Sunglasses on Black – A Two Light Setup
With a bit of easy preparation, the right tools and some gaffer tape, any photographer can take good looking product shots in their own living room. This is a handy technique for people who wish to sell goods on eBay, as well as a good exercise for photographers who are first starting out with lights [...]
Low Light Portraits – A Quick Tip
I recently received a request from a reader asking about some tips for taking photos in situations of low light, particularly when flash or tripods are not able to be used. Standards tips for this type of photography would be to use a fast lens. With lenses such as the 50mm f1.8 being so cheap, [...]
Light Your World – Taipei
Strobes? Snoots? Grid-spots? Softboxes? Confused by all these terms? Does umbrella mean a thing to keep you dry or a thing to improve the quality of your photos? Have you ever wanted to get a rich, creamy look to your portraits, or add some color to a background, or create a low-key moody atmosphere? Then [...]
5 For Friday – Leslie @ Baguashan
Another week gone means it’s time for 5. Today’s 5 features Leslie, a young model from America that I worked with the other day. We went up to the ecological garden at Baguashan in Changhua and then moved over to the baseball field. This shoot was rescheduled 3 times due to wet weather so it [...]
Sunglasses on Black – A Two Light Setup
A quick two light setup. Before I explain anything, I’ll take a second to remind you that 5 will be back tomorrow, so don’t forget to check back in the morning. Anyway, here’s a shot for today – setup and info after the jump.
Fresh – A Lighting Tutorial
Today we’re going to look at a simple lighting setup that you can easily do at home to add a professional look to your still life shots, eBay ads, product photos and anything else you can think of. I’ve used the vegetables I just bought at the market for this, but the principles will be [...]
An Apple A Day
Camera : Canon 5D Mark II Lens : 50mm f1.8 ISO : 400 Aperture : f11 Shutter : 1/125 Lighting : 540ez @ 1/8 into shoot-through umbrella, camera left triggered by Elinchrom Skyport. 550ex with CTO gel and snoot @ 1/16 camera triggered optically.
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