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 Beauty Dish (24?) (B&H / Amazon). 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 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...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...What should I meter off with the in-camera light meter?
What should I meter off with the in-camera light meter?
What (or where) should I meter when using my camera's built-in meter? It's a question that mystifies many photographers when they start out, and first realize you can't just point your camera at the scene and hope for correct exposure. The incredible metering systems in modern cameras notwithstanding, it is essential to our growth as photographers to have a working grasp on metering techniques. Of course, an incident light-meter is always a great idea, but has become less necessary with digital photography when shooting Read more inside...Sony mirrorless cameras with vintage lenses
Sony mirrorless cameras with vintage lenses
Yes, that's a Sony mirrorless camera - the Sony a7ii (B&H / Amazon). It's mine. No, I didn't switch to Sony. I still use Nikon DSLRs as my main camera system, and I can't see that changing in the foreseeable future. But I did buy this Sony A7ii. (I also bought a Fuji X-T20 as my walk-about camera.) But this Sony will be my "project" camera. I have a specific intent with it - to use any of the huge array of interesting vintage lenses. Some of these older lenses distinctive optical qualities - most often in how Read more inside...Easy lighting setup for headshot photography
Easy lighting setup for headshot photography
For headshot photography in the studio, I have a (flexible) default lighting setup - clam-shell lighting setup. On location (but still working indoors), I have another setup - studio lighting setup for headshots. Nothing is really specific - as long as the final results look flattering and your client loves the images. Your lighting setup should match what your client expects. Then there is also the question of logistics. I'm often asked if all that equipment is a necessity. It's not. Here is my favorite, most simple setup .... bounce Read more inside...- « Previous Page
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