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For many beginners, it comes as a surprise to learn that artificial lighting can be the key to getting a perfectly exposed outdoor portrait. The following tutorial reveals exactly how different types of lights can impact the overall aesthetic of an image: The problem with using an ambient light source alone is its tendency to cast […]
Modern food photography seems to have been stuck on the “one softbox motif” for quite a while now. And while shooting with a single softbox can get great results, the look is now so ubiquitous that some photographers, including Steve Hansen, believe it’s time to shake things up a bit. Hansen demonstrates how to creatively use a number […]
As a wedding photographer, it’s your responsibility to make sure that your clients are comfortable and to produce amazing work. Your time together can be phenomenal if you go about it the right way and SLR Lounge has 10 helpful tips for making the experience great for both parties: 1. Make the first image a […]
When UK based musical duo Colonel Dax went bald for a fundraiser campaigning for an increase in cancer research for men, women, and children, the artists quickly realized that they had stumbled onto a unique creative opportunity: In the process of penning The Changing Man, a ballad on identity, commitment, and the passing of time, the two realized that they […]
Night photography offers photographers the chance to create mysterious, beautiful, and exciting images through the use of creative exposure. The following visual aid will give you an introduction to the basics of night photography and how to properly expose images in low light: Infographic provided courtesy of phototechniques.info. When taking photos at night it is […]
Portraits taken with a shallow depth of field often look amazing, but getting them to look right with a flash can be tricky, especially if you don’t have a speed light. Photographer Gavin Hoey demonstrates how to get great results from a wide open lens without resorting to High Speed Sync (HSS) technology: The main […]
This image by Karl Taylor, actually a composite of two images, uses a complex four light arrangement. It involves one beauty dish, two large softboxes, a background light and a tri-reflector. Although the word complex was used to describe it, the setup is actually very easy to replicate. The diagrams below are a rough breakdown […]
What’s the best way for a photographer to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? By visiting the darkroom with a pint of Guinness in hand, of course! Believe it or not, it is possible to use warm beer to develop black and white film. As a part of his One Year with Film Only project, Vincent Moschetti describes in […]
You know about the Northern Lights—that is, the Aurora Borealis. Witnessing them in person probably made it onto your bucket list long before you ever took up photography, and now that you’ve got the gear, you probably dream of trekking the arctic in search of them from time to time. But did you know that the Aurora Borealis has an […]
At first, it was pages after pages of boring black print over white newsprint. As the advent of image printing came about, the boring chronology was suddenly punctuated by images, albeit in monochrome. Then after a long gestation, suddenly color images bloomed. The front page of one of the oldest running dailies in the world burst […]
