High School Senior Portraits – The Senior Girl
June 28, 2009 by Mike Luter
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In this video we cover photographing the high senior girl from start to finish. We will cover
• Cap and Gown session
• Traditional drape session
• High fashion head shots
• The Casual session
• Full length fashion shots
• & more…
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Studio Lighting Techniques using Bogen MonoSpot
June 26, 2009 by Lee Hughes
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Studio lighting doesn’t have to be complicated to get great results. This is a simple 1 light set-up using a Bogen MonoSpot aimed directly at her.
Check out the pull-back shot below to see my exact lighting set-up.
I was sitting on the stool in the bottom left of the frame. I started right next to the light and then rolled around getting different angles. I liked this one the best.
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Free Photo Tips on On-Location Wedding Photography
June 26, 2009 by Lee Hughes
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Learn On-Location Wedding Photography in this FREE photography video from Master Photographer, Rick Ferro’s “The Art of Romance” DVD.
In this part one of this 4-part video series, we are on-location in a beautiful outdoor setting. You will learn outdoor light metering tips as well as the best poses to capture the romantic essence of the moment. You will love the photos you will soon be taking from the tips you learned in just this one class.
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FREE Photo Tips on Lighting & Posing for Couples
June 26, 2009 by Lee Hughes
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If you love photography like we do, you know how frustrating it is struggling to get the image you see in your mind’s eye to be the image you see on paper. Getting the right lighting with the right pose are the keys to producing GREAT photography you AND your clients will love.
Here’s is the part one of a 50-minute photography class taught by Rick Ferro, Master Photographer and nationally known speaker. You will pick up lighting and posing tips which will have an immediate impact upon your photography.
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Romantic Engagement Session: In-Studio Setting
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FREE Photo Tips on Using The Main Light
June 25, 2009 by Mike Luter
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I have noticed that many new photographers tend to aim their main light source (this could be an umbrella, a softbox, etc…) directly at the subject. While this will definitely light the subject, it’s certainly not the most flattering way to use your light source. In this post, I would like to introduce you to an idea called “feathering the main light”.
By nature, your light source is typically brighter in the center and tends to fall off toward the edges. Therefore, by aiming your light source directly at the subject, it tends to create more specular highlights and can produce hot spots or can cause the highlights to become overexposed.
So next time, instead of just aiming the light right at your subject, try feathering the light. By this I simply mean to direct the light in front of your subject. You should be working with the edge of your light source and not the center of the light source. I will typically turn my soft box horizontally and have most of the light pass in from of the subject, and just work with the light from the back edge of my soft box. By working with the feathered position of the main light, it gives me a softer, more flattering light on my subject.
Not only is feathering the light much more flattering for my subjects, but it allows me to easily work with a reflector as my fill light – by reflecting the light passing in front of the subject into the shadow side of the subject. When working with a large soft box and feathering, this box acts as both the main light and the fill light ( a term referred to as wrap-around lighting). It also helps keep stray light off the background so I can control the brightness of the background through the use of a background light.
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FREE Photo Tips on Using Westcott TD5 Spiderlites
June 24, 2009 by wBerlin
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Here’s a great photographic technique that’s perfect for portrait & wedding photographers.
Master photographer, Rick Ferro demonstrates the Westcott TD5 Spiderlite and a basic Bridal pose tip.
