What’s the difference between hard and soft light? This is a great question and one that can sometimes be a little confusing when you’re first starting out as a photographer. Soft light comes from a light source that is relatively
Want to make your food photography more moody or interesting? Getting extra creative with the lighting will do the trick for you. One of the most simple yet effective ways to do this is to use a GOBO — a
I recently set about capturing some images of my Mother’s Day flowers. It’s something I do every year, it’s a lovely keepsake, long after the flowers have withered and died. Taking them out to the studio and captured something simple
Up in the mountains of Nevada is a ghost town. It was a former old Western mining town, and its fortunes rose and fell with the demand for precious metals. We arrived at the town, ready for some night photography.
Editor’s Note: The flash unit used in this review is the Flashpoint XPlor 300, which is identical to the Godox AD300 PRO. A few months ago I wrote a piece entitled “Has Profoto lost it’s way?” In that piece I lamented
The other day, I found myself in Monument Valley photographing a bunch of dancers. Of course, I was there at sunrise, which lasted for two hours and bathed the entire valley in beautiful light so I could leisurely make artful
I am really fortunate that I am able to photograph such fascinating subjects. Photographing abandoned trains and locomotives is certainly a highlight. However, these enormous cement pipes in front of a train car caught my eye. When I aimed my
Sometimes the simplest things can produce the most results. Sometimes the least expensive things can open up more doors than you ever thought was possible. Sometimes photography feels like magic. White backgrounds are such things. Below, I will be sharing
I have long said that if I had to choose one light to use for the rest of my life, it’d be a huge white umbrella, like the Paul C. Buff 86″ PLM (parabolic light modifier). I’ve made a living
I had a chance to run out to Joshua Tree National Park in California. This is where I began learning night photography. I photograph a lot of abandoned sites. This came about in part because I have a multi-book deal
This is an old mining site located deep within the Mojave Desert. Guerrilla artists came and carved this art, depicting a miner with equipment on cyanide tanks. This was an artistic statement commenting on the destruction of the ecology on
One of the biggest reasons why I don’t like pop-up flashes is that it gives uneven, harsh lighting directed at your subject. Even with an on-camera speedlight, the same effect can happen. And while you can play around with the
I recently set about capturing some images of my Mother’s Day flowers. It’s something I do every year, it’s a lovely keepsake, long after the flowers have withered and died. Taking them out to the studio and captured something simple
Up in the mountains of Nevada is a ghost town. It was a former old Western mining town, and its fortunes rose and fell with the demand for precious metals. We arrived at the town, ready for some night photography.
Editor’s Note: The flash unit used in this review is the Flashpoint XPlor 300, which is identical to the Godox AD300 PRO. A few months ago I wrote a piece entitled “Has Profoto lost it’s way?” In that piece I lamented
The other day, I found myself in Monument Valley photographing a bunch of dancers. Of course, I was there at sunrise, which lasted for two hours and bathed the entire valley in beautiful light so I could leisurely make artful
I am really fortunate that I am able to photograph such fascinating subjects. Photographing abandoned trains and locomotives is certainly a highlight. However, these enormous cement pipes in front of a train car caught my eye. When I aimed my
Sometimes the simplest things can produce the most results. Sometimes the least expensive things can open up more doors than you ever thought was possible. Sometimes photography feels like magic. White backgrounds are such things. Below, I will be sharing
I have long said that if I had to choose one light to use for the rest of my life, it’d be a huge white umbrella, like the Paul C. Buff 86″ PLM (parabolic light modifier). I’ve made a living
I had a chance to run out to Joshua Tree National Park in California. This is where I began learning night photography. I photograph a lot of abandoned sites. This came about in part because I have a multi-book deal
This is an old mining site located deep within the Mojave Desert. Guerrilla artists came and carved this art, depicting a miner with equipment on cyanide tanks. This was an artistic statement commenting on the destruction of the ecology on
One of the biggest reasons why I don’t like pop-up flashes is that it gives uneven, harsh lighting directed at your subject. Even with an on-camera speedlight, the same effect can happen. And while you can play around with the
Creating high key light is making sure there is enough light on your background so it is pure white, with no shadows. This can be done using strobes or LEDs or a mixture of both types of light. There are several
This is part two of an interview with Mojave Desert-based night photographer Dave Dasinger. In part one, he had mentioned some of his art and horror movie influences that has informed his approach to composition. We began by discussing his
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