All Entries Tagged With: "lighting"
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Rent A Camera: BorrowLenses.com [Review]
As most of you know, I recently came back from shooting a destination wedding in Florida. I’ll show you some of the images and talk about that a little more in the near future. For now, I wanted to thank you for recommending BorrowLenses.com when I asked you if you had ever rented [...]
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Fashion Photography [Book Review]
Special thanks to Amphoto Books and Watson-Guptill Publications for sending this book to review for you guys.
Fashion Photography: A Complete Guide to the Tools and Techniques of the Trade by Bruce Smith
The glamorous world of fashion photography has probably intrigued or inspired many more photographers than any other practice in the realm of professional photography. [...]
Your exposure should be correct!
When reading my copy of Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition), you can read the review, Bryan Peterson mentioned something in the very first chapter that really stuck with me throughout the book and it’s something I still think about daily.
During the chapter “Defining Exposure” Peterson [...]
The Bridal Portrait
Bridal portraits are all about style and elegance. A good photographer should work at capturing the natural beauty of the bride in her wedding gown. While the details of the wedding gown shouldn’t be overlooked, it is important to not to let those details override the woman wearing the wedding dress.
During a formal [...]
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Light & Exposure [Book Review]
Described as a pragmatic guide for digital photographers looking for a creative way to explore the world, Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers really emphasizes that equipment alone won’t help you capture compelling images. Of course this is a topic we speak about often here at Your Photo Tips.
Readers Questions In A Flash
I often get emails about lighting.
Is lighting really that important?
What’s off camera flash all about?
What’s up with this whole strobist thing?
How do I get better pictures, I don’t have a budget for “professional gear”?
In a blanket effort to answer all of these questions I start with my own:
So how did the use of artificial lighting [...]
The Visual Journey in Photography
“The term visualization refers to the entire emotional-mental process of creating a photograph, and as such, it is one of the most important concepts in photography” Ansel Adams – The Camera
So what exactly is visualization in photography and how can we hope to achieve it?
Perhaps we take a look at photography in it’s purest form. [...]
Lighting Techniques: Guide To Buying Lights
Last week we looked at The 3 Light Set Up and before that we talked general information on Lighting Equipment. Today we’ll look a little more specifically into lighting equipment purchasing, and using what you have to get your professional studio portrait lighting off the ground.
As I’ve been writing this series on [...]
Lighting Techniques: Lighting Equipment
In order to create masterful portraits like the professional photographers you need light. You don’t necessarily need professional lighting equipment, but you do need to be able to manipulate and control lighting situations. There are numerous ways to create portrait lighting so we’ll start with a photography lighting equipment rundown. In the [...]
Lighting Techniques: An Introduction
I received a flickrmail from ontario mommy asking about lighting for portraits. Here’s what she asked:
“Hello there. could i just ask what kinda lights do you use for your portrait pics, they are GREAT and i have no idea how to get pics like that.”
I use different lighting techniques for different portraits so I [...]
Easy Lighting Tips for Outdoor Photography
Here at Your Photo Tips we strive to make your photography experiences easier and better. While this isn’t a comprehensive and detailed list of all outdoor lighting possibilities with photography, it will certainly help you get started thinking about outdoor light in your photographs.
Make the sun your best friend, not your enemy.
When photographing outdoors [...]
The makings of a great portrait.
I found a great article on the makings of a great portrait over at [EV+/-] Exposure Compensation. It’s a wonderful collaborative article on finding that “it” factor for a portrait. It deserves a read.
As a photographer that used to make a living creating portraiture I really loved the points of view in this [...]
