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Studio Photography: Shooting the $2million image - Shooting
Martin Turner (Martin Turner)
Remember our scale at the beginning? 0-64 points for concept, 0-32 for working with people, 0-16 for planning, 0-8 for composition, 0-4 for lighting, 0-2 for shooting, 0-1 for post-processing? Multiply them all together, and the result ranges from 0 to 2 million. The way you shoot the shot can make an otherwise perfect image $2 million, $1million or $0. Read more...
Profoto B2 AirTTL Off-Camera Flash Location Kit Review
Mike Hagen (Mike_Hagen)
Great flash photography results are produced when the light sources are off-camera. In this article we review Profoto B2. Read more...
Neutral Density & Color Graduated Filters
J. Ramon Palacios (jrp)
Quite often the correct exposure for a background in a scene is not the best one for the foreground or viceversa. The most common problem is that the bright sky is reproduced perfectly while the landscape is underexposed; in fact pitch black most of the times. These are the occasions where the color and neutral density (ND) graduated (grad) filters can make the difference between a bad image, a good image and a better one. Read more...
Studio Photography: Shooting the $2million image - Planning
Martin Turner (Martin Turner)
Most photographers are not natural planners. If you come from a landscape background, you expect to be inspired by what you find. Photojournalists look for the decisive moment. Press photographers were always told ‘f8 and be there’. But even the most spontaneous photographer needs at least the basic planning of having their equipment ready when the moment happens. Read more...
Glowing fox: Interesting photographs in foggy weather
Jan Stimel (photocyan)
In this short article, our new author, Ján Štimel, will explore some methods on how you can achieve interesting, and hopefully appealing, photographs in seemingly dull weather conditions like the thick fog he experienced. Read more...
Shooting at Twilight
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Your eyes can still see perfectly, but your camera can't keep up with you. Shooting at twilight can be challenging, but if done properly, you will be rewarded with beautiful sky colors in the background. How to work with lighting to get the right exposure for your photographs? Read more...
Specular Highlight Control
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In my last post I started looking more closely at diffuse and direct reflections and how both reveal the form and surface texture of a subject in a photograph. Through my exercises, I was able to exert better control over the placement and look of direct reflections, or specular highlights, and now I want to apply that knowledge to a subject where this has a dramatic impact on the end result: metal. Read more...
Control Over Your Lights With Distance
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Learning how to light and photograph a subject in comparison to the distance. Read more...
Bookshelf 9: Lighting and Photographic Studio Books
Here you find various recommended Lighting and Photographic Studio books. Read more...
Bookshelf 3: Portrait Photography
Here you find various recommended portrait photography books. Read more...
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