Using Reflectors

Photography reflectors are one of those things that I first thought was pretty useless. Over time I gave in and got a few and wow! I was so wrong! I regret my years of ignorance. I look back at a lot of images and now think, I really should have used a gold reflector in [...]

Studio Lighting Tutorial

As the weather cools down, we’ll be doing more and more in studio or indoor portrait sessions. I wanted todays tutorial to focus on that, so I found a few quick lighting tutorials for you today. The first is about using a basic 3 point lighting system. The second is a quick look at using [...]

How To Photograph Fireworks

The 4th of July is mere days away, and one thing we all do, is grab the camera for some fireworks shots. The next thing a lot of us do, is look at the images in confusion and wonder what happened. But we are going to help you make sure your images this holiday turn [...]

Add Flare To Your Photos

Sending a big thank you to Ashley Nicole Meyer for supplying us with these very cool lens flare images. Please take a second to check out her website www.alacrityphoto.com, and her facebook page. “Lens flare is the light scattered in lens systems through generally unwanted image formation mechanisms, such as internal reflection and scattering from [...]

Fill Flash

I’m often asked how I shoot into the sun and still manage to keep the sky blue while exposing the subject correctly.  So here is the answer: You must use a fill flash Expose for the sky, not the subject Underexpose by 1/2 of 1 stop Compensate with the flash A little photoshop Keep reading [...]

Shooting into the Sun

One of my favorite things to do is shoot into the sun.  This is pretty tricky and you should know about shutter speed and aperture before you attempt this.  You also have to have a fill flash or else the subject will become a silhouette  and you will lose all detail in the face.  I [...]