Cigi & Alvarado ..
I've been an admirer of the pin-up style photography of Robert Alvarado ever since I first saw his work on the photography forums. So it was quite a thrill to hear he was presenting a few workshops across the USA where he'd be showing his technique in the studio, as well as his post-production style. I caught up with him and several other photographers at the workshop in Chicago this weekend. Our model was the very delightful (and gorgeous) Cigi. Here are some of the results from the workshop, where we were able to closely watch Robert's technique and try it out ourselves. I love the Read more inside...
home studio – portrait lighting setup in limited space
home studio portrait lighting setup in limited space
The photos in this article were shot with a fairly simple lighting setup in my dining room area. The main light to my left (model’s right) is the Westcott Bruce Dorn Strip Bank (18"x42") (B&H). The flashgun was a Quantum T2, but a speedlight would've worked just as well. In this small a space, you don’t need huge amounts of light. I used another Quantum T2 to light up the grey seamless background. I had the Quantum 12×12 softbox on this one, and feathered it to give me uneven light on the backdrop. I also had a snooted Nikon Read more inside...review: RadioPoppers P1
[ click on the photo to see a larger image] Apathy Angel against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. The settings for the image above was 1/2000 @ f1.6 @ 100 ISO, and the reason for the wide aperture was that I wanted to have the skyline appear as that dreamlike haze in the background. The bright light though, forced a very fast shutter speed. In this case 1/2000th would let the background over-expose a little and blow out somewhat, but give me some detail. But to control the lighting on my model more specifically than just the available light, I used flash. For the lighting Read more inside...
dreamy goodness: Canon 200mm f2 L IS
Canon 1D Mark III - Canon 200mm f2 L IS USM (B&H) - 1/300th @ f2 @ 125 ISO [ click on the photo to see a larger image] Canon recently upgraded their legendary 200mm f1.8 with an 200mm f2 version which has Image Stabilization. So out of curiosity I rented this lens from LensProToGo, to play with it and test it out. Here is the beast of a lens: the Canon 200mm f2 L IS USM (B&H) This is the kind of lens which is best used (or in a way ONLY to be used) at its maximum aperture. That wide aperture of f2 gives you an incredibly thin depth of field, and hence, that dreamy Read more inside...
Manual flash vs. TTL flash
Manual flash vs TTL flash
For correct flash exposure, 4 things need to be controlled and balanced: - aperture - ISO - distance (from the flash to subject) - power (the flash's actual blitz of light, taking into consideration any diffusion) Two things relate to camera settings, and two things relate to the flash itself. To really understand flash photography, it is essential to memorize those 4 things. If you need an acronym to remember things more easily: PAID Power, Aperture, ISO, Distance. There are distinct ways in which flash exposure is controlled though - Manual Read more inside...- « Previous Page
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