So you’ve purchased some lights and you have a bit of studio space. Now how do you set up your lighting for a flattering portrait? In this video, photographer Karl Taylor teams up with Urs Recher to demonstrate a simple three light portrait setup: All the lights used in the shoot are Siros lights. For the […]
Post-processing a portrait image requires not only a good idea of how to use an image editing tool, but also an astute eye for detail. It’s a synergy of a great editing platform and great editing skills. Often, editing mistakes stem from taking retouching a bit too far. In this video, Miguel Quiles demonstrates how to […]
Adventure sports photographer Tom Bol loves doing commercial shoots that involve an adrenaline rush. Even if that means making photos while hanging perilously on the side of a sheer cliff-face. So, when he had this opportunity to take portraits of a wedding couple, he combined his love for adventure sports and his passion for making interesting […]
Aran Goyoaga’s story is a fascinating one. One might say she’s lived her life from moment to moment, in a free-spirited way always listening to her heart. This is her story: Goyoaga was born in Basque country. She studied business and eonomics before moving to the US for a short stint in the corporate world. But […]
If your bride wants photos in the golden light before sunset then there’s very little that you can do but comply. However, things never quite go as per plan at a wedding. They can go behind schedule tossing all your plans out of the window, making you look bad. However, if you’re a photographer who understands lighting you […]
Wide aperture lenses are popular with photographers for a number reasons. The word bokeh, I’m sure, will ring a bell. Mark Wallace shares with us another reason to shoot with wide aperture lenses—and this one’s a real life saver in bad weather: Imagine you’re travelling in a foreign country and you go to sleep planning that when […]
Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy, The Slow Mo Guys, have come up with yet another wacky idea to try out in slow motion. This one involves lighting up wire wool and then spinning it like a daisy wheel in full steam while recording it in 4K slow-mo: We’re used to seeing long-exposure steel wool shots as stills: But […]
A lot of landscape photographers, using post-processing techniques, would be happy to just drag the exposure, whites and blacks slider to retain details as well as add a bit of contrast to their photos. But there are more things in heaven and earth! When it comes to post-processing there are more options than you think. […]
What would you say to an offer to fly thousands of feet above your city and shoot photos under the setting sun? Did I mention you would also be wielding a 200-400mm lens? Wait until you see this video. Patrick Hall from Fstoppers chartered a Robinson R44 four seater single engine helicopter from Wings Air. With […]
When it comes to portrait photography, wide angle lenses aren’t the natural choice. Longer, faster lenses are preferred by portrait photographers for their suppressed distortion and soft bokeh. Wide angle lenses, to be fair to them, can also be very useful when it comes to shooting portraits. They offer a sense of place that’s often missing with telephoto […]
