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Daily Critique / Review
This is an ongoing feature of Lighting Essentials, a Place for Photographers. We will be looking at images on a consistent basis. The images will all be work from my 8 Week Workshops or Project 52 Pros. These critiques will be short, but very informative and full of...
Behind the Image: John Mcallister
This is a new feature on Lighting Essentials. We take a look at images and how they were made. We will be doing these posts as often as possible, and if you follow along you will get a heavy dose of instruction in lighting, composition, and the finesse of solving...
“Lighthouse: Maine; A Photoshop Twist
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 days ago, I was revisiting that shoot for a client and found the image....
05: Subject Properties: Part One
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
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 have decided on some new content ideas for the upcoming year. MY LIGHTING WORKSHOP A...
06: Subject Properties: Part Two
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
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...
08: Controlling The “Presentation of Light”
Subject Centric Lighting: The Five Areas of Light Presentation Cover image by Project 52 student, Gabriel Alvarez. When the lighting choices we have made are used, the light is 'presented' back to the camera in expected, and controlled ways. There are five parts of...
Arc of Beauty: Side to Back Lighting
Have You Considered the "Arc of Beauty" in your lighting? (Image by Tracy Sutherland) We are going to take a high-level view of lighting today and discuss what I call the "Arc of Beauty". And while no lighting scheme is going to be directly discussed, what we are to...
Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays to All
My CreativeLIVE Table Top Class to be rebroadcast!
What does this mean to you? It means you can watch it free, no charge, toll exempt, dinero not necessary! Consider it a Holiday Gift from the great folks at CreativeLIVE and your host here at LE. From the CL class page: Basic Product Photography. Don Giannatti returns...
Mike Moore: Surf Shoot
Mike Moore is a Project 52 alumni, and has been building his business in Encinitas, CA for a few years. His specializes in food and lifestyle, especially beach lifestyle. This is a personal project Mike shot at a surf event in Encinitas, CA. 1.) Tell us a little about...
