Portrait lighting patterns: Loop lighting & Butterfly lighting
Portrait lighting patterns: Loop lighting & Butterfly lighting
In the article on available light portrait photography, I mentioned how I posed Anastasiya, so that the spot of reflected sunlight created a butterfly lighting-pattern. While most of us associate lighting patterns with studio lighting, the thought-process in how to use available light or bounce flash or continuous lighting, remains the same. It has to do with how we pose and position our subjects in relation to the light. And it also depends on how we position ourselves. I want to show some straight-forward Read more inside...Available light portrait photography
Available light portrait photography
For a review of the Fuji X-T2, I met up with one of my favorite models, Anastasiya, in New York. Working with just the Fuji X-T2 and the kit lens that came with it, I wanted to work with just the available light. But I wasn't just on the lookout for soft, flattering light - I also on the lookout for interesting found light, such as unexpected splashes of light. Available light portrait photography with intent! These two articles will show how surprising it can be to stumble upon interesting available light to enhance a portrait: Observing and Read more inside...Photography tips – camera bags
Photography tips - camera bags
When I have an assistant help me out on the shoot, one of the first things they are informed of - and there is no flexibility on this - you have to zip up any bag or roller case so that the zipper tags can be seen right next to the handle. In other words, you always zip up to the top (or to the handle). This means that any time you reach for the bag, you can immediately see whether the bag's lid is closed properly. Let's say for example you close the zippers to the bottom, then you don't have that immediate visual clue that you can actually pick up Read more inside...Featured in Digital Photographer magazine
Featured in Digital Photographer magazine
It never gets old to see your work in print somewhere - this time in issue 177 of Digital Photographer magazine, a photography publication from the UK. For this article they asked ten photographers for their essential tips they'd like to share with the readers of the magazine. Read more inside...Headshot photography lighting setup
Headshot photography lighting setup
"OMG, this was so much better than the experience we had last time!" That's the comment by the contact person who had arranged for the headshots photo session for 8 people at their office. That's the kind of thing I like to hear from a new client! What made this headshots photo session interesting for me is that I had to match an existing headshot by the CEO of the company. I had to make the headshots of the eight people I had to photograph, look very similar to the example they had given me. So I had to do mild reverse engineering to match the Read more inside...Personal photography workshops – models
Personal photography workshops & photo walks in NYC - models
When we do a photography workshop on location, what I want to teach and help nurture, is the ability to control our environment when we take portraits outside. We look for interesting and complementary backgrounds, or background which are complementary to our subject. We look for, or create great light for our subject. It's all about the Direction & Quality of Light! We will use interesting 'found light', but what we really concentrate on, is creating flattering light with off-camera flash, or with video Read more inside...Using the Profoto B1 modeling lamp as a video light
Using the Profoto B1 modeling lamp as a video light
Looking through the past articles on this blog, you'll notice that I love using a video light for low-light photography. A video light adds that sense of drama to portraits, and very often blends better with the existing ambient light, than flash would. Lately though, I haven't bothered to bring a video light to weddings for the romantic portraits - I already have the Profoto B1 there with a substantial enough modeling light! Less gear to carry with me! Since I rely heavily on my Profoto B1 flashes (B&H / Amazon), I Read more inside...review: Canon 5D mark IV – high-ISO noise
review: Canon 5D mark IV - high-ISO performance
The Canon 5D mark IV (B&H) offers a bunch of new features which are exciting: higher resolution than the previous incarnation of the 5D series. It now offers 4K video. The autofocus has also been improved - a weak point of the previous 5D bodies. There is also new features such as Dual Pixel RAW - a way for fine adjustments to be made after the image is taken, to make slight adjustments to the focus point to improve the fine details recorded. The 4K video capability also allows you to grab 8.8MP still frames during Read more inside...Tips on concert photography
Tips on concert photography
As a companion piece to the recent guest article by Mark Tepsic - Camera Settings for Concert Photography - here are my thoughts and advice on camera techniques photographing music concerts. It's not something I often photograph - I mostly just want to enjoy the experience of the concert without having to be concerned with taking photos - aside from a shot or two to post on Instagram. But this was an opportunity I could relish - photographing a favorite band who has influenced countless other musicians and bands over the course of the past four decades - Read more inside...- « Previous Page
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