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The key to great studio photography is in well-planned and well-executed lighting. It not only creates dynamic portraits, but it can dictate the style, mood, and tone of a photograph. This video seminar takes us through the steps to create dramatic high-key and low-key portrait lighting: High-Key Lighting A high-key lighting set up is a photographic style […]
Are you perplexed by the tiny numbers marked on your camera lens? Do you wonder what they are or what they do? They’re called f-stops and they refer to the opening of the lens, known as the aperture, which allows light to enter the camera. Each number indicates a measurement of the size of the […]
Want to know the secrets to revealing the intimate moments behind every “I do”? Get eight pro tips for creating perfectly lit, romantic portraits. Plus, see here for your chance to take award-winning photographer Kirsten Lewis’ online Craftsy class, Documentary-Style Wedding Portraits, and develop your signature style as you learn how to capture compelling wedding […]
Social media feeds are packed this week with videos of brave souls pouring ice cold buckets of water over their heads. Optimistic crowds are applauding the newsfeed takeover as a success. Pessimists criticize the phenomenon. But, photographer Anthony Carbajal has an important message for the haters: For the uninitiated, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge brings […]
Black & white photos can be truly remarkable, but equally challenging. There’s no color, no warmth, no cold, and none of the beauty or ugliness that color can bring. This eBook is designed to cover the special skills and setup needed to shoot successfully in black and white, how to process your photos, and more. Found here: […]
Have you ever wanted to add a more dramatic mood to your portraits? One where the lines of the face remain unsoftened and the ridges and wrinkles in the face are preserved? In the video below, Joe McNally describes how to shape light to get a moodier, more character-driven portrait: Sometimes the key to maintaining […]
If you were to ask photographers to describe shooting a wedding in just one word, many of them might answer thusly: “Hectic!” Wedding photographers are usually only allotted several minutes here and there to capture beautiful candid moments among cherished loved ones before the ceremony and during the reception. For the less-experienced photographer, success on […]
Now that timelapse has taken over the Internet, stop motion has kind of become the underdog of photography and filmmaking. But this new video directed by Mikey Please is hoping to change that. Marilyn Myller, an award winning short film, was made using stop motion techniques and features some great in-camera light painting, too: The […]
Do you want to start making money with your photography, but you’re not quite sure if you’re ready? The first thing you need to get started is confidence. Here are eight easy steps from Jay P. Morgan to help you become a strong, confident, money-making photographer: 1. Invest in Equipment You need a camera and […]
In this video, photographer Joe McNally explains how you can use a speedlight to mimic actual ambient lighting, which in this case would be the warm yellow-orange light produced by prayer candles inside a church in Mexico: The Problem Although the lighting was simple to set up, there were a few things to note. The […]
