In this installment, I would like to discuss how to control your light with greater precision by mixing “Hollywood Grids”... Read More
Why I HATE Ummm…brella Lighting… If you want to get me to fall asleep, just show me some images shot... Read More
In Part one, I asked that you prepare a couple of 60 watt light bulbs a flash some modifiers, I will now add a few more elements to this... Read More
In the film Blade Runner, the lighting was strange and beautiful. It was also very challenging to the technicians. Making the actors look good under the type of lighting used was a real feat. Kino Flo lighting was often used and not conventionally. Read More
Why I refuse to criticize other peoples work, I make it my practice NOT to critique other Human forms of expression captured in Imagery, Music, Painting Read More
Richard Avedon Parts 2 through 9 below Dark, Light Light, Dark Dark, Light Light, Dark Dark, Light Light, Dark Dark,... Read More
Part 2: Beauty Doing Beauty shots is sometimes more akin to doing still life, as the lighting is over a... Read More
Lighting a set for a photo is a very fickle entity. Why do I say that? Because light can play many tricks on us and is often elusive in it's ethereal state. It has many frequencies and understanding those wave lengths might help us understand the grand palette of nuances available that we can play with. Read More
Now that you have your light set up for the model and the reflection of the object on the background, it is time to determine the ambiance your wish to create. If you are looking for a more "Cinema Noir" look you may wish to isolate the foreground from the background by increasing the out put of the flash on the subject and letting the background go darker by another 1 to 2 stops. Read More
I am often asked the question, "How Did You Do That?" I could very simply answer the question which I often do and the results that person gets isn't what he/she was expecting. If I talk about post production, yes the actions on the image will be as I recommended, but when asked about the results of a shoot, I more often than not get a disappointing, "it doesn't look like yours...!" Read More