If you’re into shooting high-quality portraits with minimal studio equipment, here’s a 6-minute video from photographer Manny Ortiz that explains how you can take great, dramatic portraits with just a single studio light.
“Using one light is not as easy as it looks,” warns Ortiz. There are plenty of things to keep in mind, as poorly controlled […]. petapixel.com
Konseen has launched Photo Studio, a new light box tent large enough to photograph people, in addition to smaller objects like clothing and jewelry. Photo Studio is offered in two sizes, one measuring 47 x 39 x 78in / 119 x 99 x 198cm with enough room for adults, the other 47 x 32 x 63in / 120 x 80 x 160cm, which is large enough for children. dpreview.com »
2018-09-14 14:00
Want to get started with shooting portrait photos with studio lighting? Here’s a helpful 8-minute video by Adorama with photographer Mark Wallace that introduces the different types of studio lighting and the specific job they each perform. petapixel.com »
2017-11-24 17:38
Press Release – September 19, 2017 The Profoto A1 might be the smallest flash we’ve ever made, but it’s still built to the same impossibly high standards we’ve set ourselves over the last fifty years. canonrumors.com »
2017-09-19 18:54
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
A new Polaroid-branded LED photo studio color box light has been introduced: a 907g / 2lb lightweight offering with an attachable handgrip, remote control and quiet operation easy-press buttons. dpreview.com »
2016-09-02 21:46
For starters, I love the fast-paced John Wick series, and I think that Keanu Reeves is just a badass in general. Now I don’t use this word often, but everything about these movies is pure cinematic gold — the lighting, composition, camera movement, etc.
I recently made a ten-day timelapse video on two smartphone cameras of my hometown of Manhattan Beach, California, for multiple sunsets, moonrises, flowing clouds, and all sorts of stuff the naked eye rarely gets to see. [Read More]
While cleaning one of my camera sensors, I noticed my incredibly pocketable and convenient 12mm f/2. 0 Olympus lens developed a fatal flaw. A rather large reflective fragment became dislodged inside the lens and was robbing me of precious photons.
I had the Mamiya RB67 and Pentax 67 on my medium-format wanted list for many years now, but I simply could not justify the price tag or bear the unfortunate realization that either camera would sit lonely and unused on a shelf.
As creatives, more specifically as a photographer and filmmaker, we tend to get gigs all over the city. From big production to small, low-budget clients, our commute can be taxing, especially with increased gas prices. [Read More]
"Flambient" real estate photography involves combining flash and ambient light for beautiful, high-end results. In this article, I will show how you can capture great real estate images using high dynamic range (HDR) and flash techniques. [Read More]
I do mainly large format photography, and I often take my own self-portrait by using my pneumatic cable release that has a long cable and air bulb release. However, I have long been thinking about how to make a more modern kind of remote cable release.