My foray into DSLR photography was preceded by the ownership of a Canon G9, which I purchased a few years ago. I wanted a camera that was portable, familiar, and not as intimidating as an SLR; yet could produce similar images. The Canon G series was a good stepping stone to to SLR photography for two...
Adobe Lightroom Workflow tips. In this video you'll learn 5 keyboard shortcuts to help speed up your workflow.
It demonstrates the results of an off camera flash positioned at several spots within 360 degrees around a human subject. On the horizontal Axis is marked the location of the flash within the circle. On the vertical axis is the position of the flash head, specifically whether it is tilted 45 degrees up , down, or flat (parallel) to the subjects' spine.
This tutorial follows the process of creating a diptych or triptych image with the aid of Adobe Lightroom. If you have multiple displays, this will help , but Lightroom is versatile enough to be workable with just one screen
Appropriate pricing requires the juggling of a few factors. Fees should include pricing for your services and your costs.
It's easy to spend a lot of time doing things which get us nowhere, especially when we're multitasking. I suggest two things you can do to become more productive in your freelance business based on advice I have received, and try to implement.
Color correction should be at the top of the list when it comes to important adjustments to make to an image, especially when photographs are taken indoors under tungsten incandescent lighting. White balance is done to counter the effect of light color on the subjects in the images the camera captures. Again, this is a limitation of the dumb camera sensor, which doesn't innately know what pure white is supposed to look like under
I describe my experience at the parade, and get a bit technical in my use and description of the sunny 16 rule of photography.
In the digital photography era it's become commonplace to have our equipment make all or most of the decisions about exposure. The existence of an AUTO dial makes it all too tempting to think your camera knows better than you. This is not always the case, in fact in the real world of photography your camera knows much less than you do. The digital sensor and built-in camera light meter have certain inherent limitations of which a
I've been asked this question directly a few times this year, and the answer I gave always boiled down to something like "Get a handle on all of your general expenses and your specific job expenses." This made sense to me because I know that having an idea of this allows you to know where you stand with each job. It was a no brainer answer. Don't worry about what the market prices dictate. If you want to earn money, this was what
I just saw this video over on the Fstoppers blog and thought "yes, I'm going to try this for a shoot later this week!" Especially since clouds are in the forecast.
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Jay Morgan posted this video demonstrating the building of a comic book super heroine concept shoot. He describes the building of all the different lighting elements that create the finished product. It's educational to see how the creative process works, and be reminded that a final piece often involves a lot of consideration that the naive eye will have no idea. This is work I'd love to do, but who has time to do this and not be paid