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...Connect with your clients for better engagement photo sessions
Mauricio is a photographer in Costa Rica that has consistently posted photographs that got everyone's attention in the Tangents Facebook group. One of the sessions was this engagement shoot - his lighting and post-processing are impeccable. But there's more to photography than the gear and camera settings - there has to be a connection with your subjects, and in this case, clients. There has to be a spark that you, as the photographer, help elicit. I asked Mauricio to share some of his magic through advice on how he connects with his clients as part of creating wonderful images that his Read more inside...
review: Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens
review: Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens
As Sony steps more firmly onto the market by adding new lenses for their mirrorless camera bodies, they have rolled out some spectacular optics. The Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens (B&H / Amazon) is one of them. Just holding the lens, you will already be impressed by the weight, and how smoothly all the controls glide. It clearly has been designed to compete with the best optics available on the market, regardless of brand. During one of the photography workshops that I present at my studio, I took a few shots of our two Read more inside...Camera Settings for Concert Photography
If you love music, then live concerts are particularly exhilirating. If ever you are fortunate enough to get to photograph a concert, you'd have to have your own act together. You get a limited time-frame to nail the shots - and the lighting and stage setup can be a challenge to get great photos. Mark Tepsic is a concert photographer based in Denver, CO. He has advice on the camera settings that make most sense when shooting a live concert. You follow him on Instagram for a gallery of images and contact information.
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Nikon D5 high ISO noise performance
Nikon D5 high ISO noise performance
With the increasing complexity of digital cameras these days, such as the Nikon D5 (B&H / Amazon), it has also become increasingly more difficult to give a comprehensive overview unless it is via a website dedicated to just camera reviews. So I will be rolling out mini-reviews along the way, as I use this and other cameras. The Nikon D5 ups many features and spec from the previous generations - Nikon D4 / D4s - by offering 4K video, higher resolution, improved AF and better high-ISO noise performance. I will do a more specific Read more inside...- « Previous Page
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