Brian Tremblay is an epic portrait photographer who has given his time to share some of his secrets to simple lighting effects. To create an effective portrait you really don't need any kind of external lighting at all. Be it flash or hard lights. Many portraits were created using just the ambient light in the room or great outdoor location. But, if you would like to step it … [Read more...]
Capturing Audio for Multimedia 101
Most digital cameras on the market are capable of capturing high quality high definition video sadly though despite stunning visual quality the audio recordings are often lacking. Keith Lane talks us through one solution for improved audio capture for multimedia and film work. Working as an independent photojournalist often means wearing several hats at once. Not only am I … [Read more...]
SEO and Photo Blogs
Running a photo blog is exciting but the sustainability generally comes from feedback, success and interest. Add your latest photographic masterpiece to your blog and you are going to want it to be seen by as many people as possible. We recently covered a guide to the best Wordpress themes for photobloggers and a list of the top Wordpress plugins. Part of the problem … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Shoot your Dog
My name is David Reyes and I am a dog lifestyle photographer. Here are some tips I find particularly useful when photographing the best friends in our lives. For context, I use a Nikon d700 camera and shoot primarily with a 24-70 f/2.8 or my significantly abused 35 f/2.0. There are some non-technical tips here, so both dSLR and compact camera shooters should be able to … [Read more...]
Syncing White Balance in Adobe Lightroom
Modern digital SLR cameras come equipped with a pretty accurate ‘auto’ white balance function but it isn’t always perfect. It may perform brilliantly in external light but move in doors with a range of different light sources and things get a little less accurate. Welcome the Grey Card. The combination of shooting RAW combined with the use of an 18% Grey card offers … [Read more...]