Three tips for powerful environmental portraits
Environmental portraits show people in their place and their habitat. The environment sets the mood and the place of the story, and a single look
Environmental portraits show people in their place and their habitat. The environment sets the mood and the place of the story, and a single look
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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