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photography technique & style

• wedding photography – developing a personal style
• photographers: what’s holding you back?
• standing out / blending in as a wedding photographer
• tips on posing people / working with a model
• sequence of photos – posing a model – Oktavia
• the next step – going beyond just posing people
• posing normal, everyday people for portraits
• technique – using lens flare for effect
• flare up – using flare
• using lens flare for effect

more …

• making your images pop – through choice of lens
• machine-gunning as a technique
• sparklers at a wedding
• how to photograph lightning
• world in motion – using motion blur
• Aisha, the belly-dancer
• quintessentially inappropriate
• 3 NYC photo sessions – including a video clip
• NYC photo sessions – Sarah & Mark

• working with a sequence of images – photo session with a couple
• when your flash fails to fire
• guest spot: Lens, Aperture, Angles
• dealing with high-ISO noise
• taking photos under the mid-day sun ..
• archives: Nelson Mandela
• polarizing filters & landscapes
• should you use a filter? yes perhaps, but maybe not
• photo session: Jeannie Dee
• create emotional impact!

• choices and control
• can you identify what inspires you and your work?  by Stephanie Zettl
• a nude photographed in a Camera Obscura, lit by an iPhone  by Stephanie Zettl
• going above and beyond  by Mark Pawlyszyn
• digital pinhole photography  by Stephanie Zettl
• revisited: digital pinhole photography  by Stephanie Zettl
• Inspiration and Homage  by Chuck Arlund
• personal projects  by David A Williams

• effective on-location portraits .. (model – Anelisa)
• using a reflector for lighting – and example of harsh bokeh
• anticipation and timing – wedding related
• photographers, what is your back-up plan?
• photography using the available light
• looking for the light
• Chanel – a portrait of a show dog
• equipment as inspiration
• using a macro lens for a photo session of a newborn
• influences & inspiration

• pin-up photography – Hudson Valley Click
• pin-up style photo session – Jessica
• pin-up style photo session – Jessica – a hot day
• portraits of the bride – looking for the less obvious image
• on-location portraits – the progression of an idea
• wedding photography – dealing with the videographer’s light

• fire performers … at a wedding
• fire performer at PDF
• favorite image from the weekend – shooting into the sun, using flare
• photo shoot: haunted fashion (using video lights)
• shooting in bright sunlight (wedding)
• using narrow depth-of-field & great bokeh
• bokeh – a few notes
• photographing a model in Hoboken …
• digital workflow tips / office workflow tips
• inspiration from movies – a visual feast for photographers

• unsharp images – so what went wrong this time?
• a maternity photo session – creating that connection
• on-location headshots that work (model: Meagan Lee)
• how to carry your camera over your shoulder
• finding that photo opportunity  (model – Jessica B)
• cross-processing film - a simplified approach
• shooting from the hip
• wedding photography – tips on posing – asymmetry  (Justine & Kyle)
• the flow of a photo session  (Laura & Todd)

composition in photography

• tilted compositions
• photographic composition – look at your background!
• photographic composition – a lesson relearned
• wedding day portraits – simplifying composition for effect
• photographic composition – eliminate & simplify
• wedding day portraits – bride & bridesmaids
• the neon sky – composition; using the background effectively
• frame, don’t aim – a simple guideline to composition
• composition – framing the shot
• telling the story with selective focus

• available light portrait  (model – Anelisa)
• photographic composition in editing
• dynamic composition – changing your viewpoint  (model – Carrie)
• composition for full-length portraits – step back!  (model – Anelisa)
• photography composition – finding the other angles  (model – Jill)

available light photography

• direction of light & choice of background (part 1)
• direction of light & choice of background (part 2)
• available light vs fill-flash
• using the available light is not a random thing
• available light portrait (model – Bethany)
• finding (and using) interesting available light
• looking at the available light
• finding interesting available light
• direction of the light … any light – using found light  (model – Shawna)
• exposure metering & observing the available light  (model – Aleona)

• observing and using the available light  (model – Anelisa)
• photo session with a model – available light  (model – Ekaterina)
• bridal portrait – working with the available light  (bride – Rachel)
• even with high ISO settings, you still need great light  (model – Elmira)
• observing & using the available light & adding a little bit of flash  (model – Alex)

boudoir photography

• 3 tips to improve your boudoir photography  by Jennifer Rozenbaum
• inspired boudoir lighting  by Brooke Ismach
• boudoir photography and the 50mm lens
• intimate photo session  (model – Carly Erin)

cinematic video / HD-DSLR video

• Lea – moving portrait (short video clip)
• Sydney & Paul – their wedding day – fusion clip
• One Perfect Moment – latest work – wedding photography
• Cherryl & Jim – their wedding day – stills and video fusion clip
• using the Nikon D3100 for its video capability

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