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Setting Up Lighting for White Backgrounds
Photographer Gavin Hoey shares some tips on getting a studio quality pure white background using a simple two light set up.
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Darkening a room by adding light
I was doing a photo shoot a few days ago, where I was photographing a lemon suspended from a piece of thread. I wanted to make it look as if it was hovering in pitch darkness.
Upon seeing the results, someone asked me an interesting question: Isn’t it difficult to focus your camera in the [...]
In photography, rules aren’t laws.
The internet is absolutely full of guides about things you should and shouldn’t do to take ‘good photos’. Don’t over-expose. Remember the rule of thirds. Don’t cut people’s heads off. Watch your background. Use a shallow DOF in portraits to throw the backgrounds out of focus. 3-point lighting for portraiture, etc.
A lot of us [...]
How To Select Your Exposure Modes
One of the major advantages of a digital SLR over a compact camera is the sheer number of creative controls it offers. Some creative compact cameras may come close but they still don’t offer the same range of shutter speed and aperture options as even the cheapest of digital SLRs. It follows then, that taking [...]
Stay away from the light!
In my last post I talked about David Zizer’s new seminar. This time around I’d like to talk a little bit about what I took away from the experience and how I plan to use it to make myself a better photographer.
Photojournalistic photography is all the rage now when it comes to weddings. [...]
