Photoshoot and Beyond
In this tutorial video, photographer Ian Norman shows how he processes astrophotography images in Adobe Lightroom. It’s a pretty straightforward process, but he does a great job of explaining how why he is making each adjustment. Copyright/DMCA Notice: The RSS entry was originally published on Photography Bay. RSSID#794326
As part of an ongoing look at basic camera settings and features, we now take a look at Manual mode on your camera. It most commonly is available on cameras that have a mode dial and is represented by the ‘M’ on that dial – and it is a powerful camera mode that every photographer […]
This article on Giving Your Video That Cinematic Look – Why Understanding ISO Is Just as Important as Having the Right Gear is from guest author Corey Benoit. From Still to Motion Like many, my projects require both still and motion images and are often lacking essential light to simplify the production. Switching between the two, […]
In these videos, Joe McNally walks through the basics of TTL flash, including lighting ratios and high-speed sync. He’s specifically talking about Profoto’s Air TTL system; however, these principles apply to smaller speedlights from Canon, Nikon and other manufacturers. If you like these videos, I highly recommend checking out Joe McNally’s book, The Hot Shoe Diaries, […]
In the above video from Phlearn, we learn how to use advanced color tools in Photoshop. Aaron Nace walks through a unique set of tools in the Adobe Color Themes that allow you to choose complementary colors easily.
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Shooting on a black background can create a great, contrasty image. Shooting a black product on a black background, however, can be tough to get right in camera. This video from Karl Taylor and Broncolor shows us how to properly rim-light a product to create separation from a black background. The video goes on to show […]
In this video, USA TODAY photographers Robert Hanashiro and Dan MacMedan talk about how they approach shooting an awards show like the Emmy’s. A couple of interesting things jumped out at me. First, they’re shooting the red carpet with a single speedlight on simple flash bracket and an off-camera flash cord. That’s nothing super sexy in terms […]
Here’s another great lighting setup and walk-through from Karl Taylor as he shoots a bottle and glass of red wine. He starts with setting up the scene to create warm tones and textures. Then he walks through the lighting setup from the background and accent lights up to the key light as he builds the […]
In this short video, Jared Platt shows how to freeze motion using high-speed sync with the Profoto B1 and B2 heads, which work with TTL flash systems on Canon and Nikon DSLRs. While he demos the Profoto kit, the same rules apply to smaller speedlight kits and other TTL monolights and flash heads. With purely manual […]
In this short video, Gary Fong takes a look at full frame, APS-C and 1.0-type cameras to see how the depth of field is affected at the same effective focal lengths. The challenge, of course, is that you must change the actual focal length of your lens to accommodate the same field of view on cameras […]