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This lesson shows a very effective method for shooting a full-length fashion shot in the studio using strobe lights and large soft boxes. This shot was lit with a 5-foot OctoDome³ and strobe as the main light, a large LiteDome and strobe as the fill light, and a focusable continuous light as a background light.

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Using a Ring Flash

When it comes to photographing jewelry, there are different approaches to consider with regards to how each particular piece will come across.

Your choice of background is one consideration. Another is whether or not to include props within your shots. Still another is establishing a lighting style that is either soft or higher in contrast.

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"Photographing and processing smoke can be a frustrating experience. The guide covers everything from properly setting up a mini studio to processing your images in Photoshop. Both web and PDF versions of the guide are available.

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"Maybe you are a professional portrait photographer trying to separate yourself from the high school senior market or maybe you are a parent just wanting to impress your children. Either way, this simple project can be great fun and produce professional results for photographers of all skill levels."

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As in all things you need to know your tools so you can pick the best one for the job at hand. The goals for different styles vary and if you plan to shoot a variety of styles you'll need a wide variety of modifiers.

Any light source will produce a pure white or pure black. The character if its light is defined by what is in between; how smooth or abrupt the highlight-to-midtone shadow transitions are.

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" One of the most common approaches in portrait lighting is to use the softest possible light and to maintain good detail in both the highlight and the shadow areas of the photograph. This kind of lighting usually involves more than one light and the effect is often a highly flattering, idealized look. In this lesson we decided to step away from the standard technique of portrait lighting by attempting to create a more dramatic look. "

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"This is the guide I wish someone had written for me when I started 3 months ago. It's much shorter than photography books that cover the same topics because it's a computer geek's guide. I skip right over the basics of using a camera because you can guess your way through the basics or even read your camera manual (wimp!).

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"The camera metering system reacts to the amount of light reflected from the scene in the viewfinder and computes the camera settings needed to make a nominally correct exposure. What is adjusted depends on the mode the camera is in:"
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"The physical law of light states that "the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence". The angle of incidence is the angle that light is striking a surface. The angle of reflection is the angle that the light is reflected, or bounced"

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"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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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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