Big Light From A Small Flash
Turns out that it’s not very difficult to get big light from a small flash. You just need to have the right stuff to put in front of it.
Umbrella Lighting
I think umbrella lighting gets a bad rap these days. When should you reach back to the basics and use an umbrella for your portraits? Don’t misunderstand me. I love my softboxes. Strip lights, big octa boxes and grids are fun toys to use. It’s an interesting mental exercise to craft your lighting and there…
Lighting Challenges
Many of us have dealt with lighting challenges. I had a bit of a rough one on Sunday and thought I’d share it. Sunday at the Orlando Meet & Greet event at The Acre turned out to be a lot of fun for the VIP session. Once that was over, the skies opened and pelted…
Portrait Lighting
I’m starting to think that portrait lighting techniques are cause more arguments among photographers than HDR. Portrait Lighting Considerations For every little piece of gear in portrait lighting discussions, there are vehement debates about what is “best.” There are even debates about whether you should say what is best or give people information to let…
The Light and How to Swing It
One of the things that I really liked about the Zack Arias OneLight DVD was a photograph he showed to illustrate the Inverse Square Law, or in simpler terms, light fall-off. In it the photo, he marked off the light meter readings to show the f/stop of light as it traveled away from its source….
Learning About Lighting
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had some conversations online with friends who are taking some first steps into learning lighting for portrait photography. They run into issues, they pose questions, and a number of folks try to respond. This kind of scenario plays out routinely on message boards. It’s not limited to photography,…