1. Photographing Cupcakes &#...
My significant other had just made some cupcakes for Easter. She had labored the night before, baking the cupcakes, decorating them, and then carefully placing them in her cupcake rack. I would like to think she had labored over making...
2. Special Effects Lighting ...
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...
3. 7 Essential Skills for Ph...
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...
4. Controlling Portrait Ligh...
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. Once...
5. Photographers Guide To Wo...
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...
Alyn Stafford.com Has Gone Mobile!
The site has gone mobile, meaning that iPhone and Android users can easily access a mobile version of the Photography Lighting & Tips website. So, what’s the big deal, right? Well, I will tell you....
Outdoor Portrait Photography at Night &#...
This image is part of a series of images I will be blogging about that appear in my new book, Flash Techniques for Location Portraiture: Single and Multiple-Flash Lighting Techniques. While the book has...
Website Updates and Category Changes
For my regular readers who email me and visit the site regularly, you may notice some changes with the categories here. I have been doing some spring cleaning and deleting and renaming some categories to...
Photographing Cupcakes – A Quick L...
My significant other had just made some cupcakes for Easter. She had labored the night before, baking the cupcakes, decorating them, and then carefully placing them in her cupcake rack. I would like to think...
Flash Techniques for Location Portraitur...
Well, it has been quite a challenge writing my first book about location lighting using portable flash units, affectionately titled, Flash Techniques for Location Portraiture: Single and Multiple-Flash...
Do I Need A Skylight UV Protection Filte...
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...
Speedlights & Speedlites – Cr...
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?...
Photo Templates Are Now Available On Dig...
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...
Special Effects Lighting with Speedlight...
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...Subscribe to Posts
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