When it comes to headshots, there is perhaps no better source of information and guidance than the man who has made an empire out of the practice. In this five minute video on the, Peter Hurley quickly breaks down his favorite tips to light the perfect headshot. Tip 1: Peters’s most important tip comes from […]
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In this nine-minute video from Workphlo, photographer Dustin Dolby explains how to light catalog quality reflective product photos using just a single Speedlight. To start, Dolby suggests shooting the products separately to avoid them reflecting onto each other, making it easier to get an ultra-clean look for each piece. Dolby also suggests using an app […] petapixel.com »
2021-09-16 22:54
I have a client who builds amazing luxury apartment complexes all over California, and I’m their pool guy. I know it sounds funny, but they call me whenever they need exterior images and pool images (they call another photog to do the interiors of the model apartments). This is one of the delivered photos of […] petapixel.com »
2019-08-23 17:55
Here’s a fantastic 16-minute tutorial by photographer Dustin Dolby of workphlo (he’s like the Bob Ross of product photography) on adding a creative background to a product photo by light painting with a smartphone. petapixel.com »
2018-05-16 21:28
It goes without saying that lighting is an incredible important aspect to any genre of photography. But in portraiture, light can be used to create, or enhance, emotion in a photo. In this 13-minute video by The Slanted Lens, photographer Jay P. petapixel.com »
2017-06-28 21:53
Ring lights are a great piece of kit for illuminating your subject evenly and creating a distinctive catch light in the eyes. Unfortunately, these lights are typically expensive, but this short tutorial by Instructables user gravityisweak will show you how to building your own for next to nothing. This project makes use of a 12v halo […] petapixel.com »
2017-05-18 23:36
In this 8-minute video by Macroscope Pictures, learn how to build a color changing wand light with your own two hands for only $30 in materials. For an extra 15 bucks, you can add a Wi-Fi controller and control the finished product with your phone. petapixel.com »
2017-05-13 17:06
If you're a natural light portrait photographer, then I simply cannot express to you how much a reflector can help you create better portraits. They're so incredibly versatile--being able to reflect light of certain colors into a scene or even diffuse light as you see it coming into the scene. thephoblographer.com »
2017-05-03 10:00
A couple of weekends ago I was playing about with some ideas for a new portfolio shot involving a wall clock. Now, this clock happens to look a bit like a pocket watch, and a pocket watch normally has a chain (see where I’m going with this?). So I figured: “what if instead of a […] petapixel.com »
2017-03-07 23:25
Working with a portrait subject in the studio first and foremost requires you to stop thinking about them necessarily as your subject and instead more as your collaborator. Now don't get me wrong, you're essentially going to the conductor of the orchestra most of the time so to speak--but you need to think about people in a different way. thephoblographer.com »
2017-03-03 20:02
Sue Bryce is a titan of the photography education circuit, with thousands upon thousands of photographers flocking to her workshops and events in an attempt to learn from the queen of glamour portraiture. thephoblographer.com »
2017-02-15 02:04
How much of an impact does light pollution have on how we see the night sky? Photographer Sriram Murali has created a new video that aims to show us the answer. Back in 2016, Murali released a video titled “Lost in Light” that showed scenes shot in places ranging from Class 8 and 9 (the […] petapixel.com »
2017-02-09 19:01
There’s a staggering fact on photographer Malin Fezehai’s website: “The number of people forced to flee their homes across the world has exceeded 50 million for the first time since the second World War. petapixel.com »
2017-01-18 19:47
Many materials show internal stress when illuminated with polarized light and photographed with a second analyzing polarizer. This unique property of materials is called birefringence. Some of the more common material that exhibits this property is glass, ice, and most plastics. petapixel.com »
2017-01-11 20:41
Moving from using only natural light to flash photography is a big step for an outdoor photographer, but before you ditch ambient light entirely, give this video a look. As photographer Francisco Hernandez explains, you’ll often get more pleasing results by pulling some ambient light back in. Now, it’s important to note that terms like […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-05 00:10
I definitely love do-it-yourself projects, especially those that help me out with a project in a niche way. I recently had a story planned and I wanted the opening and closing shots to be of sunlight and moonlight streaming through a window, illuminating a girl who had fallen asleep reading… but how the hell was […] petapixel.com »
2016-11-02 20:39
As we mentioned this morning, composition is one of the most critical aspects of photography. But another, equally important piece is understanding the basic laws of light and how to use them when capturing a photograph. petapixel.com »
2016-10-14 20:56
PhotoPlus Expo 2016 will offer attendees a total of 22 photo walks over a three-day span, giving them the opportunity to learn different skills and gain experience from top educators and photographers, including Me Ra Koh, Jen Rozenbaum, Michael Grecco, Brooke Shaden and Matt Kloskowski. dpreview.com »
2016-10-07 21:07
It's no secret that most photography equipment is expensive and typically highly specialized. But that doesn't always need to be the case. In the above video from Adorama, photographer Gavin Hoey walks viewers through how to create studio portraits using a simple sheet of cardboard and some studio lights. [Read More]
iFootage has announced a new flat panel LED that it claims has the best spectrum in its class with minimal blue light. The new light has the company's "Sun Spectrum" which it says allows for lighting that looks more natural. [Read More]
In the two-plus decades I’ve been a photographer, finding the right light modifiers for the varied work that I did was a challenge. In the small community I lived in, my subject matter ranged from commercial photography to weddings and portraits.
Parabolic light has become increasingly popular among fashion and portrait photographers. With so many options to choose from, a photographer may get lost or not understand the modifiers at all. Parabolic softboxes, umbrellas, reflectors, and so more.
The beauty dish is one of the most commonly used light modifiers for beauty and portrait work, but being popular doesn’t mean that it’s an easy-to-use modifier without any quirks and intricacies. In fact, you can only harness the true magic of the beauty dish if you know the principles behind it inside-out. In this […]
If you’ve wanted to photograph more than one person with the popular ring light look, you’re going to want to take a gander at Smith-Victor’s Saturn Pro, a 48-inch bi-color LED ring light that outputs a whopping 1200 watt incandescent equivalent.