On-location portraits – When simplicity counts
On-location portraits - When simplicity counts
This is one of those images - a portrait which is simplicity itself - and yet there is something about it, with Anelisa's riveting gaze and her pose, the muted complimentary colors - and the photograph just falls together somehow in a way that makes it one of my favorite photos that I've shot in a while. Even the lighting is simplicity itself - an off-camera flash in a softbox. But this didn't need anything more complex than that. Perhaps it is the juxtaposition of the rough texture of the wall, and the soft look of her skin Read more inside...Using lens bokeh as a design element
Using lens bokeh as a design element
In previous articles we could see how a fast 85mm can be used for shallow depth-of-field to shoot nearly anywhere by melting away the background. There's another aspect to this - the bokeh of the lens. The bokeh is a reference to how the quality of the background blur is rendered by a lens. It can be smooth, or have "jittery" patterns to the edges of objects, and the highlights. Do note though that bokeh and shallow depth-of-field are not quite the same thing. While the DoF / choice of aperture does affect the appearance of the bokeh of Read more inside...Reverse engineer a photo: Photo session in bright sunlight
Reverse engineer a photo: Photo session with a couple in bright sunlight
When I posted this sequence of photos on Facebook of Jessica and Tony's engagement photo session in New York, there were a flurry of questions. Which lens? 50mm? 85mm? What type of lighting? What were my camera settings? Well, this stuff has been covered before with numerous articles here. So by now, anyone who regularly follows the Tangents blog, and have done some reading, will be able to figure this out. So here's your challenge - look at the photos, look at the location, and reverse engineer the camera Read more inside...Posing tips: Pose the hands – asymmetry
Posing tips: Pose the hands - asymmetry
Similar to the recent post with Jessica J as the model, where I placed her feet in an asymmetrical position for a more dynamic pose, I did the same when posing Anita DeBauch's hands during a photo session. In the companion photograph, you will notice that her hands are symmetrical around her face. While the pose does look cute, an asymmetrical positioning of her hands and fingers improved the pose. Read more inside...NvN on photography – interviewed by Ed Verosky
Interview: NvN on photography
I met up with Ed Verosky in his studio to chat about photography and the direction I'm taking. Here's a summary of the conversation. I already am aware that I use my hands to talk. In fact, it would be tough for me to explain something without moving my hands around in semaphore. But apparently I also use my eyebrows to express what I am trying to get across. Other podcast interviews with me Read more inside...Photographers, you don’t know anything
I am probably the only person who will ever give you the following comments, but then again, I am probably one of the only photographers capable of looking at your work and who knows how little you know. You have no idea about posing whatsoever. Not to worry, most photographers don't know anything either so you are safe. Read more inside...
Boudoir photography: Tips on posing & dealing with mixed lighting
Boudoir photography: Dealing with mixed light - daylight & incandescent
Boudoir photo sessions can be nerve-wracking - not just for your subject or client who undoutably feels vulnerable, but also for you as the photographer. You have to juggle speed in shooting, with meticulous posing and (hopefully) impeccable lighting .... and still keep the flow of the shoot going, and also keep your subject's confidence up. With this boudoir photo session in a NYC studio, I photographed my friend, Jessica Joy. I wanted to use this window of course, and incorporate the boxes. It all just Read more inside...Bounce flash vs. Available light vs. Videographer’s light
Bounce flash vs. Available light vs. Using the videographer's light
The expressive trumpet player in the band at a wedding - a simple portrait of this musician, sweetened with some bounce flash. The light on his face, is by now perhaps predictably, on-camera bounce flash with the black foamie thing. Looking at the light pattern on his face, you'll see there was no direct flash of any kind. camera settings: 1/60 @ f2.8 @ 2000 ISO // TTL flash Nikon D3; Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 AF-S VR II; Nikon SB-910 Speedlight In comparison, here are a few other images. One with no flash, Read more inside...Studio photography: Never shoot at 320 ISO @ f/5.6 with white seamless
Never shoot at 320 ISO @ f/5.6 with white seamless
... because Amazon's patent on how to shoot against a white background,(with camera settings given as "about 320 ISO" and "about f/5.6" )
has been granted to them by the US Patents office. Yes, I know, this makes no sense. One of the oldest studio photography techniques - shooting against a white backdrop - has been patented by Amazon. Udi Tirosh at DIY photo reported on this. So I guess the easiest way to circumvent this, (aside from easily proving Read more inside...
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