Multi light setups are difficult to work with. Often the best approach is to start with a single light—a key light—and then build the arrangement of the remaining lights around it. In this video, photographer Gavin Hoey shows us exactly how it is done: Key Light Hoey starts with the key light, a large Flashpoint Rovelight […]
Nadav Bagim is an Israeli photographer who loves doing macro photography; he’s in love with the world of bugs, insects, and all sorts of other life forms that creep and crawl just inches from the ground. Though the passion for these creepy crawlies was there right from his childhood, love for macro photography happened only […]
DSLR cameras have come a really long way. If you compare digital SLRs made from the early part of this century with the ones that are shipping out of factories now, there are light years of difference. There are bound to be a few eyebrows raised when making a comparison video between two cameras from […]
Some of you may already be using Lightroom mobile for quick edits on the fly. Most of you are aware of the benefits of shooting tethered. However, it is highly unlikely that you know about this cool feature that can combine the power of both Lightroom mobile and tethered shooting. Many times when you’re shooting […]
For some photographers, film photography feels more personal than digital photography. This short film by Rob Norton, about a Sydney based photographer Markus Andersen, is a look inside the mind of a film photographer, following his thought process and trying to understand what goes into making a great image. Andersen shoots primarily with a Leica […]
Getting that one stunning portrait of the bride where she looks her absolute best is probably the hardest thing to achieve for a wedding photographer. A typical wedding unfurls at break-neck speed, and that leaves very little room to maneuver and get the bride (or the groom for that matter) for an individual portrait session. […]
In this video tutorial, photographer Michael Woloszynowicz discusses an important aspect of portrait photography retouching: the art of recovering skin texture and details from overexposed areas. The best way to do this still is to avoid overexposing your images in the first place, but there will always be times when that doesn’t work out: Highlights […]
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) is a feature that comes handy when you’re shooting in a difficult lighting situation—especially when you can’t seem to make an educated guess as to the right exposure. AEB automatically gives you at least three frames that are spread across several combinations of exposure settings. That way you have several exposures […]
There are a million different things that you can do with a coconut shell and a thousand different things they could represent. But by any stretch of imagination did you ever think that a coconut shell could be used for photography? Well, that’s exactly what Banff Centre Artist in Residence Kotama Bouabane does. He uses empty […]
Two minutes. That’s what it takes to get through this informative portrait tutorial. But it gives you some very useful ideas on how to nail beautiful headshots that show personality. When it comes down to taking a great portrait, every photographer has his or her own recipe. For some it’s how the end result turns […]
