Portrait Tips: One light for life
Levi Sim
I was thinking the other day about what one lighting tool would I choose if I were stranded on a desert island for the rest of my life with a
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Photographer of the Day: Dan Schneider
Bryan Esler
Category: Street Photographer: Dan Schneider “stairs” Dan’s black and white capture of a person walking up stairs plays to some of my favorite qualities of a photograph. First of all,
Portrait Tips: Soft Light vs Hard Light
Levi Sim
I’m always talking about soft light and how great it looks for portraits. But what does it mean? If there’s soft light, is there hard light? Let me show you
Portrait Tips: Deep Drama With One Light
Levi Sim
Every time you make portraits you should make one shot that pushes your limits or gives you a little thrill. The client may not like it, but it will help
Modifying Speedlights & Magmod
Levi Sim
Making great light is essential to making great portraits. And I mean that: you’ve got to make great light. You can find a good source of available light, but I’ve
Shooting Outdoors? Pack an Umbrella.
Rich Harrington
I frequently travel to shoot landscapes and time lapses. One thing that seems to always follow me is a dark cloud. No, I’m not Charlie Brown… I mean it just
My Most Profitable Light Is Also My Cheapest
Levi Sim
Six years ago I started making pictures, and I dove right in planning to make a portrait business. The best thing I did was attend David Ziser‘s workshop where he
Powerful Environmental Portraits Need 3 Things
Levi Sim
Environmental portraits show people in their place, their habitat. The environment sets the mood and the place of the story, and a single look at the photograph can tell you