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Jul 09 Guest, Guest Article, Inspiration, Lighting, Photoshop, Post-Production, Pre-Production, Production
This article is about finding method in madness, and coherence in confusion! There are many articles out there in the photography world that ultimately talk about how to gain control: control over your equipment, over your model, over the shoot, over everythi...
Analyzing Light In today’s episode we breakdown the lighting of three images by Nick Onken, Anthony Mandler, and Jill Greenberg. Episode Timeline 00:00 – 01:15 – Introduction and new contest announced 01:15 – 03:42 – Analyzing l...
See why using a 50% ratio will help add some contrast and style to your images without looking artificially lit.
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See the BTS footage of our latest portrait, as well as a sneak peek of the other shot we did that day!...
See our strobe lighting setup for shooting with a shallow dof using a few tricks like lowering light power, ISO, and ND filters ...
See how we set up our lights for a custom built headpiece portrait, using a beauty dish, gridded reflector, softbox, and v-flat for fill. ...
This is an easy setup you can do with softboxes or umbrellas that will always give you good results. Here we cover the best tips to make sure you get an amazing image...
Pocket Wizards can be used in a few different ways- as a remote, with speedlights, and for firing strobes. They've worked much more effectively for me than infrared remotes or cheaper versions and can send signals from up to half a mile away....
Today Roxanne and I will show you how to take a good portrait, especially for a profile picture, using a standard lamp from Ikea. The light on your face can make your features look great or awful depending on where you position your light source. The distance ...
How to make your own light stand quickly and easily for cheap using an Avenger L bracket and a 2x4...
Sketching out your image and setup will help you know exactly what needs to go where especially on a more complex shoot. ...
Tips for how to set your camera when using flash. Get the best end results and prevent those black lines across your image...
Its very easy to mess up an image by using a gel too directly and by using too many colors. This episode covers how to use them in a subtle way to change the overall mood of your photos and which lighting works best....
In today's episode I explain how to make a snoot and the best materials to make lighting modifiers with. Using things available at any hardware store can save you from buying expensive equipment and help you get different creative effects....
The fill is simply used to add detail back into your shadows, using a 3:1 ratio will get you the correct exposure without it being too dark or too light....
Feb 09, Episode 235 Lighting, Photography
Beauty dishes have a "Sweet Spot" where they work the best. The reason this modifier exists is to create a hard light source with semi-soft edges, and no hot spot in the middle of the light. Perfect for portraits. ...
In this episode I'll show you how one light can change the result of your image through the distance and height from your subject. We show you where the light was with each photo and explain why some angles are better than others....
The bigger the softbox the softer your shadows. Different types can produce different effects, and it's not only the size that can change the final image but also the shape and distance from the camera. Timeline...
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