As I promised in the previous post, I have some new stuff, this time I’m showing a simple setup using two lights. This setup is based on the previous one, you can read here (Dramatic Product Photography using just one light and a grid) while adding a new light to Continue Reading
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Dramatic Product Photography using just one light and a grid
Hey, I remmeber a piece at McNielly about using an umbrella over your models head pointet from above just down on him.This makes a very dramatic look to the model (I didn’t found the image that I reffer to as it was on one of his DVDs – recommended) . Continue Reading
Low key photography principals
Low key lighting is what how we call the lighting method, where the photographed subject is very much described by its edges in a very contrasted way.You’ll basically need only one main=key light to get that effect, while adding a reflector might add some light into the shadows. How to Continue Reading
The easiest product photography setup ever
One of the most popular question on the web, when starting to learn photography is how do improve your product photography. Somehow you don’t have to own an online ebay shop in order to be interested in product photography.It simply a common task to do when you start to explore Continue Reading
Tips for better panning photographs
Panning is a very nice and simple photographic effect, that is very simple to implement.I’m pretty sure had some panning in your photography even if you didn’t want to.For getting the panning effect right you have to follow the basic steps that I’ll talk about in the following post, the Continue Reading
Connect your camera tripod to your umbrela
This post is for you guys that needed for some reason another umbrella, but what the heck, you don’t have another studio tripod that you can attach a swivel head that will hold the your flash and umbrella. So you are stuck? You say there must be a solution for Continue Reading
How to use an old light meter
Lately I find it very fun to shoot some films with old and not automatic film cameras. I find it a joy to use those metallic old age cameras, and the look of the developed photographs is something different from the digital cameras too. There is something about the film Continue Reading
Indoor architecture photography tips
My wife’s sister is an architect and as one she starts to work on an online internet portfolio. Many times before she goes out for a location, she asks me for some tips about how to shoot better photographs than using the automatic (P,Av,Tv) modes. So I have to be Continue Reading
How to use a small flash with an umbrela box (Brolly)
If you are into home studio photography,a good start be getting an umbrella softbox also known as brolly. Here are the basics steps to connect your umbrella softbox to a small camera flash.
Canon 5DMKI Vs. Canon 40D
Hey I use for most of my photographs one of my two Canon 40D. When the Canon 5DMkII got out to the market, there where plenty of the 5DMkI available for sale as second hand cameras. I had a big strugle what to do whether to get a copy of the Continue Reading
DIY photography-How to photograph Lightning
Taking lightning photographs are actually surprisingly very very easy!For such kind of photographs (I accidentally,on the way took this one) you almost don’t need any pro equipment at all. Get in and read my easy and simple tips on how make that simple diy photography of stormy lightning.
Easy Ebay photography using a light tent
We all know how important it is to get a good picture in order to get a good selling page in your eBay.com store. A good picture will generate more traffic to you store and will probably will get you better conversion rate,that means in simple words MORE MONEY!!! Here Continue Reading
Ebay White Balance lens cap,is that good?
Well,as you may all know,the issue of getting the right color temperature,also known as White Balance is one of the biggest influence prospect in the final picture quality you can get out of your camera. When you get into some mixed light scene your camera auto WB (White Balance) metering Continue Reading
Want a homemade photography studio?Lets see what you need
Many times I’m getting asked:”Hey I know you strated your photography journey from a small home made studio,What do I need to start it (hame made studio)?” So I go on and answer,could you be more specific? What are you exactly asking? I’m building a DIY Photography Studio in our empty Continue Reading