Headshot Photography – securing the tethering cable
Headshot Photography - securing the tethering cable
When shooting in the studio or a fixed location, it makes a lot of sense to shoot tethered if you want your client to give input on the photos. With headshots in the studio, I run a tethering cable between the camera and the computer. This makes it easier for the client to see the photos, and adjust what they need to. Of course, it is slightly redundant if you use WiFi to transfer the images from your camera to the computer. But for faster transfer of RAW files, shooting with a tethered cable still makes sense. Keeping the cable Read more inside...Best LED video light for Photography & Video
Best LED video light for Photography & Video
The use of video lights is a regular theme on the Tangents blog. Specifically, the best LED video light is a versatile must-have piece of gear in my camera bag. Not only do I use it at weddings, I also use it on location shoots. For example, while photographing the interior of one of the largest hardware stores in Manhattan, I used an LED video light to bring up some detail in the more shadowy areas in the shelves and corners. Easier to just point the hand-held video light than to set up off-camera lighting. Especially because the Read more inside...Profoto: The Legends Of Light
Profoto: Legends of Light
This is both exciting and humbling. Profoto USA has included me in their list of 'Legends Of Light', alongside some of the biggest names in the photography world ... some of whom I can even count as friends and peers. Now the challenge is to live up to this! Here are the articles on the Tangents blog where I show how I use Profoto flashes on location and in the studio. Read more inside...Lighting a white seamless studio backdrop
Lighting a white seamless studio backdrop
There are a number of variations on how to light a white seamless studio backdrop - but it all comes down to the same essentials. You want a spread of even light on the background, and a big swathe of light from the front. All of this with as little fall-off in the light as possible. We've covered this topic in previous articles, showing how it is done with speedlights ... Simple lighting setup with speedlights & white seamless backdrop (model: Anastasia) Simple lighting setup for home studio photography (models: Anelisa Read more inside...Flash Photography: The difference between a grid and a snoot
Flash Photography: The difference between a grid and a snoot
We use grids and snoots to control the light from our flashes. We want to control how the light spreads, and we want to light only a part of our scene or subject. However, strongly favoring softer light when using flash, I don't regularly use grids on my flashes. The article on using grids with flash for a spot of light, had someone ask when I would use a snoot and when I would use a grid with flash. When in the studio, I would use the Profoto 10° Honeycomb Grid (B&H / Amazon) - it is made of metal Read more inside...Using the MagMod MagBeam kit for projection effects
Using the MagMod MagBeam kit for projection effects
The lighting pattern on the background here, is 100% in-camera, created with a gobo and a light-projection kit: the MagMod MagBeam Kit (B&H / Amazon). So no Photoshop going on here (aside from mild retouching of skin blemishes.) Even that little bit of a halo around Anastasiya, is part of the effect. In-camera. With the test shots, I noticed there is a brightening of the pattern in the middle, so I placed Anastasiya directly on front of it. A bit of serendipity that I took advantage of. Several articles on Read more inside...Studio portrait lighting ideas
Studio portrait lighting ideas
Shooting portraits in the studio has a challenge all of its own compared to shooting out on location - you are limited by the confines of the rectangular box that is the studio. You're also limited by your imagination of course. Part of the challenge is that when you photograph a new client, you have to shoot consistent with your style - that's why a client chose you - but at the same time, you have to bring some variety to the sequences of images. Even if it is just a slight tweak, I feel there has to be something else that you offer during every Read more inside...Using grids with flash for a spot of light
Using grids with flash for a spot of light
My preference is for softer, flattering light. When I use off-camera flash, I really try to use a softbox if at all feasible. It's easier to use in that you have leeway in how your subject is posed. For with a smaller, harder light source, you have to be much more specific about posing. A bigger light source is therefore easier to work with when you shoot fast - such as at a wedding. But there are times when you just want to light up a portion of the scene, or want to specifically light your subjects. The photo above is an example. I am Read more inside...Tips on Wildlife Photography – go ahead and get out there!
My interest in photography as a teenager, was sparked by my love for nature and animals, and bird and wildlife photography. While you might not see much nature photography on the Tangents blog, it is very much an interest. For example, Frans Lanting is one of my photography heroes Vicki Jauron and I became acquainted via the Tangents blog, and I have followed her work for several years now, and have been consistently impressed by her wildlife and nature photography. When I asked if she might be interested in doing a guest post, she was hesitant, since she didn't feel she was on the level of Read more inside...
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