Before we went in to Times Square with the Modern Gypsies, we did a quick portrait session with one of the Modern Gypsies performers, Bird Girl ... Read more inside...
photo session – Modern Gypsies – Fabric
Sometimes photo shoots are just work; sometimes photo shoots are fun. Really fun. And then there are photo shoots that also feel like it's a privilege just to be a part of it. And fun! I had the opportunity to work with the Modern Gypsies during the past week. They are performance artists based in New York. I had met Michael Saab last year sometime while photographing an event, and we kept contact, with the idea of working together on some photo shoots, expanding their portfolio for their website. Above are two of my favorite photos of the initial part of the photo session. (Later Read more inside...
Review: Lightstands – Manfrotto 1051BAC & 1052 BAC & 1004BAC
Review: Lightstands - Manfrotto 1051BAC, 1052BAC and 1004BAC
I recently updated the lightstands that I regularly use, to the three of the Manfrotto range of light-stands, - the compact: Manfrotto 1051BAC (affiliate ) - the medium-sized Manfrotto 1052BAC (affiliate) - the taller, heavier tall: Manfrotto 1004BAC (affiliate) They have a few interesting features. They are: - light-weight, - air-cushioned, - stackable. The air-cushioning helps prevents damage to equipment, or injury to fingers if you forget to fully tighten the section locks. Read more inside...off-camera flash photography: positioning the softbox
off-camera flash photography: positioning the softbox
I've had a number of people ask for more pull-back shots during photo sessions where I use off-camera flash with a softbox. During this recent photo session in New York, with Christina and David, I did step back for a photo to include the softbox ... Read more inside...photography using the available light
photography using only the existing light
Instead of a photo session where I had to rely on off-camera lighting to give some color and snap to the photos, I want to show a photo session where I used no additional lighting or reflectors. Just the available light. This photo session was shot in same area as the previous one, but a week later with different light and a different couple, Kristy and Tom. They were just as great to photograph with tons of personality, making my work easier. But I still had to look for opportunity and great backgrounds. Using off-camera Read more inside...Which white balance settings should I use?
Which white balance settings should I use?
That's a question that baffles photographers who are just starting out with digital photography. You have a few options in setting the WB on your camera: Shoot in auto white balance (AWB), trusting your camera nails it. Set your camera to one of the preset WB settings, such as Daylight, Cloudy or Incandescent. And then hope your camera's preset is close to the correct WB. Do custom white balance readings and save it as you encounter and work in new situations. These custom white balance readings can be done with all kinds of Read more inside...off-camera flash – bringing sparkle on a rainy day
using off-camera flash to give more snap to photos
Scheduling an on-location photo session, we are always left at the mercy of the weather. This Sunday the threat of rain turned into a real downpour just before the photo session with a couple, Jen & Chris, whose wedding I am photographing later on in 2011. During phone conversation while driving in, we agreed to just go ahead and work under the overhangs of various buildings if it should rain. When we started, it was still raining so we moved to certain spots where we were shielded from the rain. I could shoot towards the building Read more inside...photographic composition in editing
composition in photography
In composing an image, it isn't just a matter of placing your subject somewhere in the frame. This is true for whether you go by the rigid restrictions of the Rule of Thirds, or whether you like a more central composition .. or a composition with a lot of negative space .. or whether composition is more in the way you instinctively react to the scene and subject in front of you. Equally as important as where you place your subject, is what you include and what you exclude in the frame. With photographic composition you have to look at the edges of your Read more inside...Mixing TTL flash with manual flash – wedding receptions
Mixing TTL flash with manual flash - wedding receptions
A common technique used in photographing wedding receptions, is to use additional lighting to lift the general light levels in large reception rooms. The additional lights can be wirelessly controlled TTL flash - but more often the additional lighting would be manual flash. Then you can use an on-camera flash, either in manual or in TTL. My preference when working like this, is for my on-camera flash to be used in TTL mode, and the additional light(s) to be in manual. In the photograph above, taken during a wedding Read more inside...background exposure and flash
flash photography - background exposure and flash
When I saw this dramatic sky with the approaching storm during our recent shoot at Coney Island, I knew I wanted to photograph our model against it. By the time I actually started taking photos, the raindrops were already spattering around us. So there was little time to work. I knew I wanted a brooding sky. Now, depending on how I chose my exposure, I could've had a much the sky appear much brighter, or just a little bit brighter than shown here. There's a whole range of possibilities in how I could've exposed for my Read more inside...- « Previous Page
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