One of my favorite photography categories is food and drink. Several years ago, I ran a beer blog and highlighted a “beer of the day,” meaning I had to drink and photograph a beer everyday. It was a bit excessive,
Balancing natural light with flash isn’t complicated — once you have the ingredients and know the recipe!
Dreaming of building your own portrait studio? You can actually make a quick set up right now, right in your own garage, especially if it gets some nice natural light! In the video above from Adorama, Pye Jirsa of SLR
Can’t shoot in a studio or don’t feel comfortable about heading out in the streets to shoot portraits? If you have a backyard shed or a garage, you can set up a makeshift studio there instead and take advantage of
Sometimes, we don’t have a choice but to photograph in unappealing light. In the video above from The Slanted Lens, Jay P. Morgan walks us through how to conquer harsh sunlight when photographing a portrait. He shows us how to use
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 that. Fortunately, black isn’t the right color for everyone and
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 I hadn’t seen in nearly a decade. Dream photoshoot I
You don’t need a fancy studio and all the gear to capture great food photos. I personally use a converted garage. Sure, I have loads of gear and lights I can use. It’s a great space and natural light I
Creating soft beautiful images with natural window light is quite simple to achieve with a few tools and some know-how. Working with soft indirect light can create some stunning still life images. The setup In this image, you can see
Last time I wrote a post on using direct window lighting to create beautiful soft still life images. In this post, we are going to move the table a few feet away from the window, and only use THAT light
Whether you are photographing pumpkins for fall, Halloween or even Thanksgiving, it’s easy to get creative with lighting for your pumpkins. Halloween spooky Want something a little dark and dramatic, possibly even spooky try a beauty dish on the lowest
Working with white on white, on white… This week we are going to look at shooting with minimal color palettes and finding one beautiful ‘white’ (or neutral) thing. Then we’ll work with shades of white — backdrops, composition, styling and
Dreaming of building your own portrait studio? You can actually make a quick set up right now, right in your own garage, especially if it gets some nice natural light! In the video above from Adorama, Pye Jirsa of SLR
Can’t shoot in a studio or don’t feel comfortable about heading out in the streets to shoot portraits? If you have a backyard shed or a garage, you can set up a makeshift studio there instead and take advantage of
Sometimes, we don’t have a choice but to photograph in unappealing light. In the video above from The Slanted Lens, Jay P. Morgan walks us through how to conquer harsh sunlight when photographing a portrait. He shows us how to use
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 that. Fortunately, black isn’t the right color for everyone and
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 I hadn’t seen in nearly a decade. Dream photoshoot I
You don’t need a fancy studio and all the gear to capture great food photos. I personally use a converted garage. Sure, I have loads of gear and lights I can use. It’s a great space and natural light I
Creating soft beautiful images with natural window light is quite simple to achieve with a few tools and some know-how. Working with soft indirect light can create some stunning still life images. The setup In this image, you can see
Last time I wrote a post on using direct window lighting to create beautiful soft still life images. In this post, we are going to move the table a few feet away from the window, and only use THAT light
Whether you are photographing pumpkins for fall, Halloween or even Thanksgiving, it’s easy to get creative with lighting for your pumpkins. Halloween spooky Want something a little dark and dramatic, possibly even spooky try a beauty dish on the lowest
Working with white on white, on white… This week we are going to look at shooting with minimal color palettes and finding one beautiful ‘white’ (or neutral) thing. Then we’ll work with shades of white — backdrops, composition, styling and
Clamshell lighting produces a soft glamour style with minimal shadows, making it popular for beauty portraits. Setup is simple: Resembling a clamshell, place one light tilted high, just above the subject’s eye line, and a second just below, tilted with the subject in the middle. Normally used in a studio environment, here’s how to achieve clamshell lighting on location using natural light.
Removing harsh, ugly shadows from what would be a beautiful portrait is relativity easy. You find a shaded area, set your camera to a low aperture of f/2.8, diffuser the light, and then let Mother Nature’s light do the rest. It really is that easy. Here are the steps in more detail on how to remove harsh shadows using natural light.
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