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Shooting photos against a shiny backdrop presents some pretty tough challenges, as well as some interesting results. A shiny surface reflects light and exposes anything that might be located behind the camera—something you definitely don’t need in your portraits. Luckily, Gavin Hoey shows how you can successfully pull off using a shiny surface in your […]
When creating HDR images one must be concerned with the HDR look. But what exactly is the HDR look? If one wants to be technical then the look is defined as a tone mapped look; an image that is the product of the merging of three or more bracketed exposures that is the result of […]
Choosing the best light modifier for your needs can be a bit overwhelming, especially since most of us don’t have access to a studio with all the gear to try them all out in. Luckily, photographer Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens has taken the time to do it for us. But beware, sometimes […]
Ever since the Wescott Ice Light came out a few years ago, photographers have been finding its incredible portability, high quality of bright, daylight balanced, soft light, and long-lasting battery life somewhat irresistible. What’s not particularly irresistible about it, however, is its price. It also doesn’t change colors like its cheaper cousin, the Yongnuo Wand […]
Finding good portrait backgrounds can be challenging. If you live in a small town or a crowded neighborhood, you might actually feel limited in your options. But it doesn’t have to be that way. If you show a bit of enterprising attitude, you can find some pretty interesting backgrounds around your home or right in […]
No, that’s not a typo. For a several years now, given the speed at which technology has evolved and continues to do so, there have been many people who have tried extremely hard to push the final nail into photography. To my mind, photography as it was once known is actually dead. Yep, there’s no […]
Portrait photography doesn’t always have to be set in front of a plain, boring studio backdrop. Photographers have been getting really creative—from taking portraits outside in strange and unique locations, to adding in-studio twists that spice things up a bit. Anya Anti offers up her own spin to make studio portraits with a celestial bokeh background: […]
The merging of ancient civilization and sophisticated, sleek modernity, there’s no doubt that the city of Barcelona is one of Spain’s greatest bragging points. Established centuries ago by the Romans, it now boasts a population of over 1.6 million. Though Ukrainian photographer Kirill Neiezhmakov has filmed the magic and movement of cities like Kuwait, Prague, Dubai, […]
While accidental lens flares can really look a mess, intentionally adding a lens flare into your portrait shoot can add to the uniqueness and creativity of a shot. And while it’s pretty easy to mimic the effect in post-processing, it’s not very hard to get the real thing in-camera, as commercial photographer Jay P Morgan […]
If you studied photography in school, you no doubt learned the classic three-point lighting method for portraits. But if you’re self-taught, this enormously useful technique may not yet be in your repertoire. If you fall in the latter category, never fear. Music photographer PJ Pantelis has created this simple, step-by-step tutorial to have you lighting […]
