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Shooting Fireworks
Simple tips for shooting fireworks displays
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Studio Lighting Challenge
This post will be a relatively brief discussion of a recent studio lighting situation. The set-up was deceptively simple…models were sitting on the floor and covered with a fine black netting which we were trying to use to create a dramatic conceptual image. Trouble was, most standard lighting arrangements gave a very flat and lifeless…
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One or Two Light Fashion Set
Hey everyone – this blog post is in response to an emergency request from a fellow photographer in the Firstlighters group. Shameless plug for them – hosted by Lightstalking, Firstlighters is a wonderful gathering of photographic intellect. If you’re not in…check ’em out! Anyway, there was a request for some info on fashion lighting set-ups. Specifically…
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Super-cheap lighting for off-camera practice
Hey everyone! I’ve been asked a lot about cheap lighting for practicing off camera lighting set-ups (studio strobes, speedlights, etc..). Well this is a little trick I learned back in college, when uber-cheapness was the only concern. $125 for a flash??? No. Way. Ever. If you’re just starting out trying to understand the effects and positioning…
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