There is a newer online education community out there, created by portrait and wedding photographer Jerry Ghionis. At The Ice Society you can join in challenges, send your photographs in for critiques by Jerry and other educators, view online video workshops and so much more. Jerry hosts regular online chats and in-person workshops as well. I was given the opportunity … [Read more...]
Lighting Doesn’t Need to Be Complex to Be Effective
by Travis Clancy Some photographers swear by natural lighting. I love natural light photography but I love using artificial light just as much, if not more. In my opinion, it really adds to a photograph. When I got started in photography, I only used natural light since I was shooting mostly landscapes. When I got into a lot of macro work, I started using artificial light. … [Read more...]
Making Light : How to use a Flash eBook
I have owned a flash basically since I have owned a digital SLR camera but it is one area of photography that be a challenge to many. Considering the flash as just another light source is one thing but how many times have you ended up with photos that are either heavily over or under-exposed. Flash may be just another light source, but it differs in one important way from … [Read more...]
Tutorial : Lighting and Posing
In my upcoming workshop on lighting and posing I'll be covering this topic. I'm just very excited about it and how it's helped improve some of my images. It's one thing to use studio lighting in a studio or some other indoor location, but it's even greater to use it outdoors during a session. I've talked a bit about this before, but it's pretty easy to mount one of your … [Read more...]
Lighting Portraits with Two Lights
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...]