Andrew McGibbon

The studio of Andrew McGibbon is running internship / assisting posts.  It is unpaid but you will learn a TON and normally get fed. (I am also known to give small cash bonuses)  The job could see you on shoot as many as 4 times a week to as little as 0 times week!  As is the nature of our business, you will however need to be available on short notice. We request that you have your own transportation (mileage will be reimbursed for any business related errands while on the clock.)

We are looking for an intern who is passionate about commercial photography, but previous experience is not at all necessary.

Applicants must be professional, self-motivated and physically able to lift heavy equipment.  Internship duties will include working as 2nd or 3rd assistant at photo shoots, work related errands, and assisting in pre-production of photo shoots.

Please submit a short story about your life and what you would do if you won a million rand to info@andrewmcgibbon.co.za  We will contact you if we wish to arrange an interview; no phone calls, please.

 

 

 

As a second assistant on shoots you will be working under Matt (he's the guy holding the pollyboard)

Hi and welcome to my first blog post on my new website!

 

I really hope you enjoy the imagery and explore for awhile.

I will try blog often about how I light my subjects to how I composite images together.

 

To kick this blog off I will re-post the last post form my old site "Compositing Mbongeni Ngema"

 

Mbongeni Ngema is a pretty big name in the African community, made famous from his play ‘Sarafina!’ and well loved for his current music and musicals. We did this shoot in Embo, a township just outside Hillcrest, KZN, South Africa and when he arrived in his Sl 500 mercedes the people who were milling around went nuts! Kind of like if Justin Bieber rolled into some junior high school! haha. well probably not quite but you get the picture.

 

It was fun doing this shoot and I’m pretty pleased with the result.

 

 

The above image shows the four separate plates that were shot. Each one to light the four ‘subjects’ 1.The axe men 2.The girls 3.The chickens 4.Ngema.

 

 

The above image shows the final composite image with all elements merged.

Enjoy!

 

~ Andrew