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May 24 Behind the Scenes, Photography
Join us as we discuss exactly what goes into a professional watch shoot with professional product photographer Rob Grimm! The finished photograph is a combination of multiple images. All of the elements were shot separately and merged together in post producti...
May 22 Behind the Scenes, Photography
Bare Bulb + Shot Into Camera = Lens Flare Goodness A crucial part of what gives this image mood is the lens flare on the left side. Lens flares can be a great way of adding pizzazz to an image, but only when used correctly. Always try creating them in camera, ...
May 15 Photography
Compositing 101 We are very excited to announce that I (Aaron Nace) will be teaching a 3 day course on compositing with Creative Live starting Thu, 5/30/2013 at 9AM. Compositing is about making complex, visual masterpieces driven by your creative vision. Thr...
Using an ND Filter For this particular image, we wanted a sky that was not blown out and even a little bit dark. To do this we used a neutral density filter, or ND filter. What is a ND filter, you ask? An ND filter decreases your exposure by a certain number o...
Matching Two Different Lights The key for this photoshoot was to match our strobe to the light already underneath the bridge. Since the light was already very orange, we decided to gel the inside of of a stripbox to make our strobe warmer in color temperature....
Want to learn how to edit this image from beginning to end? Click here. The Perfect Balance When shooting outside with strobes, it’s important to get a perfect mix of ambient and artificial light. We were shooting at about 1:30 PM, so the shadows cast on...
Click here to view a full-length tutorial of the lighting & post-production Concept Our concept began in the future with the idea of the sun burning out and humans being forced to see the world through technologically-advanced glasses. We went through mul...
Apr 18 Behind the Scenes, Photography
Lighting & Posing Since we’re shooting mirrors, it’s important to make sure that what’s reflected in the mirror looks good. By using a light with a spot grid, the light can be concentrated only on the subject. This creates a dark backgrou...
Click here to view the full tutorial The Body: Look #3 Join us as we take you through the entire process of a photo shoot from lighting, posing, working with models, camera settings, creating a concept, building a shot, and post production for one of the FO...
Concept Since the dawn of time the man cave has been revered as a place of masculinity and strength. Our goal was to bring this subject out from the depths and get to what man caves are really made of. Lighting The lighting for this shoot had to be extremely s...
Mar 07 Behind the Scenes, Photography
See all the post processing techniques used in the Phlearn Pro Tutorial: Fashion Trip The Lensbaby For those unaware of the amazing lens that is the Lensbaby, allow us to explain. The Lensbaby Composer Pro is a selective focus lens that uses a swivel ball and ...
A few weeks back we had the opportunity to join food, product, and beverage photographer extraordinaire Rob Grimm for two days of shooting in his St.Louis studio. With over twenty years of experience and clients such as Bacardi, Microsoft, Budweiser, and Energ...
View the Pinup Cola Tutorial HERE! Concept We’ve wanted to do a pinup shoot for a long time, but we also wanted to make it stand out from all of the other pinup photos out there by adding a concept to it. While looking through images of classic pi...
The Lighting Process Every photographer knows that perfect lighting is never achieved instantly. It takes multiple lighting setups and a good bit of experimentation to find exactly what it is you’re looking for. In this case for an editorial-style headsh...
Shooting Background Plates When shooting a composite, it’s always important to start out with your background. This gives you the framework of what your image will look like and how your subject will interact with their surroundings. We decided to shoot ...
Jan 24, Episode 418 Behind the Scenes, Photography
Lighting There are a few key factors in designing lighting for a single image or for a series. The first thing to keep in mind is what type of mood or feeling you want to convey in the images. Lighting can play a huge role in the mood of an image, so it is imp...
Lighting The goal for this photo shoot was to create two completely different looks using the same model in a short amount of time. In this behind the scenes video you will learn how to set up lighting for a full length portrait as well as a headshot. We focus...
Lighting The lighting for this image is one of the more complex setups we have done for a portrait. Four lights were used to create this unique look, each with a different colored gel. When setting up lighting like this, it is best to start with one light and ...
Lighting We wanted to keep the lighting fairly simple in these images in order to show off the detail of the beetles, but not become a distraction. It is also important that while the key light is almost directly straight on, that shadow and highlight definiti...
Shopping for photographers can be tough. Here’s a list of 30 gift ideas to make it a little easier. Everything is covered – from essential gear such as batteries and lens filters to the finer things in life, like trampolines and walkie talkies. Und...
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