Portrait lighting doesn’t have to be complex. Sometimes you can get lovely results from very simple portrait lighting techniques. While it’s easy to get caught up with buying and using gear, sometimes you just don’t need it. We’ll take a look at three simple portrait lighting techniques. Here’s the really nice part. They’re inexpensive, or…
It’s a beautiful day. There’s a bank of clouds giving soft light to your subject. Should you use available light or flash? I had a nice day at a local meet-up with other photographers and models on Sunday. It’s interesting to watch photographers work and choose their light sources. You could see umbrellas (which naturally…
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.
On the fifth night, we were going to try to set the night on fire. The weather had a different idea and wasn’t as cooperative as one would think. Flambeaux On The Beach Day five arrived before I knew it. Much like the trip to the Soufriére Fire Station, this is one of the scenes…
Wednesday saw us visiting the Soufriére Fire Station. I was looking forward to this part of the trip since I first read about Joe meeting this guys years ago when Scott Kelby was a guest instructor.
I finished watching episode #109 of The Grid on Kelby TV, featuring an online portfolio critique. The horror. I learned that plenty of photographers don’t know how to create a photography website. Let’s discuss how to create a photography web site. How Do You Know What You Want? There were several different site designs during…