Portrait Tips: How to gel the sun
Levi Sim
Light and color are the only things your camera records, so those things should be a the top of your mind for every photo you make. Last week I was
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I am passionate about making photographs and helping others make their pictures better, too. I just took a dream job as the Photographer for Utah State University. I make all kinds of portraits for editorial and commercial use, product shots, action pictures, and landscapes in one of the most beautiful places in the world. It’s like making a living doing my hobby, and I love it. I spend the rest of my time being a poppa and studying to be a better hunter. Read more of my articles here. You can see my portfolio here— I promise to update it someday…
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SpiderPro Hand Strap v2 provides secure, balanced hold for your camera
Levi Sim
I seek out tools that solve real problems well. That’s what I like about Spider Holster’s tools, including their hand straps. They identified a specific set of needs and crafted
Portrait Tips: Shuffle the subject
Levi Sim
Yesterday I made 2665 portraits. I didn’t have that many subjects, but that’s how many pictures I took of several people, which is a ton. I’m not bragging about how
Portrait Tips: Try something new with old friends
Levi Sim
I’ve never done the double exposure effect in Photoshop before, but my client had this idea that she wanted to use one with an upcoming magazine article and she asked
Seven tips to help you photograph the NEOWISE comet
Levi Sim
The NEOWISE comet was discovered by a space telescope built at Utah State University, where I now work. I think that is so cool. When Comet Hale-Bopp passed by in
Portrait Tips: What was I wearing???
Levi Sim
How do you know someone is a photographer? They only wear black clothing, of course. The stereotypical garb of photographers is a stereotype for a reason, and we’ll get to
Bring your sparkler photos to life with Plotagraph
Levi Sim
I’m excited for this year’s fireworks fiesta. I’m planning to do more portraits with sparklers and flash, but I’ve got a new plan for finishing them, too. Forgive me for
Portrait Tips: Just get in the water!
Levi Sim
I recently moved back to Cache Valley, UT, which is where I started my photography business 12 years ago. It was incredibly satisfying to receive calls for portraits from clients
DUO Daypack by WANDRD provides tough, customizable storage
Levi Sim
Historically, photography backpacks have been aimed at people going on safaris and the packs have looked like they’re built to withstand tramplings by elephants and baggage handlers. WANDRD, a Utah-based
Portrait Tips: Three ways to remove that pesky purple glare in glasses
Levi Sim
I love photographing people with glasses, and it drives me nuts. Glasses are an easy prop to work with, and when you know how to photograph people with glasses, it’s
Close-up liberation: How to maximize your macro setup
Levi Sim
Photography is fun. Toys are fun. Putting them together just makes sense (and it justifies your juvenile obsessions). If you try using the following ideas to maximize your own macro
Portrait Tips: Easy on the eyes, please
Levi Sim
Eyes are simply the most important thing in a portrait. We know this. We do all kinds of things to emphasize the eyes. Catchlights, reflectors and post-processing all work to
TourBox Controller offers controller experience to automate common software commands
Levi Sim
Gamers understand that there’s nothing less enjoyable than using the keyboard instead of a controller. They can appreciate the value of a controller that does specific things in games. The
Portrait Tips: How to pose couples
Levi Sim
I hate to break it to you, but making pictures of one person is easy. It’s level one, beginner, easy-cheese. When you add another person, it becomes a lot harder
Portrait Tips: What’s your greatest strength? (Hint: It’s not camera work)
Levi Sim
I just finished the most important job interview I’ve ever had. It was for my dream job in photography. Man, they asked some grilling questions. They didn’t just ask me
A too-short look at the new Fuji X-Pro3
Levi Sim
Fuji cameras have always intrigued me. A long time ago, one of my first students had a Fuji Finepix S3, which was housed in a Nikon body. There was always
Portrait Tips: How to photograph boys (let boys be boys)
Levi Sim
If you’ve ever photographed a bunch of brothers all at once, you know they can be a handful. But the thing I’ve learned over the last ten years is that
Portrait Tips: OCF with one umbrella
Levi Sim
I recently said that if I were allowed only one light for the rest of my life I’d choose a huge white umbrella. But if you’re just getting started with
Are you nuts? You can’t use AF-C for macro photography!
Levi Sim
I’ve done lots of close-up and macro photography in my career, and I’ve tried many methods to get better results. We know that focusing close to a subject is one
Portrait Tips: Try something completely different — like street photography
Levi Sim
Have you ever met someone who only works out their arms? Sure, they’ve got big handsome arm muscles, but they can’t jog down the block because they don’t exercise that
Portrait Tips: Coach Carter says, “Reset your preset”
Levi Sim
I had the privilege to attend a talk by Coach Carter the other day. You remember the movie with Samuel L. Jackson? Yeah, that Coach Carter. He gave an inspirational