Capturing Beauty Portraits in Small Spaces
Getting started in the realm of fashion and beauty photography can be tricky. When setting up studio lights that can take up a large amount of a room, space becomes a very valuable resource.
5 Ways to Bring Color Into Your Photography with the Savage RGB Light Painter Pro LED Wand
In an ever growing photography industry, it can be hard to stand out and create truly unique photos. So why not bring in an element of creative color into your photographs with the Savage RGB Light Painter Pro LED Wand?
Matching Skin Tones with Seamless Paper
It’s important to understand your subjects base tone to better understand which colors will complement their skin. In general, skin tones have three main base tones – warm, cool, and neutral.
Exploring Colorful Imagery with the Savage RGB300 Color Video Light
While I have played a bit with color gels in the past I shoot almost solely with strobes so I was eager to see how the constant light version of gels would work.
Editing Pet Portraits: A Step By Step Guide
When photographing pets, I edit the animals as minimally as possible because I want to ensure that the dogs look as realistic as possible, especially if they are still in search of their “furever” home (from my adoption sessions).
Blurring Your Background
Clarifying backgrounds, freeing them of unnecessary clutter is something every photographer is taught and it only becomes clear when all the mistakes have been made and the idea becomes second nature to us.
Using Gels Alongside Colored Seamless Paper To Create Cleaner Shots
By combining gels along with colored seamless, photographers can play with multiple color palettes, and create bold and engaging images.
Experimenting with Lens Distortion & Creative Camera Techniques
There are so many different techniques and tricks that Photographers have been using for years to create unique effects on their photos (and videos). I hold and move the object in front and around my lens until I get my desired look. You can add some objects to your kit and use them in the studio or take them with you on location; you may even have these at home!
6 Tips for Setting Up a Home Studio
If you’re making the transition from photography enthusiast to professional, you’ve probably thought about setting up your own home studio. Before you make the leap and open your home to clients, be sure you have a set-up that will deliver professional results.
Making & Breaking Photo Composition Rules
Truly visionary artists in any medium sealed their place in art history by creating their own path once they got the rules down. Knowing how and when to break them to create your own visual style and propel your photographic art to a new level is what you’ll need to discover for yourself. First, let’s do a brief overview of the basics of composition.