recap: NYC photo walk – photography workshop, Brooklyn Waterfront
recap: NYC photo walk – photography workshop, Brooklyn Waterfront
Teaching a flash photography workshop on a grey day, I was disappointed that it was so overcast and miserable - and that I wouldn’t be able to properly explain how to balance flash with strong sunlight with an actual example - but then the sun popped out! This is part of the adventure of an on-location workshop such as the NYC Photo Walks - you just don't quite know what you'll get on any given day since the environment can change. Techie stuff: Lighting is with the Profoto B1 on a monopod, and the Profoto OCF 24” Read more inside...Photographing with available light only
Photographing with available light only
While photographing dancer, Anna Russell, in this side-street in New York, I noticed those splashes of light against the wall. These little pools of light were from sunlight reflecting off nearby windows. I wanted to see if we could have Anna hit one of those in mid-air. What also helped was the general direction of light in this area - it mostly came from the main road to the left of the frame, since we were shooting in a narrow street with tall buildings. This meant that Anna was facing towards the main source of available light -- and it Read more inside...Instagram – neilvn / Tangents
Instagram - neilvn / Tangents
I have consolidated all my Instagram accounts to just a single account - neilvn. When I first joined Instagram back in 2011, it was a fun way to explore the world around me. Stripped down to a just the very basic camera on my iPhone, it came down to the essential elements such good composition and interesting moments, to create images that would last. Images that had an artistic sensibility to them that would elevate them above mere snapshots, even if taken with just a camera phone. When Instagram developed into something more serious as a way for Read more inside...Time-lapse photography project with multiple cameras
Time-lapse photography project with multiple cameras
Earlier this year I shared details of one of the more involved time-lapse photography projects that I had been tasked with - multiple cameras over 3 days - Time-Lapse Photography project in New York: Cipriani. I recently shot another fairly involved time-lapse photography project for an agency that was creating a promotional video for MLB. The concept behind this was that they had 5 artists painting 6 murals of the 6 most likely drafts for MLB this season. The agency had a team there shooting video, and I had to do time-lapse Read more inside...review: Profoto B10 flash
review: Profoto B10 flash
As promised in the First Look review, here is the proper video review of the Profoto B10 flash (B&H / Amazon) - putting this versatile flash through its paces during a photo shoot with a model in New York. Hopefully the video shows just how elegantly versatile the Profoto B10 is - it's a powerful little flash, and is also a powerful video light. The video light capability should excite any wedding photographer. During this photo shoot, we tried the flash as well as the video light aspect of it. I didn't run through the dry Read more inside...Time-lapse intervalometer for Sony cameras
Time-lapse intervalometer for Sony cameras
A night-to-day time-lapse shot from our apartment window when we recently visited Toronto. I wanted to travel lightly on this trip, so I took my Sony A7 III (B&H) and Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 (B&H) along. And just in case, I also packed the lightweight Siriu 1004X traveler tripod with E-10 ball-head (B&H), since I anticipated doing some low-light photography, and perhaps even some time-lapse photography. Sony, in their infinite wisdom, somehow doesn't have an intervalometer built into their cameras. (Here's Read more inside...video: On-location headshots – two perspectives
video: On-location headshots - two perspectives
I like the concept behind the initial Two Perspectives video so much that I wanted to continue with that idea - myself and another photographer discussing and mostly, photographing something. Hopefully in that there will be a video that is informative and of wider interest. The 1st video was the Intimate male portraiture shoot-out with my friend Cate Scaglione. For the next Two Perspectives project, I contacted my friend Tracy Bosworth Page - an outstanding Georgia-based photographer who specializes in headshot photography. She is Read more inside...Photo session with the Profoto B10 flash / video light
Photo session with the Profoto B10 flash / video light
The real appeal of the Profoto B10 flash (B&H / Amazon), isn't just that you have a powerful (yet compact) flash - the extra appeal is that you have a powerful video light as well. This makes it easier to change it up during a photo session. As light levels fall, you could go from using the flash to using the video light ... without having to change your light source. Let's have a look at some examples from a recent photo session - which took place after a surprise proposal! I had arranged with Rachit Read more inside...review: Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS Lens
review: Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS Lens
The 24-105mm f/4 range of lenses seem like a compromise between size & weight, and the range, and the so-so aperture. We get a great range from wide-angle to short telephoto. Perfect for travel or just any kind of general photography. But we miss out on the fast aperture. There is often a compromise in the sharpness of these types of lenses - the greater the range of a zoomoften implies a loss in lens sharpness with greater chance of optical distortion and smearing. With this review of the Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G lens (B&H / Read more inside...- « Previous Page
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