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
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Portrait Tips: Color contrast makes all the difference
Levi Sim
I made this portrait the other day at the Out of Oregon Photography Conference. I was teaching a class on portraiture, and I had a picture like this in my
Weekly Wrap-Up: October 6-12, 2019
Bryan Esler
The first full week of October kicked off with a bang, with lots of great reviews and educational content from our team. Lauri Novak kicked off the week talking about
An umbrella nightmare — Impact to the rescue
Bryan Esler
For years, I’ve relied on white umbrellas for my off-camera lighting work. They’ve worked great. I still have two 7-foot umbrellas by Paul C. Buff from when I first got
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
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