Shooting natural light portraits in a backyard shed
Joy Celine Asto
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
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Working with harsh sunlight
Photofocus Team
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
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
How to achieve clamshell lighting on location using natural light
Vanelli
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.
Portrait Tips: Beg, borrow or steal — whatever it takes to get catchlights
Levi Sim
We talk about posing and connecting with our subjects and all kinds of other stuff when we make portraits, but there’s one thing that matters
How To Make Self-Portraits: The Cheap And Easy Way
Michèle Grenier
As some of you might now know, I am the kind of person that can be a perfectionist, but sometimes I also can be lazy.
Photography Tips For Using Natural Light
Marc Silber
Sometimes the best place to shoot isn’t always the studio. Knowing some fantastic locations to shoot can put a photo shoot over the edge into
Flowers Made Easy
Susan Kanfer
Here is an easy way to photograph flowers indoors, without using fancy lighting techniques requiring studio lights or off camera flash with modifiers. All you
Portrait Tips: How To Use A Gold Reflector
Levi Sim
I highly recommend a 5-in-1 reflector as a tool for helping you get terrific light under many circumstances. It should be the first lighting tool
Portrait Tip: Double Check, Let Her Rip
Levi Sim
You know how it is: you’ve got a great looking subject in front of you and you’re nervous to miss a shot so you start
Understanding Flash Sync Speed (It’s Simple)
Levi Sim
I’m wholeheartedly opposed to being only a “Natural Light” photographer. I can’t imagine being limited to only working with the light available on hand. I
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