REALLY GREAT WORK from our second assignment (2) free Tabletop Workshop for those who are not able to get out and do things. And for those of you who are, but just want to up your skills.
Here are the top ten images this week:
Subtractive Lighting: Creating Drama with Contrast
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...
Scenes From a Workshop: Detroit, April 6, 2008
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...
One Flash and One Fill Card on Location
Getting really nice, soft light on location can be a challenge. Too often photographers use their naked flashes for fill and end up with something more harsh than they expected. Using a flash to fill in ambient light can be far more subtle and rewarding. For this shot...
Welcome to April: A March Review
March was a tough month for us as we moved the site from a traditional web site to a WordPress backend. We are starting to feel pretty good about it. It meant a loss of visitors for a few days and we lost our statistics for 4 days, but it is obvious we have reached...
Shooting Earrings Without a Net: Guest Post by Josh Targownik
On a recent popular forum post, Los Angeles photographer Joshua Targownik posed a challenge. Faced with the following job he wanted to figure the best and fastest way to get the job done. He also wanted to get some killer lighting on the product to make it really pop....
One Light Setup with Two Versions of the Light
Yesterday I shot Jordan for her mom's Irish Step Dancing Wig catalog. Today we got together for some pics just for her. This was the first time she had shot without a wig on... so it was a lot of fun. I have known Jordan since she was about 9, so it was also fun to...