Let’s face it, we can’t all have one room devoted to an entire photo studio. However, you can make a bedroom, office, or other spare room serve up as double duty for your photographic interests. Photographer James Burger does just that in the following video:
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Have you ever tried to photograph a candle lit scene with your digital camera?
The results can be stunning with the warm glow of flickering flames reflecting off your subjects face (can you feel the romance?) but the shooting in such a low light environment make it can make it a challenging situation.
Here are a few tips on how to get that perfect candle light portrait!
Four Day Black Friday Special on 4GB and 8GB Sandisk Extreme III Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory. These are the previous 15MB/s Extreme III cards, but they are still very fast and a great value.
Zack Arias, a full time editorial photographer, has published an excellent tutorial on how to set up and photograph a seamless white background. This five part tutorial is one of the best I have seen:
Nikon has announced a new flagship in their Creative Lighting System (CLS), the Speedlight SB-900 Flash. The SB-900 is a new external i-TTL flash with a guide number of 157.5 feet (48 meters). The SB-900 also features a rather expansive zoom range of 17-200 mm (FX format). The flash will automatically detect the presence of FX or DX lens and make the appropriate adjustments. To further control light output, Nikon has also added three user-selectable distribution patterns: standard, center-weighted, and even. Nikon has also enlarged the LCD panel and altered the switch layout to improve usability, including a proper command dial. To help reception of incoming trigger signals when used off camera, the SB-900 head can now rotate 180 degrees in either direction. And of course, Nikon has also improved the recycle time from the SB-800. But then again, when was the last time a manufacturer introduced a slower anything as the new model? Continue reading to see more photos, details and reviews of Nikon’s SB-900 Speedlight.
I’ve found a great video series by photographer Joe McNally called “Light Shaping Tools.” You may have heard about Joe’s new book, The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world’s top shooters. I have not yet had an opportunity to review it, but I am waiting for a copy. This course details everything in his studio and how to use it:
In this course we’ll examine various light shaping tools and how with “speak” with light. We’ll investigate how these light shaping tools can produce dramatic and different portrait solutions.
This video is a part of the new Kelby Training site (which is a subscription service). However, you can try out the service and see the first three lessons of each class for free. You can watch the video series here.
Tim Solley over at Sublime Light has written a series of excellent articles for you dSLR Dads on Portrait Lighting. The series is meant to help you go from a beginning photographer to making beautiful portraits. I personally like his explanation of Mid Key Lighting, as it works well with a one-light setup.
Wedding Photographer David Ziser gave a few excellent tips on Window Light Portraiture in the latest Layers TV, Episode 18. You can download his discussion on lighting patterns to use in your portrait photography here.
Episode Summary:
Compare lighting patterns from studio light, outdoor light, and window light
Remember David’s loop lighting pattern when you are deciding on where to place your subject and camera
Decide how you want to position your subject, then work on the light direction
Maintaining shadow on the camera-side of the portrait adds detail, depth, and dimension
David discusses a contrast lighting ratio
Use these techniques with any kind of portrait photography
You can see more of David’s Tutorials on his own blog, Digital Pro Talk.
Great news for you Canon dSLR Dads. Canon has just extended their winter rebate program until February 17, 2008. Now you get a chance to wait until after the big PMA2008 announcements before making your purchase decision. For those of you who are not aware, the 580 EX II flash and the following lenses are discounted:
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM (Amazon, B&H Photo) save $125
. I have not yet had an opportunity to review it, but I am waiting for a copy. This course details everything in his studio and how to use it:
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