The Simplest, Fastest and Most Effective One Light Setup I’ve Ever Used

Jake Hicks

Sometimes, getting a sweet lighting setup is a matter of pure luck and this is the case with this setup. I’ll collect setups like tools, so this one is just another tool in my toolbox now. Anyways, back to the story. Here is my issue, taking a portrait whist using a single key light and […]

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World Press Photo Winner Withdrawn by Associated Press

John Aldred

Daniel Ochoa de Olza‘s emotional series of 8 images that received third place in the People, Stories category of the World Press Photo contest  (see the winners here) has been withdrawn by Associated Press, stating that the submission of the set was made in error. The photographs in question were never distributed by the AP – our […]

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Reader Photos Roundup: February 21, 2016

Eric Reagan

It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group. Check out the rest of the photos below. Clicking on the photos will take you to its Flickr page where you can read more about the shot, […]

Issue 25: Wide Angle & Accent Flash

Mark

Together with professional photographer Carla Victorio, I was privileged to shoot romantic pre-wedding photos of two lovely couples on the picturesque island of Lanzarote.

This accompanying video is from Good Light! Issue 25. In the video, you see how Carla and I are shooting with our “voice activated light stands” on Lanzarote.

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I wish you good light!
Michael

 

Squijoo reminds us to be careful who you trust online

Haje Jan Kamps

The curiously named Squijoo (who operate under the slogan “Templates For Photographers and Designers“) came under fire earlier this week and put in the naughty corner after they got caught out in what appears to be systematic copyright abuses and plagiarism infractions. Specifically, a lot of the ‘original designs’ posted on Squijoo were uncomfortably close to designs posted […]

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Photo of the day: black diamond

Marco Larousse

Category: Street. Photograph: “black diamond” by Torsten Koester (username “Torsten Köster” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: There are few reasons that made me pick this image. First of all I like the symmetry with the diagonal lines crossing over the circle (kudos to the architect). […]