Understanding Digital SLR Sensor Cleaning.
April 30, 2008
Filed under PHOTO GEAR
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.
Portraits by window light.
April 29, 2008
Filed under LIGHTING, PHOTOGRAPHY
“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. ”
Understanding Camera Lenses.
April 28, 2008
Filed under PHOTO GEAR, 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.”
Blending edges when you are making a composite photo photoshop tutorial.
April 27, 2008
Filed under PHOTO RETOUCHING, PHOTOSHOP
“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.”
Lighting diagrams and photos with canon 580ex speedlite flash
April 26, 2008
Filed under FLASH, LIGHTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, SPEEDLITES
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
PhotoShop Camera Raw video tutorial.
PhotoShop Camera Raw video tutorial.
Balancing Flash and Ambient Light Indoor Photography.
April 25, 2008
Filed under FLASH, LIGHTING, PHOTOGRAPHY
“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.”
Five Flash techniques.
April 24, 2008
Filed under 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.
Controlling Daylight at Strobist.
April 23, 2008
Filed under 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.”
Sushi Bar Photo Shoot video.
April 23, 2008
Filed under VIDEO
SUSHIBAR photo shoot video from SUSHIBAR on Vimeo.
