Home : Spider Camera Holster. Set Flash Mode to 'Automagic' Ken Brown, who also took this awesome photo of a Mercedes 300SL using just two speedlights, has posted a YouTube video of himself shooting some spiffy cars. He uses a single SB-24 speedlight, handheld in a softbox, and walks around each classic car popping the flash in a darkened room with the camera shutter left open. Kinda hard to see what he is doing, because he is only visible during the flashes. But the payoff comes when he shows you the final photos. Amazing stuff this, especially for one small flash. (UPDATE: Ken, AKA Mooosehd2, has been answering some Q's on the technique here.) Ken, you should be teaching seminars on these techniques at big car shows... Know of other cool, flashy videos? The Luminous Landscape. OCEAN PHOTO - PHOTOGRAPHE DE MARIAGES - PORTRAIT. Advertisement Might be you’re a seasoned professional or a no active user.
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Comments. >Bigstockphoto - Royalty Free Photos, Download Stock Photos and Images stock photo download royalty free. Lighting 102: Unit 2.2 - Specular Highlight Control. Summary: The fourth lighting zone on a given photographic subject is the specular highlight, or reflection of the light source. This can be manipulated in both size and intensity to allow total control over the tonal range of a portion of your subject._______________________________ Last week we talked about the diffused highlight, the shadow and the diffused highlight to shadow transfer area.
The specular highlight is nothing more than the reflection of the light source in the object you are lighting. Take a look at the ball up above, lit with a single soft box. You see the true tonality of the ball, which is your mind's visual anchor for judging color and tonal density in the photo. And you see the reflection of the soft box -- or the specular highlight -- inside the diffused highlight area of the ball. Your brain processes all of these relative tonal densities to tell you much about the ball and its environment. What if the ball were lit by a point-source light, and not a soft box? Studio Lighting - Part 2. Simplified Studio Lighting for Elegant Portraits. When you are new to studio portrait photography, studio lighting can seem difficult, mysterious, and perhaps even ominous at times. You may read ten different books on lighting by the “experts”, and quite likely you will get ten totally different opinions about what constitutes proper lighting.
Maybe this is because “proper” lighting for studio portraits is just that; a matter of opinion. Yes, there are classic styles of lighting such as: open loop, closed loop, butterfly or Paramount, broad lighting, short lighting, and so forth. But, ninety nine times out of a hundred, clients who come into your studio do not care about the technical aspects of lighting, or even the classical styles of lighting. They simply want to look great in their portraits, and it’s your job as a professional portrait photographer to help them do just that. Our typical lighting scheme consists of three strobe lights with a forth strobe “hair light” used as needed. Originally posted: 11 September’06. Studio lighting advice - Part 3 technique. Studio Lighting - why you need it. Part 3. By Chris Burfoot A.M.P.A. Last month we looked at how a flashmeter worked and the use of different types of umbrellas.
In this month's session we are getting to the good bit - actually setting up your lights and taking your first portrait. To relieve the density of the shadow we need also to put a bit of light into that side. Lets forget the second light for now and use instead a simple reflector panel. So far we have just used the flash head on its own. For a more natural, softer look, a white umbrella and reflector could be used. We have seen that by moving our light to one side we can make our subject more three-dimensional. But now lets try something else. Of course if you are lucky enough to have a third light you can light the background as well, or you can back light from both sides. Next month we will look at using a front fill light and Softboxes. Further information on many of the products mentioned, can be found at www.theflashcentre.com. Studio Lighting Part 4 technique.
Get a multi-light look with a single light. Read these threads: Lighting Technique Forum: Digital Photography Review. 10 Pieces of Lighting Equipment for under 60 dollars » StudioLighting.net. Once again… the Prince of Cheap is here to save you from the dollar! The following is a list of studio lighting items that will help you save dollars and help grab some quick and effective lighting that will help you create better photographs! 1.) The first one is my all time favorite - the Light Panel/Flash Wall - This tool is one of the easiest to build and also one of the most useful. If you have a heavy duty flash or a bunch of hot shoe flashes laying around you can build one of these in 10 minutes with a hacksaw and about 5 dollars worth of PVC pipe from your local hardware store. I recommend using Schedule 40 1/2 inch wide because that stuff is tougher than the larger piping.
It is so simple that you could put one together in about 180 seconds (3 minutes) and break it down in even less time. This is a super simple design. 2.) 3.) I call that a lotta softbox for $60.00! Add a reflector below the subject and get this… 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) This model comes from Alien Bees for $29.95. 9.) Lighting 102: Introduction. Welcome to Lighting 102. If you were around for last summer's Lighting Boot Camp, you will find this a completely different experience. Boot Camp went for the instant gratification of a quickie series of assignments. L102 is designed to be a comprehensive course that starts from square one and is designed to build a broader and organic understanding of how to control light. There will be full assignments and small exercises. But where Boot Camp skipped straight to dessert, this time we'll eat our veggies first.
We will start by exploring the different ways in which light can be controlled. Along the way we will be doing exercises to build a strong understanding of each of those variables. With each new subject, exercise and assignment, there will be discussion threads created on Flickr so you can easily ask and answer questions. Photo classes typically have class review sessions, where the students just stick their assignments up on the wall and learn from each other. Here's the analogy: Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting: Books: Fil Hunter,Steven Biver,Paul Fuqua. FlashGels.co.uk - lighting gels for your flash gun. Get a multi-light look with a single light.
Studio Quality High Key Lighting Without The Studio! » StudioLighting.net. I call the sun my outdoor studio because it offers unlimited backgrounds, unlimited lighting patterns and near unlimited possibilities! I love it! This article will show you a great way to get the high key studio look using the sun as your light source. The tools needed: 1. A camera which allows you to manually control your exposure settings (aperture and shutter speed). 2. 3. 2 Diffusion panels (Consider building a home made panel which can be made for under 20 dollars from white ripstop nylon and pvc pipe frames). see studiolighting.net article What's a diffusion panel 4. How to create the high key image outdoors 1. 2. 3. 4. Thats it - there it is!
Here are my results from a recent photo shoot. Now get outta here and start shooting! P.S. Leave a Reply. 17-Year-Old Thinks She's Getting Into Photography. Professional photography equipment - camera bags, camera cases - from Think Tank Photo. Dan Heller's Photography Business Blog: The future of photo sharing sites and agencies. There's been some low-level buzz about flickr possibly getting into the stock photo business, creating a quiet stir.
To this, I have uncharacteristically little to say about it, other than, "what took you so long? " Where I have a lot more to discuss is how this is only the beginning of what is going to be much bigger stuff to come, and most of it isn't what people expect: that stock photo agencies will move into the consumer arena. There are stumbling blocks though, and how photo company executives overcome them will determine who comes out ahead. The speed and effectiveness of this progression is dependent on when executives can overcome three main obstacles, which I'll describe soon. I'll illustrate my encounters with people that lead to these observations, and along the way, share the increasing evidence that consumer-generated content is clearly where the photo industry is leading. Two problem were in the way. Puis-je utiliser la photographie ou la vidéo d'une personne sur un site internet.
Propertyrelease.pdf (Objet application/pdf) Chase Jarvis Blog. Depth of Field. Basics When a lens focuses on a subject at a distance, all subjects at that distance are sharply focused. Subjects that are not at the same distance are out of focus and theoretically are not sharp. However, since human eyes cannot distinguish very small degree of unsharpness, some subjects that are in front of and behind the sharply focused subjects can still appear sharp.
The zone of acceptable sharpness is referred to as the depth of field. Thus, increasing the depth of field increases the sharpness of an image. We can use smaller apertures for increasing the depth of field. The following shows an example. Why? Suppose the lens focuses on the yellow dot as shown in the figure below. It turns out to be very simple. Hyperfocal Distance In addition to closing down the diaphragm (i.e., smaller aperture), we can also focus at the hyperfocal distance. After determining the hyperfocal distance, we can point the camera at this distance. Why is this hyperfocal distance important? Photo.net Depth of Field and the Digital Domain by Bob Atkins. This article explains the concept of depth of field with different lenses and sensor sizes. We refer to an APS-C camera, such as any of the Nikon digital bodies, or the Canon Digital Rebel XTi (Black) (review), as a "small-sensor camera".
We refer to a full-frame digital camera, such as a Canon EOS 5D (review), or a full-frame camera, as a "full-frame camera". Here are the answers: For an equivalent field of view, the small-sensor camera has at least 1.6x MORE depth of field than a full-frame camera would have - when the focus distance is significantly less then the hyperfocal distance (but the full-frame format need a lens with 1.6x the focal length to give the same view).
Now on to the question... Depth of Field - What it is and what it isn't Let's try to define depth of field. "The region over which objects in an image appear sharp". While there is some truth in this, there's also some confusion - and some untruth too! This definition contains some important points. Add a comment. LightingMagic.com Directory Page.
BosStrap, a Shoulder-Slung, Free Spinning Camera Strap. The BosStrap hangs your camera from its purpose made strap lug BosStrap is another take on the shoulder-sling school of camera straps. I’m so used to wearing cameras across my chest — bandolier-style — that even looking at somebody’s poor neck being dragged down by a regular strap makes my muscles ache. The BosStrap strap differs from most other designs in one key way: it joins onto your camera’s strap lugs instead of screwing into the tripod mount. This is theoretically better, as the lugs were designed to take the weight of a camera, and a tripod-screw can unscrew. The kit comes in two parts. The advantages of shoulder straps don’t end with their comfort. The BosStrap (which should be more amusingly re-capitalized to BossTrap) will cost you $40, and includes one tail. BosStrap product page [BosStrap. See Also: What not to Submit » Microstock Diaries. Writing my last post on microstock reviewers I realized how many photo subjects are over represented.
Take a look at this: Undesirable photos in the reviewer’s account at Shutterstock I linked to in yesterday’s post: Photos of poor technical qualityMultiple photos of one object in different colorsUgly naked peoplePhotographer’s feetSingle tree in a fieldSkyscrapers and tall buildingsMoney / cashBlurred tail lightsUSB plugs and computer equipmentOld camera equipmentFlowers iStockphoto provide a list of least needed images. Your dog or catFlowersFlagsFeetImmediate environment – computer equipmentLight blursBrick WallsFireEyesSymbolsSunsets and cloudsForestsAirplane wingsYour shadowBackgrounds Notice any common themes?
Are you guilty of submitting photos of some of these subjects? So What’s Best to Submit? Look at What Sells – take a look at the top selling images on each microstock website. Be Guided by Contests – Many microstock agencies run photo contests. Sensor Dust Is Evil. Hereâs How to Banish It. First, the good news: If you have a point & shoot or a film camera, keep it clean and dust specks will never plague you. And now the bad news: digital SLR sensors are magnets for dust. Cleaning a digital sensor is nerve-wracking and risky, with enough methods, products, and gimmicks on the market to flummox a rocket scientist. And that, dear friends, is why you have Photojojo. We’re breaking it down right now: what works, what doesn’t, and whether the annoyance of having dust spots is worth the trouble of cleaning them.
Let’s roll. Sensor Dust Is Evil And Here’s How to Banish It. Photo credit: sgoralnick. What’s the Problem? “Cleaning the sensor” is a misnomer. Dust gets into your camera whenever you change lenses or caps, so dust accumulates over time. If you want to see how much dust is on your sensor, set your camera to its narrowest aperture (f22 or thereabouts) and take a picture of a clear blue sky, white wall, or all-white computer screen.
How Big a Deal is It? The Quick & Dirty Rundown. Books: Flash - The Most Available Light. PBase.com. Photo Business News & Forum: The Tax Man Cometh - Microstock Edition. Photos from kreego. A Guide to Stock Photo Agencies by Stephen Finn. PhotoCool.fr :: Voir le sujet - Vendre ses photos sur fotolia. iStockphoto. BetterPhoto.com Member Gallery: Jim Miotke.
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