Outdoor portraits can offer a sense a drama or romance that can be hard to achieve in a studio setting. The early morning or evening sky can serve as a stunning backdrop for a portrait. The trick is in lighting your subject properly. T ...

A lot of people been asking me what are Color Temperature (CT) flash gels for and where they can find it. On the first part I will be showing a very simple way where you can get them, in Europe, very fast and with everything you need to co ...

While shooting portraits at the beach can be great fun, harsh lighting from the direct sunlight can result in blown-out highlights, distracting shadows, or squinting from your model. This lesson will show a technique that we like to use fo ...

"Color management" is a process where the color characteristics for every device in the imaging chain is known precisely and utilized to better predict and control color reproduction. For digital photography, this imaging chain usually starts ...

Color management is the practical application of the science of color perception and reproduction to make it possible to predict and previsualize how colors will be reproduced using differing mediums such as fabric and photographic dyes, CRT ...

The FlexDrop is a fast and easy backdrop you can take anywhere. Even outside the reversible chroma-key green/blue fabric prevents light from coming through and contaminating your shot. Here we'll show you an example of using the Flex Drop ...

How to match the dimensions of your photos and your prints Aspect ratio has a technical name, but is really pretty straighforward. It can be tricky getting your photos set to the right aspect ratios to print properly, but there are many softwar ...

For most folks, curves is the weapon of choice, and for good reason. Curves is one of the easiest way to dial in just the right amount of contrast to make photograph “pop”. Today though I’m going to share 5 simple ways to make your photos pop ...

click continue for set-up and additional photos. We moved the flash from frontal position to a position of 45 degrees from the model, direct light. thanks to Olivier

"The ColorMunki Photo combines high-end technology with easy to use features and a more palatable price tag for most users. Typically, you would buy a monitor calibration device like a DataColor Spyder3 or an X-Rite i1 Display 2." "The ...

" *  GPU acceleration: No more jagged pixels at various zoom levels.  Instead, what you see is what you get at any zoom ratio, from .07% all the way up to 3200% (and everywhere in between).  This gives us previews of cloned/healed data clippe ...

580ex Speedlite flash in softbox, triggered by master 550ex speedlite flash. continue for set-up and additional photos / speedlite articles. Canon 1ds mark II camera, 24-70 mm lens. Speedlite on manual power, 1/2 Shutt ...

Autumn is all about color and leaves. Red, orange and yellow suddenly becomes the predominant color of nature instead of the usual green. What you need to know is that red, orange and yellow are advancing colors. This means that if you look a ...

Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. When I get excited about a piece of equipment that allows me to make better pictures I want to tell everyone all about it and how to use it. This long and detailed Workshop at the Ranch ...

The Art and Science of Printer Profiling, part I Why Use the ProPhoto RGB Color Space? GretagMacbeth Eye-One Display The Color Management Wave Eye-One Match: An Eye for Color