Archive for April, 2008

Contrary to the urban myths that propagate like viruses on computer discussion boards, no digital camera with interchangeable lenses has a exposed imaging sensor. All either have a glass anti-aliasing filter or an optical glass cover. With the right tools cleaning this piece of glass is no more dangerous than cleaning your lens' front element.
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Tags: camera, imaging, landscape, lens, softbox, studio
Posted in PHOTO GEAR |

"Learn how light works to model a 3D face in 2D using window light before spending a lot of money on lighting gear. It costs little beyond your time and will will save you money in the long run because you'll understand intuitively what you need and be able to get better results with less. "
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Tags: LIGHTING, Portraits, studio
Posted in LIGHTING, PHOTOGRAPHY |

"Understanding camera lenses can help add more creative control to digital photography. Choosing the right lens for the task can become a complex trade-off between cost, size, weight, lens speed and image quality. "
"This tutorial aims to improve understanding by providing an introductory overview of concepts relating to image quality, focal length, perspective, prime vs. zoom lenses and aperture or f-number."
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Tags: camera, FLASH, lens, studio, tutorial
Posted in PHOTO GEAR, PHOTOGRAPHY |

"When we last saw our friend's head you remember he was plagued by that problem of residual color from his original background. If I used the lasso to un-select these areas, I'm afraid we'd lose too many hairs and his hair would look too much like a helmet."
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Tags: blend, blending, PHOTOSHOP, tutorial
Posted in PHOTO RETOUCHING, PHOTOSHOP |

Master 550ex Speedlite
580ex slave Flash bounced in silver umbrella
Manual mode - 1/1 power
ISO 200 - f/6.3 - 1/200 sec - 70 mm

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Tags: 1ds mark II, 550ex, 580ex, camera, Canon, chimera, eos, FLASH, flashes, LIGHTING, portable, Sample, silver, slave, softbox, speedlite, umbrella, VIDEO
Posted in FLASH, LIGHTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, SPEEDLITES |

"Typical indoor ambient light, for instance, might be about 1/60th at 4/f at ISO 400. So If I shoot you in that light, available only, you are going to be properly exposed. You'll still probably look pretty bad -- we nailed the quantity, but the quality of the light is likely ugly as it comes from overhead fixtures."
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Tags: ambient light, exposure, FLASH, LIGHTING, Strobist
Posted in FLASH, LIGHTING, PHOTOGRAPHY |

"Bounce is a great alternative to direct flash, especially for people pictures made under low ceilings or near white walls. As its name implies, you bounce the flash off a nearby surface rather than blasting it directly at your subjects. Bounce creates much softer light for highlights and shadows that better convey the shaping of a person's face.
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Tags: FLASH, LIGHTING
Posted in FLASH, LIGHTING, PHOTOGRAPHY |

"I shot in the middle of the afternoon to use this portrait as an example of how to light an outdoor portrait with a couple of small flashes on a sunny day."
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Tags: black and white, FLASH, flashes, speedlight, speedlite, Strobist
Posted in FLASH, LIGHTING, PHOTOGRAPHY |
Tags: FLASH, VIDEO
Posted in VIDEO |

"Emporio Armani fragrances are inviting designers and filmmakers to create a print or video to advertise their Get Together range of his and hers perfumes.
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Tags: film, VIDEO
Posted in THE WEB |