full production team (if needed), from 1st and 2nd assistants, lighting techs, digital techs and retouchers. For more information to our complete list of services, please inquiry by contacting us via email or phone.

www.tyestudios.com

UMC Triathlon

A few weeks back, we at TYE Studios, had the pleasure to be hired by UMC Triathlon Bahamas to photograph their first annual Triathlon in Nassau. With our staff of in-house photographers, we took a short weekend trip to Nassau and came back with some amazing photos of the Adults and children's divisions. The weekend was a washout to say the least, but the morning of the triathlon, we were all lucky to have seen the sunrise between the clouds. A double rainbow and no rain until after the event, the turnout was a success and we have the images to prove them. You can check out some of the photos on our Zenfolio site to see some of the footage of the triathlon. We hope to do it again next year and look forward to an even bigger turnout.
- TYE Studios Staff

Canon U.S.A. Returns

Once again, we are proud to announce that Canon USA will be coming back to TYE Studios for another RSVP event. The date will be this coming November 10th at 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. We will have social time and discussions on their latest XF cameras and printing solutions. Bring an image to the event and go home with a print.
We hope to see you here in a few weeks.
- TYE Staff

Jeremiah Jenner

With each season, Instructor Jeremiah Jenner brings his students from his Fine Art Photography class, and introduces them to their first Professional Photo Rental Studio experience. We at TYE Studios, host about 3 of his Broward County Schools' classes each season, and give them a quick tour and explanation of a studio setting with strobes, lightmeter usage, hard and soft light, etc. We welcome Jeremiah with each class and invite other photography classes to contact us, so we too can give you a tour of a studio experience. If you would like to inquire on setting up a tour with your meetup group or camera club, please feel free to contact us at: info@tyestudios.com.

Canon Imaging

Beginning of summer started off to a great start. Canon Imaging - Healthcare Technologies along with Agency 21 Kincaid, rented our complete studio for 5 days back in late June. Here they built a massive set for their latest Digital Radiography equipment to be photographed with the TYE Studios Production leading the way. Below are BTS images of the shoot.

Sound Proofing

With the high demand for more video services, TYE Studios is transforming their Studio B to be more friendly to our video clients. We have installed some basic acoustic treatment to help with the sound quality and reduce echo and rumble. We have already had The client Subway make use of the studio for their latest commercial, and they had been happy with their end result. Half day rental in studio and spokesperson Jared, were Here last Thursday to be the first to use the new updates to the studio. We hope for more video clients to make use of our studio in the coming weeks and will update you with more changes as the weeks come.


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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) here at TYE Studios

The studio has recently been getting a swarm of MMA fighters coming through the doors of TYE in the past few months. With in-house photographer, Jerico Supnet, the fighters are doing their stills for their upcoming fights and personal bios, along with some in-house video work.
TYE has had the luxury of being in one of the behind the scenes films called "24hrs With the Champ" - by Genghis Con Films.

Joel DaSilva & The Midnight Howl

We had our second music series held at the studio recently, along with the "WRAP UP PARTY" with the Film Production of "SLEEP - The Film", that was filmed in the nature preserve back in March of this year. The night was fun filled with food, guests, good times and some good ol' "blues" music from the band.
We hope to keep the music series going in the future, but in the meantime, follow us here to see some video footage of the event that evening.

Lilac and Lilies - Accessories

Product, accessories, jewelry, online e-commerce. That's what Client, Lilac and Lilies requested from us this past week. We photographed their latest accessories for their e-commerce website to help push and increase sales and internet traffic. With our top of the line Broncolor lighting equipment and medium format 16-bit captures, we guarantee accurate color and resolution for any and all product photography.
For those interested in learning more on how we can help your e-commerce or catalog company, please contact us at info@tyestudios.com for more information.

Global Keratin

In the past year, we have had client and neighbor, Global Keratin, use our studio to do their latest campaigns for their new product branding and imagery. Agency models along with artists from Florida and New York participated in the past shoots. They also chose digital technician, Tony Lai, and photographer Julius Gregorio, to shoot their new color line that is entering the hair market in the next few months. Below you will find some behind the scenes video that Global Keratin had recorded for their promotion.

Photography for Beginners

We begin another session of our most popular class at TYE Studios. Photography for Beginners by Instructor Marcus King. The class starts this Saturday and is expected to sell out (if not already). We are however taking alternatives and looking to start another session in the coming months. Please call/email the studio for more information on registration info.

"SLEEP" The Film - Trailer 2

One week ago, the team and cast for the film "SLEEP", finished it's last day of production behind TYE Studios in it's nature preserve. With a crew and cast of close to 20 people, the film was a blast to organize and shoot with perfect weather and full moonlight to light the nature paths late in the evenings where most of the shooting was done.
Below you will find a teaser trailer of the production.