Photographing smoke brings along some of its own challenges, but in a recent photo shoot which entailed photographing ballerinas dancing through it, photographer Benjamin Von Wong was presented with a whole new set of problems. Having lost his flash triggers in Germany, Von Wong had to make do with what was available to him. Take […]
If you’re feeling adventurous and want to try walking on water, you can learn a pretty clever way to make it at least appear that you are right here. In the behind the scenes video below, you can see how Sasha Leahovcenco pulled the stunt off for a photo shoot he did with a band called Fields of […]
Don’t have a DSLR? No problem. Does your laptop have a camera? At least, that’s what one concert goer thought. After presumably smuggling his MacBook Pro into a packed venue, one gentleman risked the life of the computer by hoisting it above his head amid throngs of dancing fans to take a photograph using his […]
German born photographer Jan Leonardo Wöllert uses light art performance to create the unique look that has made him famous overseas. This form of photography uses carefully choreographed light painting to create visual stunning images. In this video from German TV channel DW, we see Jan at work: Using timed exposures, Jan uses both pyrotechnics […]
Welcome to the world of HDR photography. HDR will not suit all images but is very effective in bringing out the highlights and shadows in an image. To process an HDR image using this tutorial you will need Photoshop (or similar) editing software, and Photomatix (or similar) HDR software. 1. Take multiple images of the same […]
The top commercial photographers are amongst the highest paid in the business. In this video we follow photographer Dave Hill as he assembles a cast of many and a veritable battery of lights, wireless slaves, tripods, computers, and cameras to produce a photo advertisement for the Ford Fusion: The first thing that strikes you is […]
HDR photography might not be for everyone–Kai, for example–but, that’s not keeping him from making a fun video introduction to the basics of the technique. As usual, the host keeps things quirky as he goes about showing viewers how HDR photographs are made, including a process which you can do in Photoshop without having to […]
As with any type of artist, fashion photographers have a process. Naturally, that process will be different for each individual photographer, but it will always be present. Koto Bolofo takes the time to share his personal motivations in the following video, a behind the scenes look into the world of fashion photography: The art of […]
A new version of Photoshop means new tricks and tools we can use to edit our photographs. Unfortunately, that also means more information we have to learn about the already complicated software. In the following video, Andy Graber, an instructor from the renowned Parsons School of Design, shares with us some of the basics that […]
Octodome, Octobox, Octobank…Whatever you happen to call the eight-sided lighting modifier, one thing remains the same: the variety of lighting effects you can achieve by using one. If you’re familiar with using a standard softbox then you’ll probably be able to make the transition to the Octodome pretty easily. In the video below, Jay P. Morgan, breaks […]
