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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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Turning Day Into Night In today’s episode you are going to learn how turn day into night, and all the tips and tricks that go along with it. Light falls completely different during the day than it does at night, so making that change can be very tough. O...
Using Modeling Lights Most modern strobe lights will come with modeling lights. These are basically just lightbulbs made to mimic the light of a strobe. Although we focus on using the modeling lights that are a part of strobes in this video, you can use tradit...
Natural vs. Artificial Light Today’s battle isn’t between two photos, it is between two different styles of photography: using natural light or artificial light. In today’s episode we discuss the pros and cons of both natural and artificial l...
Dan Winters Dan Winters is a great photographer who produces gripping work. His lighting style is amazing, and he has a way of pulling emotion out of his subjects that will leave you breathless. Today we look at one of his famous portraits of Tom Hanks, and tr...
Behind the Scenes Today we have an awesome BTS video for our upcoming PRO Tutorial. For the first time ever we will be including a full length video in the Phlearn PRO, explaining our lighting setup, working with the model, shooting on a green screen, action s...
Today we’re going to show you how to shoot beer! Everyone here loves photography right? Everyone here loves beer- right? Well, we may as well combine the two! Too bad we didn’t do this everyday.. After shooting we’d crack open a beer and shar...
This week we're shooting watches! See the lighting setup for a product with a reflective surface....
See why doing as much as possible in camera, and lighting and background, make a big difference with composite work. ...
Jul 24, Episode 340 Behind the Scenes, Compositing, Lighting, Photography, Photoshop, Pre-Production, Production
We're doing the Total Recall poster! This episode covers all the necessary first steps....
See how to brighten and darken certain areas of an image to create a look of more even lighting and shadows in photoshop...
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