eclipse studios blog

Deanna & Jeremy

2011-12-30T21:11:00.000-08:00

Oohsing with Elegance & so much Charm! The couple set themselves around the most romantic settings, St Marys Cathedral & all its glory together with the most exquisite details I think I have ever seen at the Doltone House Pyrmont,

This Flamboyant & amazing dress by Suzzana Blazevic at personalised weddings was a highlight!

I really loved that hair piece! a touch of awesome!

Many Many Congrats!

Hind & Sinan

2011-12-28T20:23:00.000-08:00

The Bride only just arriving from France a few days ago,

& I am sure she must have been really amazed at the amount of detail to which the groom prepared most of the wedding day settings, especially the exquisite Curzon Castles reception room,

What a dress! The bride & the brides maids all looked stunning,

the guys! well they did there best & I must say to my surprise they did look the part as well :)

Congratulations guys! you are both an awesome couple,

Effie & Miroslav

2011-09-18T03:14:00.001-07:00

A delightfull afternoon at Carrs Park!

the ambundance in light & space, combining with the acoustics & serenity brought by the cheerping birds & cookaburas ,

this made it easy to capture their love for each other,

Wedding is only two weeks away! almost there!

Celine & Jean-Baptist (New Caledonia)

2011-08-12T21:56:00.000-07:00

Wow! Celine & Jean-Baptist

A local Wedding in New Caledonia,

A Beautiful tropical Island,

it really was a privilege to fly out to this Gorgeous Island & Capture the Civil & Wedding day Ceremonies,

The Civil Ceremony was set on the Thursday in the Town Hall followed by a Cocktail Party at the Aquarium, & was only a taste of things to come, preparing for the main Wedding Day on Saturday,

The Main religious Ceremony was held on the Saturday at Jean-Baptist Catholic Church, The Party & reception at the La Coupole Restaurant! & man! what a party it was!

most of the Photo shoot was done at the local Zoo & surrounding grounds!

It was a real pleasure just to be amongst the atmosphere & share in the excitement & emotion of these few days!

Many Congratulations!

félicitations!

Phoebe & Joseph

2011-08-10T00:47:00.000-07:00

What a day this was!

We were rushed off our feet!
as not much time between locations,

But enjoyed every minute shooting of the cuff!

oosing! with flamboyance! the Ivy Bar was a perfect setting to end the day & start the Party!

Earlier on at "The Crypt" Under St Marys Cathedral , hearts were fluttering when Phoebe & Joseph joined at the alter!

A Big Congrats Guys,
it was an absolute pleasure to have been a part of your day, Thanks for choosing us!

Rebecca & Nicklause

2011-08-02T22:05:00.000-07:00

Wow!
From one of the oldest & most beautiful Churches in Sydney "St Johns cathedral"
to one of the most elegant spaces you could suround yourself in, Tea room at Queen victoria Building

CLassic Elegance is an understatment,

Kind of makes me feel how the 1920s would have been,

Congratualations Guys,

was an amazing day!

Contessa & Joe

2011-08-02T05:13:00.000-07:00

Just cant get enough of Carrs Park!

Just a great palce to bring out the romance!

Lucila & Spiros

2011-08-02T04:51:00.000-07:00

This Sultry couple Spiros & Lucila,
I think they really enjoyed the forest!

Emma & Grant

2010-12-26T17:03:00.000-08:00

Bianca & John

2010-11-25T03:45:00.000-08:00

Always love coming to carrs park for a quick shoot,

specially when the sun is beaming thru the amazing trees that are here!

These two love birds made it easy to click away as they couldn't keep there hands to themselves,

Roula & Alex at the Boat house!

2010-10-18T02:53:00.000-07:00

Our Wonderful Couple Roula & Alex!

Wedding Date 27th Nov 10

Photos by Elias Papadopoulos

Trying to capture their Love for each other and their Charismatic personalities was the highlight of the dusk down at Sans Souci's Boat house!

Can't wait for the wedding day!

2010-09-04T14:09:00.000-07:00

Vicky + Greg // Fusion Shoot

2010-05-31T01:54:00.001-07:00

vicky + greg // fusion prewedding from Eclipse Studios on Vimeo.

Christina & Danny

2010-03-31T16:00:00.000-07:00

The Wedding of our lovely couple Christina & Danny at the "Announciation of our lady" greek orthodox church redfern,

Images captured By Elias Papadopoulos & Daniele Del Castillo (WPJA)

On the way to the reception we decided to stop for some quick snaps at Victoria Park, Sydney Uni & a quick drive thru the CBD!

The reception was held in Venus Lounge Kogarah,

equipment used,
Canon Bodies, IDs Mk111, 5d & 5dMk11

lenses used, 15mm fisheye, 2omm f2.8, 24mm f1.4, 50mm f1.2, 85mm f1.8, 100mm f2, 135mm f2,

Wedding dress couture: Bizzarro

Suits: Meraklis

the cinema HD craze.

2010-03-23T02:36:00.000-07:00

its been a while since i last posted something lengthy and informative if not my first, but i thought i might give a bit more information to couples interested in the new cinema HD videos!

or if your new and been out of the loop, which i would imagine would be most of you, this is a little info about the latest craze for video and what you can expect from us or any other company introducing this new form of video-(cinema)

Anything in the form of cinema in the wedding industry right now would most likely represent the new form of shooting and editing styles - if you've been shopping around for sometime now, you may have come across a few terms like Canon 5D MKII DSLR or the Canon 7D DSLR, dont be alarmed its a good thing! because this equipment is the latest of video equipment on the market providing one of the best imagery money can buy, well for me anyway - now weather it is used properly and to it's full creative potential to achieve that beautiful cinema look is a different story.

from what ive seen of late, looking around most production companies are doing a great job with the shooting techniques and beautifully portraying the story in the editing - however as you would imagine their are going to be some companies presenting themselves that they have the exact same equipment, but unfortunately to say the least have not just quite caught onto its potential and what it can do for you, the couple.

just to retouch on the above equipment, i have had couples comment- isnt that a stills/photography camera? and i say of "course it is"

as a couple looking for video you need to know the difference between "traditional video" and the other being the new "cinema" form of video, in saying that, it is not only what your wedding day is shot on but also what does go into the editing process and the outcome.

So to sum it up: production companies presenting the "cinema" style form! you would most likely expect them to be shooting on any form of Digital SLR! and large range of attachable lenses,

anita and nick // a perfect match

2010-03-21T06:36:00.001-07:00

View on ExposureRoom

// a Cinema HD Highlight

anita + nick were fun and loving couple who were cute to say the least - well, they say rain is good luck on a wedding day - immediately after the ceremony it began to pour, so we thought hey, why not head down to the pub for a drink?! So we found ourselves at one of Sydney's famous Beer joints - The Belgian Beer Cafe - Well, frankly we couldn't resist not to shoot once we were inside and besides us, our couple were getting right into the mood of things - guys, umm, you know its your wedding day right?

All Canon DSLR Gear used!

Wedding Dress Couture: Personalised Weddings~ Suzzana Blazevic

sandy and jason // byron bay love

2010-01-27T18:26:00.000-08:00

sandy + jason // cinema HD from Eclipse Studios on Vimeo.

// a Cinema HD Highlight

sandy and jason were are pleasure to work with - apart from sandy losing her voice during her touching speech, it certainly couldn't have been more of a beautiful day - clear blue sky's, joy and laughter was in the air. The lovely Mckell Park, Darling Point was the set for our couple's ceremony followed by a night full of emotion and laughter at The Wharf Restuarant Pier 4 Walsh Bay.

prewedding // a look behind the artist

2010-01-12T17:10:00.000-08:00

prewedding // a look behind the artist from Eclipse Studios on Vimeo.

Our Setting was Vaucluse house and South Head Camp Cove

our beautiful couple Paul & Fiona, wedding due 6th February 2010

Our Brief was to create, capture & provide some posed! but natural looking portrait images for the wedding reception projection, together with wedding day images from the wedding day,

Half way there!

Music: Coldplay - Life in Technicolor

Gear: Canon 1Ds MKIII, 5D MKII, Glidecam HD-2000

Lens: 70-200mm, 135mm, 100mm, 5omm, 20mm

Photography stills By: Elias Papadopoulos

Filmed & Edited by: Paul Laoumitzis

Joy + Tony // Cinema HD Highlight

2009-11-24T05:02:00.001-08:00

Joy + Tony // Cinema HD Highlight from Eclipse Studios on Vimeo.

St Gerasimos Greek Orthodox Church, provided the setting for the holy union of Joy & Tony

The Byzantine icons & warm stain glass lighting provided us with a warm and emotional scene,

Father Leslie conducted the betrothal & marriage service, his voice reverberating through the high ceilings,

with standing room only, the guests packed the church, and realizing they were witnessing this memorable and emotional occasion,

MUSIC : The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home

Filmed and Edited : Paul Laoumitzis

Photoshoot Directed : Elias Papadopoulos

Using 35mm Full HD Canon 5D MK11

Lenses 20mm, 50mm, 70-200mm 2.8L IS

Nicole + Michael // Cinema HD teaser

2009-11-24T03:40:00.000-08:00

Nicole + Michael // Cinema HD teaser from Eclipse Studios on Vimeo.

MUSIC : Newton Faulkner - Dream Catch Me

FILMED & EDITED : Paul Laoumitzis

Stacey + Chris // Cinema HD Preshoot

2009-11-24T03:00:00.000-08:00

Stacey + Chris // Cinema HD Preshoot from Eclipse Studios on Vimeo.

MUSIC : Lenka - The Show

DIRECTED & PHOTOGRAPHY STILLS : Elias Papadopoulos

FILMED & EDITED : Paul Laoumitzis

Gear Used : Canon 1DsMKIII, 5DMKII, 85mm, 70-200mm, 20mm, 35mm,

Engagement shoot! Daniel & Sandra @ Hyde Park

2009-11-12T03:46:00.000-08:00

Sandra & Daniel Hyde Park enjoying! playing!

contemplating the wedding day!

Just before the storm hit! we managed to get some shots of hyde parks amazing trees!

During the storm! we found a pretty cool subway tunnell for shelter!

entry just near St Marys Cathedral!

More frolicking & chasing! they certainly kept us on our toes!

can't wait for the wedding day! this time I will have my rollerblades ready!

Roller blade cam coming soon!

Photograhy & directing Elias Papadopoulos

Sandra + Daniel // Cinema HD Preshoot from Eclipse Studios on Vimeo.

sandra + daniel's preshoot around hyde park and st.marys cathedral Sydney. shoot time 1.5hrs.

GEAR USED

Canon 1Ds MKIII, 5DMKII
135mm, 100mm, 24-70mm, 20mmM, 70-200mm , FLYCAM 5000

MUSIC : Guy Sebastian - Like It Like That

DIRECTED & PHOTOGRAPHY STILLS By : Elias Papadopoulos

FILMED & EDITED : Paul Laoumitzis

Ana & Spiros Sydney CBD couple Shoot

2009-10-18T03:51:00.000-07:00

Classic & Elegance

Ana & Spiros Pre Wedding Shoot,

all images in & around Martin Place Sydney CBD

Photography stills, Elias Papadopoulos

Gear used, 1DsMKIII, 135mm, 100mm, 20mm, 50mm

Lenses! the photographers confidant,

2009-10-17T21:02:00.000-07:00

with the increasing numbers of megapixels in camera's now reaching 20 million and beyond, the high end SLRs now need sharper Zooms to keep up, It's a lot of megapixels cramed into a small space!
even for full frame 35mm size, you really have to wonder! are all my megapixels going to the final print?
Well probably not! especially when using wide angle Zooms,

We always use to prefer using prime lenses or fixed lenses even during our film years,
but now with the latest high end sensors eg. our Canon EOS 1Ds MK111,
It's a whopping 21Megapixels!
with this small pixel pitch size, we are finding it hard to justify the use of even the high end
Zooms, especially in low light challenging conditions,

the difference in contrast & sharpness in prime lenses does make it all worth the while in investing and carrying around all those megapixels,
here are some simple brides portraits on Canons 100mm & 135 mm Prime lenses,

135mm @ f2.8

100mm @ f2.5

2009-08-25T23:38:00.000-07:00

A Winters Light!

Some of Elaine & Steves Pre Wedding images from La Perouse Sydney NSW
I really love a late afternoon winter light!
The softness, Clarity & warm colour of this August light, really can create a beautiful & romantic mood!

Photography Stills : Elias Papadopoulos

Kellie & Phillip - Highlight

2009-08-24T12:00:00.000-07:00

:: You could tell this was going to be a fun and easy going day just by phillip's response early that morning. i found out and its evident by his hands, that phillip just arrived from his new home painting their new corneses, now thats commitment! :)

Besides that, we had the pleasure of shooting Kel & Phil's wedding at The Rose Gardens in Sydney. The weather was a bit winding but very much a Perfect day. The celebrant had a beautiful yet entertaining story to tell all about our couple.

::video
14min highlight

Kellie & Phillip - Highlight 14mins from EclipseStudios on Vimeo.

:: stills

Sussan & David

2009-06-07T22:07:00.000-07:00

Picture perfect (windy) day! our beatiful couple who are also our neighbours, just a footstep away! The wedding was held at Grant Reserve Coogee, they were really fun and easy to work with, although our location shoot was limited by time, we tried to document our windy adventure around North Coogee Reserve overlooking the wonderful Deep Blue Pacific Ocean.

Congrats! too you both! from your neighbours

//stills

Photography Stills : Elias Papadopoulos

Kimberly & Chris 8th March 09

2009-05-28T05:50:00.000-07:00

This was a very challenging wedding as the heavens literally opened the gates to a huge thunderstorm!

Soon after the amazing Ceremony at St Michaels anglican church Vaucluse!
There was a massive thunderstorm, God must have really been happy to see the newly weds finally tie the knot!
as you rarely see this amount of tears decend from heaven!

The Covered verandah of Strickland House vaucluse was our only option for any type of location shots, here we managed to get some fairly creative stuff!

Photography stills : Elias Papadopoulos

ALMOST THERE !

2009-05-18T03:31:00.000-07:00

we're almost on the home run, soon the all new site will be up. we've spent countless of late nights, coffees and cookies ;), back and forth from designs to content and functionality. we hope our efforts have really made it easier for your viewing and what we think is important to you. enjoy, and oh give some feedback, we love that :)

We're on TWITTER & VIMEO

2009-05-15T23:55:00.000-07:00

hey guys, finally we're on twitter! yay.

Being on Twitter gives us the opportunity to interact with you - our couples, fans & followers.
though we dont have any fans or followers just yet ;) hopefully soon you along with your friends and family can join us to make this experience interesting and resourceful. we will be sharing our works and anything we find of interest.

so come on, become a follower or a fan or maybe both. chat to you soon :)

https://twitter.com/eclipsestudio

http://www.vimeo.com/user1755179

COSMO

2009-05-13T04:25:00.001-07:00

The Cosmos today! the Universe tommorrow!

Well how about that! our Celebrity couple Kylie and Glenn made the front cover of Cosmo Bride!

from over 40 other featured weddings we managed to get the front cover!

well done team! and this is our first ever editorial we have done with Cosmo Bride!

they really are a dynamic couple, and we had lot's of fun shooting thier wedding.

The Classic Black 1940s Packard cars pearched near sea side clovelly Beach set a very romantic theme for the day!

Cover Shot photo: Elias Papadopoulos