Posing tips: Avoid foreshortening by seeing two-dimensionally
Posing tips: Avoid foreshortening by seeing two-dimensionally
There is this translation we have to do as photographers, from seeing in 3 dimensions, to realizing our images will be shown in 2 dimension. We might see the depth, but that information is mostly missing when the scene is flattened as a photograph. This is a stumbling block when we pose people - we might see their limbs and hands in 3 dimensions, but when your subjects hands extend towards you, there is foreshortening. The perspective changes, and makes the limbs look shorter than they are. This can be visually Read more inside...
Best photo umbrella for a home-studio & indoor headshots
Best photo umbrella for a home-studio & indoor headshots
When I discovered the rectangular photo umbrellas, my first reaction was, "so what's the point", but then someone explained to me that it allows you to get the center of axis closer to the ceiling (or a wall). Brilliant! It instantly made sense why a rectangular photo umbrella might be more useful indoors than the traditional, round umbrella. I would even go so far as to say that a rectangular photo umbrella is the best umbrella for a home-studio & indoor headshots. Along with my usual array of light modifiers, I now Read more inside...Photographing semi-candid portraits out on the street
Photographing semi-candid portraits out on the street
Not quite "street photography", but rather a semi-candid portrait out on the streets, I love the resulting photograph. It encapsulates a few of the typical New York elements for me - colorful vibrancy and attitude. Late this afternoon, as usual when I had finished with a corporate headshot photo session in the Wall St area of New York, I waited out the peak time traffic by roaming around the streets with my camera. This young woman graciously waited a few seconds for me while she took selfies with the Fearless Girl - there were Read more inside...recap: New York photo walks – Meatpacking District, NYC
recap: New York photo walks – Meatpacking District, NYC
Our model during today's photo walk in NYC - the divine Diana Chesk. Typically for this kind of dramatic light, I under-exposed the available light somewhat, and let the Profoto B1 flash (affiliate) pick up the slack in the exposure. The softbox used here was the Profoto OCF (24") Octa Softbox (affiliate). It's small enough to make it easy to handle when we have to negotiate our way around, yet large enough to give soft-edged light. The rain was coming down as a continual drizzle today, so we moved Read more inside...Accidental Off-Camera Flash
Accidental Off-Camera Flash
This photograph of Anelisa, was taken during a Flash Photography workshop at my studio. Lighting is via accidental off-camera flash! I was shooting a few available-light behind-the-scenes photos with my Fuji X-T20 (affiliate), and caught someone's flash. It was 2 stops over-exposed because of the additional light, but the RAW file from the Fuji had nearly enough detail to pull the image back to a usable point! The HDR look to this photo is in part due to the massive correction to the Exposure and Contrast and Highlights, in adjusting the Read more inside...Photography workshops (2017)
Photography Workshops in NJ / NYC (2017)
There are some interesting additions to the workshop dates for 2017: I've added 2 dates for workshops on studio lighting. There will also be 2 of the regular workshops on flash photography with speedlights. Then there are the 3 dates where we will do the Photo Walks in New York again. Recaps of previous workshops, with feedback from attendees. Also, here are the results you can expect to achieve yourself! It’s well within your reach. Read more inside...A home-studio setup with speedlites
A home-studio setup with speedlites
With the article on lighting a white seamless studio backdrop in the studio, the question came up how you would do that in a home-based studio where there is less space. The answer? In pretty much the same way. This tutorial video on how to set up a small home studio using speedlites, will show you that the techniques remain the same, whether it is a speedlite, or a powerful studio light. A few notes about this video: For this video, I ended up going with B&W images only of our subject, Matt. I liked the result. It worked very well with Read more inside...How to fix loose rubber on Nikon cameras
How to fix loose rubber on Nikon cameras
I make no secret of it that I'm not overly thrilled with Canon in general. I was stung badly over the years by their poor quality control. However, I will concede one point to Canon where they are immeasurably better than Nikon - Canon makes a glue that sticks! Not like Nikon where the rubber parts of the camera grip eventually will peel away. It's a Nikon thing. The latest is this rubber peeling loose from the memory card door on my Nikon D810. I love Nikon, but this is tedious. Catch up with Canon! Do some industrial espionage and figure Read more inside...Mirrorless cameras and B&W infrared photography
Mirrorless cameras and B&W infrared photography
B&W infrared photographs have a distinct look - green foliage go white and blue skies go dark. Then there are the unusual tonality when some things are unexpectedly darker or brighter than you expect. This is all part of the adventure of shooting with B&W infrared. The most typical B&W infrared images that you tend to see, are the landscape images with the ghostly white foliage. My own preference is to explore New York with my B&W infrared camera. The imposing cityscapes of NYC, and the random opportunities make it Read more inside...- 1
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