When you think of special effects lighting, more often than not, you probably think of Photoshopped images. It does seem to be a lot easier sometimes to do the photo shoot and then add the lighting and colors in post production. Well, I...
So you want to be a professional photographer? Photography is a lot more than just being creative and pointing the camera and pressing your shutter. You need skills in various disciplines if you truly want to make it in this highly...
OK, so, by now, you may have heard the term grid spot? No, not grid square, which is an area on a map, but grid spots. If you don’t know what they are, no worries. I’ll tell you all about these light modifiers below.
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It’s inevitable, if you are working with people or clients, then at some point you may run into a difficult client. Albeit, it could be a minor incursion, but nevertheless, it can rub you or your client the wrong way. I have been a...
Whether you are an amateur or a professional photographer you should consider employing some basic measures and habits when it comes to safeguarding your camera while you’re on vacation, or out taking pictures. I often hear from people...
For the new photographers, or any photographer for that matter, who may wonder whether they need a skylight filter or UV filter for their camera lens, let me explain the difference and my personal feelings on...
If you could only own one book on flash photography, I’m going to recommend that you own Speedlights & Speedlites by Focal Press and authored by Lou Jones, Bob Keenan, and Steve Ostrowski. Why?...
I want to introduce a new site where I will be hosting the Photoshop Photo Templates for photographers. While the few templates that are on this site will remain here and have also been transferred to the new...
When you think of special effects lighting, more often than not, you probably think of Photoshopped images. It does seem to be a lot easier sometimes to do the photo shoot and then add the lighting and colors...
There are quite a few thousand photography books that will teach you how to light your subject and that discuss the basics of lighting, however, there is one book that I highly recommend and have personally...
Can you recall seeing some of those old photos tucked away in your grandparents old photo album? You know the ones; they where often in black and white or in sepia tone with a ruffled edge, or better known as...
Photography has allowed the average person to see things and places they would never have been able to see or travel to. It has brought a witness to events that otherwise would not have been seen by any human....
Getting creative results for a corporate portrait is actually quite simple. I was recently commissioned to photograph a professional IT expert for his marketing collateral. He was very eager to be...
It never fails, you’re out on a photo shoot, maybe photographing a wedding or a portrait session, and all of a sudden your camera stops working. Or worse yet, you drop your only camera. What do you do? I...