LA Facial Hair Society Presents Beard and Mustache Competition 2015

The first FITH SETS of edited pictures from LA Facial Hair Society - Beard and Mustache Competition, 2015.

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About Photographer: Russo Mutuc is an L.A. based photographer with backgrounds in portraits, event portraits, commercial, and fashion. He also contributes his visuals to motion picture as a cinematographer. He has done a couple of short films directing and producing. His latest major project is producing and cinematography work for a major music video featuring apl.de.ap | will.i.am | french montana.


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Shooting the Beard and Mustache Competition. Russo used continuous lighting for his event portrait shoot. Having continuous light gives more freedom to find angles and light. It also allows to cut and shape on the spot with short turn-around on setups. It's a lot more to bring, but the results are unlimited lighting design.

Russo used several different lights from CINEMILLS CINESOFT, SUPERSPOT, and Tungsten Units.

The Cinesofts are 50 watt studio LED lighting systems for the most discerning motion picture production and broadcast studio professionals. They generate up to 20,000 lumens of high spectral quality light. They are fully dimmable from 100% down to off, in 5% increments for fine-grain interactive lighting control without flicker or color shift. The Cinesoft professional imaging tools are without equal. With a lightweight yet rugged aluminum alloy construction, incredible lighting performance and full featured control system it’s designed from the ground up to be your go-to choice for the most exacting lighting tasks. Its light output replaces a 500W Tungsten softlight. It has a color temperature (Kelvin) range between 2800K and 5600K. Select from 5 preset Kelvin settings (2800K, 3200K, 4000K, 5000K, 5600K) or use the dedicated jog wheel to modulate color temperature in real time. Dimming and color temperature can be controlled simultaneously using interactive jog wheels for maximum creative control and interactivity. Full DMX512 control over dimming and color temperature, with a professional 5 pin interface. Includes a robust yoke for stand mounting or suspension. An integral 4 point rope hang system is also built into the housing, so you can mount the Cinesoft in virtually any configuration.



The LEDZ SUPERSPOT is the first in a premiere line of sharp, powerful circular beam producers. With a throw that easily exceeds 40 feet, the SUPERSPOT is comparable to current 575w HMI fixtures, including the 5500k color temperature whilst only drawing a single amp. The LEDZ SUPERSPOT is extremely robust with an all aluminum housing and yoke system with junior mounting pin. It has a slim profile so can be used in a multiple of lighting setups utilizing minimal space. The fixture produces no sound and very minimal heat, making it studio friendly. There are two built in dimmers on the fixture which allow for 100% - 0 output control with minimal color shift. The LEDZ SUPERSPOT comes complete with a switchable power supply unit 110v-240v AC, extension cable with on/off switch. There are additional accessories available including the LEDZ Speedframe, Chimera, filter frame, DMX capabilities and 12v battery options for mobile applications.

The Cinemills 300 watt tungsten incandescent Fresnel is the most flexible of all the kit lighting fixtures to choice from. At a mere 2.8 amps of 120v current, multiple units can be used on the smallest of circuit protected systems. A 3", wide-angle lens provides an even, flat beam field at extremely short distances and maintains a small footprint on set or in rigging conditions. It’s unusually light weight makes it easy to hang in quick location rigging scenarios, while maintaining a ‘punchy’ output. Despite the small size, the CMC 300w unit maintains all the quality and durability standards set forth by the larger members of our luminaire family. Barn doors and scrims sold separately.




Thanks to CINEMILLS for sponsoring the lights! #cinemills | @cinemills | cinemills.com
Thanks to Edoardo Marino for the photography assistance.