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A Quick Look at Balancing Flash at Sunset, Quickly
This shot presented itself after a harrowing drive through the Santa Barbra area to get to the beach before the sun went down. (I am not advocating driving like a madman, but... I'm just sayin... we had no time.) When we arrived, the sun had already dipped and we had...
Audio Interview with Ken Epstein
Here is a discussion with Ken Epstein on web sites, Web 2.0 sites, and how he keeps really busy at his Phoenix Studio. You can visit Ken's website here. We haven't launched his new site yet, but you can see what he does here. Ken is a busy commercial shooter in a...
Versatile Softlight for Portraits
Sometimes you need a simple, easy and quick way to create soft, pretty light for portraits - especially if there is a large group of portraits that are going to be presented in a similar fashion. Whether staff or employee photos, pageant and events, or simply a family...
Beating the Sun with a Small Flash in a Miami, Arizona Alley
When I saw the alley I knew I had to make a shot there. The sun was coming straight down the little alley way and creating this nice little reflection in the water. The clouds were amazing and very dramatic. I began by finding the shot with Hayley. I moved her from...
Serendipitous Light
I have spent a lot of time talking about small strobes lately. It seems that small strobe mania has swept the land. And that is fine. It is nice to see photographers of all levels start to adopt sound lighting priniciples. But sometimes we forget that it is simply an...
Fill Flash on the Beach with Action
A few weeks ago we looked at doing some fill flash at dusk. We covered some good techniques for blending the light so that it is subtle and looks more controlled than a big bright flash feeling. In this tutorial we are looking at working with a very bright sun. It is...
Fill Flash: Two Examples
Fill flash is a wonderful tool for opening up shadows and creating some light where the situations call for it. In using fill flash we many times refer to 'Ratios.' The ratio refers to the amount of light that we add to the ambient. If you think of them as f-stops it...
Simple Setups For Dramatic Lighting
Making dramatic headshots isn't hard if you know some simple tricks & have a light... or 2. This video tutorial starts with a simple one umbrella and fill card headshot. I consider it a classic glamour look with flat light and dramatic fall off on the sides. We...
January 11, Raymond Prax Shoot
A tunnel, a model, 4 lights and a creative photographer... That's a great combination. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnkD1Co3CtI] Ray and Megan often shoot together. Megan is a wonderful photographer as well. They conspired to creates something fun in a...
Shooting At Sunset on the Beach with Two Strobes
The sun was very low on the horizon when Briana put on the black swimsuit. I had been eyeing this tower for a while as we shot on the beach. At this point I knew it would be dark enough to be interesting. The shot is a normal exposure for the sky and background....
Umbrella Basics
Basic Umbrellas Part One Umbrellas are a staple of the lighting arsenal. You can certainly see them in use more and more as they regain some respect after the decades of SoftBox as king. I love umbrellas and have quite an assortment of them. Umbrellas come in...
A Beauty Dish and Cheyenne
A beauty dish is one of the most fun, and unique light modifiers for people shooters. It's very 'poppy' light, combined with a focused throw of light makes it ideal when you want to create a definite direction to the lighting. Most beauty dishes are metal parabolic...