by Donald Giannatti | May 11, 2008 | LE News and Info
There are times when the natural light is simply so gorgeous you have to shoot it. And there are times when the natural light is very nice, but something can be done to make it a bit more, well, perfect. We are going to look at 4 examples of using modifiers to create...
by Donald Giannatti | May 1, 2008 | LE News and Info
This shot of Briana was taken at the New York City workshop and uses a method of flash and ambient controlled to look somewhat natural. Blending the two for portraiture can be very attractive and give the image a more natural look. We used the ambient light from...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 25, 2008 | LE News and Info
We were walking up to the Hudson River and the light was glaring, too hazy to make out much and with little natural fill. The surroundings offered little in the way of background or texture and overall it was a disaster of a place to shoot at that moment in time....
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 25, 2008 | LE News and Info
There is something beautiful about sunlight. It has a feeling that is so warm and natural and it can make people seem to almost glow. I love it so when I saw it happening in a studio in Detroit, I knew I wanted to take advantage of it. Briana had been posing for some...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 16, 2008 | LE News and Info
There are times when you want to create more contrast in an image… mitigate the reflections or make sure that the shadows are as deep as possible. These situations can occur with natural lighting, but in the studio you may have to add a bit more to the shot to...
by Donald Giannatti | Apr 8, 2008 | LE News and Info
The Detroit workshop was a smashing success. The students all had a great time, we had wonderful models who worked really hard to make the images special, even braving cold wind to do it. Lynne’s studio is a really smart little place in downtown Pontiac, and she...