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If you’ve ever tried to use a flash while still making use of practical light sources (e.g. lamps, sunlight, etc.), you probably know how frustrating it can be to get the exposure just right. Unless you know how to adjust your camera settings and your strobes systematically, it can feel like a lot of guess […]
Update: the photographer made a followup tutorial to answer all the reader questions, see it here: A little technique called “parallax” can add a lot of life to your photographs. Joe Fellows, founder of a London-based animation and short film production company called Make Productions, describes the parallax technique as the process of separating a […]
Choosing the right flash can be a daunting experience, especially if you are new to the world of flash photography. With so many options, brands, and fancy terminology it’s easy to get confused. Thankfully, this is a new video clip highlighting 10 bits of insight that will not only have you laughing, but will also […]
Sam Tellman of the Lytro camera company thinks light field camera technology will be pervasive in a matter of five to eight years. Just what is light field photography? He explains in this presentation: What is light field photography? Light field photography allows for post-capture focus change and perspective shift with just one click of the […]
How do you come up with distinct, creative sets for several different chefs? For many of us, it’s hard to get past the idea of a typical environmental portrait of a cook standing in a kitchen. But photographer Martin Schoeller seems to have had no trouble creating imaginative sets for each of the great chefs […]
Photographing glass objects can be a challenge that frustrates the most experienced photographers. It reflects everything. It will give the most undesirable catch lights. And it can at times be almost impossible to get focused properly. A quick look at web-sites that cater to home craft vendors will reveal that only the best photographers have […]
Many commercial projects can take a while to complete, such is the case with an ad campaign for the automobile manufacturer, Fiat. Over the course of six months, photographer Dave Hill worked on a project for Fiat to create over 200 images to be used in various magazines, billboards, and dealerships. Take a look at […]
This year will mark the 50th anniversary of the Pirelli Calendar, a publication so high in status that most photographers only dream about being a part of it. This 50th Anniversary Photographer Retrospective by the Fashion Channel shows some of the best Pirelli photographers, including Karl Lagerfeld, Annie Leibovitz and Norman Parkinson at work. Here’s […]
Karl Taylor, a talented commercial photographer, knows his lighting gear. In this demonstration, he uses some of his favorite light modifiers to show their range of effects: Taylor prefers the quality of light he gets from using Broncolor’s parabolic reflectors. These deep, umbrella-like light modifiers are versatile. The light can be focused at varied distances […]
Isa Leshko made a conscious decision not to photograph her family after her elderly mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, but she knew that it was only a matter of time before the poignant experience would manifest itself in her work. One year later, it happened. While visiting a friend at her ranch, Leshko met […]
