Photoshoot and Beyond
Phottix has unveiled its new Laso transmitter and receiver. The units work the the Canon RT system. While that’s nothing new for a third-party transmitter, the receiver unit is a no-brainer for someone who has a bag full of 580EX Speedlites and is starting to integrate 600EX RT units into their kit. Just add the […]
Here is a basic set up to achieve a commercial studio headshot. If you’ve never played with lights, it can be intimidating but once you just do it, you will find you have much more control and it’s not as scary as you imagine. This is a very basic set up with two lights. 1 Key light, 1 […]
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 […]
We’re going to look at something a bit more conceptual. I can give advice and guide →
Concept To Creation: Turn Inspiration Into Concept You have an idea, great. How do you turn that idea into a set of images? Can it be turned into a picture narrative/story? Now that you have your base idea, it’s time to do some research!
Concept To Creation: How Professional Photographers Do It Examples of Concept to Creation from Working Fashion Photographers
Concept To Creation: Editorial Versus Campaign Concept – crucial to binding your images together. You’ll find that any high end magazine only published editorials that has a concept holding the story together so today we are going discuss the difference between editorial and campaign images and how these can affect the concept for your shoots.
Learnings Of A Model With Sarah DeAnna Sarah DeAnna join us on FPBlog. After sharing her discovery story, Sarah is back to share her experiences of learning the tricks of the trade as a model when she first started out. She offers her insights for photographers to get the most out the models they work with.
Sarah DeAnna On Working With Photographers Sarah DeAnna, top fashion model, shares her experience working as a model for both male & female photographers, as well as offering tips for photographers who need guidance in how to direct models to get the most out of their subjects during a shoot. Let’s get the party started. Here is Sarah DeAnna with FPBlog…
Second Skin With Alana Tyler Slutsky FashionPhotographyBlog.com caught up with Photo of the Week winner, Alana Tyler Slutsky to find out what has been happening since she shot her winning photo from her “Painted Ladies” series. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Alana Tyler Slutsky photographs fashion, beauty and portraits. From our previous interview with Alana, we discovered that she loves to play with color and light,…
Reaching Out To Modeling Agencies Hey FashionPhotographyBlog.com readers! Here’s a crash course in testing with agency models. First, you have to have the type of images an agent would like to see. Agencies like to see clean photos:
Learn From The Masters: Muybridge To Witkin Hey FashionPhotographyBlog.com readers! Alana Tyler Slutsky is back on FashionPhotographyBlog.com, after sharing some of the inspiring works of the great photography masters, to reveal the works of some more masters who have pioneered the photographic craft. We are all ready Alana!
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When I heard that Photofocus was renting the Pinball Hall of Fame for a party, my mind started going crazy with ideas. The plan was to host a party during Photoshop World in Las Vegas and invite Photofocus readers to join us for a live shoot with models and borrowable cameras from LensRentals.com. The party […]
When I heard that Photofocus was renting the Pinball Hall of Fame for a party, my mind started going crazy with ideas. The plan was to host a party during Photoshop World in Las Vegas and invite Photofocus readers to join us for a live shoot with models and borrowable cameras from LensRentals.com. The party […]
Here’s a great video from Jake Hicks that demonstrates how you can use a three light setup to make a creative portrait, much like the photo in the title card of the video, above. In the 11-minute clip, Hicks walks us through the process of how he shot the photo, taking the time to explain the finer details of […]
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I’ve been luckily associated with the folks at the Lastolite Company for a while now. I have learned a lot from Gary Astill, their chief designer and mad genius in residence. He can take a napkin, …
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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 […]
