As a photographer, plenty of time is spent focusing on one specific element: light. From the quality of your picture to how the colors are portrayed, this one simple medium can change a wide variety of aspects within your image. In fact, lighting is often one of the first elements an amateur photographer tries to change, […]
Being faced with the prospect of using off-camera flash sends many new photographers running for the hills. Learning to use flash effectively can be overwhelming, and it may seem easier to painstakingly seek out perfect, natural light for every photo shoot. However, gaining fluency with artificial lighting increases a photographer’s versatility. Flash allows the photographer […]
If you’ve made the decision to start making money with your camera, you’ve probably figured out that the fastest way to do it is by offering headshots and portraits. Not just the artsy stuff. But the bread and butter work that helps pay the bills. That’s what this course is all about. We were able to […]
A common challenge that photographers face is shooting in dark places, such as bars and nightclubs. When there are limited or no light sources available, they need to be resourceful and create their own. This is much simpler than it sounds. Concert photographer David Bergman does it all the time. Learn more here: Bergman loves […]
It doesn’t matter if you’re an amateur, professional, or somewhere in between; high speed sync is a commonly used photography option. This amazing feature can be used with a dedicated flash alongside a DSLR camera. To help better understand this lighting and exposure option, professional portrait photographer Kevin Kubota from WestCott breaks it down into simpler terms […]
There are many reasons why a photograph may be thought-provoking, and of course, each image invokes different feelings and ideas for its viewer. It is perhaps the intense detail, emotion, and juxtaposition in this image of a Pokot woman and a ring flash that make it so interesting: Photographer and ethnologist Eric Lafforgue set out […]
For a lot of photographers, hard light isn’t the first choice when it comes to making portrait photos. There’s a lot of negativity around hard light, making photographers think long and hard before planning a shoot with this light.However, hard light isn’t always a bad thing. When you use it in a clever way, hard light can produce […]
Natural light is beautiful, but it doesn’t always cooperate. That’s why it’s important for photographers to understand how and when flash lighting can be beneficial. And if you don’t know where to begin, reading Ed Verosky’s Guide to Flash Photography is a good starting point. It covers everything from choosing a flash to how light works to setting […]
So you’ve got a speedlite. Now what? A lot of photographers only use their flashes in one particular way, switching to different lighting rigs for different effects. But with one flash, you can actually achieve a number of different looks, simply by swivelling it around. Here’s how: Mark Wallace is hosting this video with his Leica M Digital […]
This is one of those moments that makes every young person groan and slap their forehead, as if to say, “No, Grandma, there’s no film anymore, you can take as many shots as you want”: View post on imgur.com And yet, in this self-evident animated GIF, there is sadness, too: the dramatic irony that we, the laughing audience, want […]
