“Lighthouse: Maine; A Photoshop Twist

“Lighthouse: Maine; A Photoshop Twist

by | Dec 31, 2016 | LE News and Info

Lighthouse: Maine Coast at Sunset A Lightroom / Photoshop Video ; I recently rediscovered this image from a shoot I did in Maine a few years ago. I really wanted this image to work, but after trying it several times it just didn’t have the snap I wanted. A few...
05: Subject Properties: Part One

05: Subject Properties: Part One

by | Dec 30, 2016 | LE News and Info

EVERYTHING REFLECTS. Let me say that again. Everything reflects. Some things reflect more than others. Some surfaces are more reflective than others. But since everything reflects, we are sometimes presenting what that subject reflects rather than ‘bouncing’ light...
Announcing Lighting Essentials V4

Announcing Lighting Essentials V4

by | Dec 29, 2016 | LE News and Info

INTRODUCING LIGHTING ESSENTIALS V4 LIGHTING AND MORE FOR SERIOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS ; Here we start the new year with a bang… a big bang. Lighting Essentials has always been a quiet site for a select group of serious photographers and that will not change. However, I...
06: Subject Properties: Part Two

06: Subject Properties: Part Two

by | Dec 29, 2016 | LE News and Info

Matte Surfaces These are surfaces that are not as rough as texture, but not smooth either. Skin, cloth, natural leather, finished woods and many food items are examples. Most of what we deal with in our daily lives would fall under the Matte surface example. Matte...
07: Subject Properties: Part Three

07: Subject Properties: Part Three

by | Dec 28, 2016 | LE News and Info

Shiny or Glossy surfaces: The third of our major surface efficiencies is glossy or very shiny surfaces. The complete opposite of the textured surface, the glossy surface will record the reflection of the light source absolutely. That means we have to be very careful...