Tag Archives: light
6 Tips To Help You Shoot In Low Light Without a Tripod
Most photographers will tell you that a tripod is invaluable and is usually the favorite accessory that they carry with them. While a tripod remains an essential piece of equipment, especially for low light photography, it is also usually the … Continue reading
4 Tips for Low Light Photography During the Winter
With fall here and winter fast approaching as well, the sun sets earlier in the day and most of us will be confined to shooting indoors. Whether you are shooting during the day or in the evening after the sunset, … Continue reading
How to Use Soft Light Blend Mode in Photoshop to Improve Exposure and Contrast
Do you have an overexposed sunny side and an underexposed shadow on the other side of your image? Or maybe a well-exposed photo that needs more vibrancy? There’s a tool so versatile that can help you fix any of these … Continue reading
Landscape Photography: It’s All About the Light
There are many tools that photographers use for creating compelling landscape photography, but some fail to realize that light is the most important element. We only shoot in those magic hours when the sun’s rays hit our subject at an … Continue reading
Weekly Photography Challenge – Light Painting
Earlier I rounded up a couple videos on how to do two very different styles of light painting. You can see them here. Below are two images of my own where you can see the two different techniques and the … Continue reading
Video Tips – Two Light Painting Techniques for you to Try
I personally love night photography and one of my favorite things to do at night is light painting. There are a few ways to do it depending on the look you want. Here are two completely different techniques for you … Continue reading
Tips for Shooting in Low Light Without a Full-Sized Tripod – Video Tutorial
Shooting in low light without a full-sized tripod can be tricky to do and get a sharp image. In this short video from Adorama TV, Gavin Hoey goes over several things you can do to help you in this situation. … Continue reading
6 Tips for Getting Consistent Results Shooting in Low Light
It’s often challenging for photographers to get consistent results in low light. Problems encountered may include camera shake, out of focus photos, and noisy images. There are three main reasons that these things happen. You may not be using shutter … Continue reading
Review of the new Spekular Modular LED Light System
I was fortunate enough to get hold of the new Spekular Modular LED kit from the people at Spiffy Gear a little bit earlier than most. So I’ve been using it for a couple of months now on everything from … Continue reading
Lighting 103: Using Gelled Flash to Correct Ambient Light
Abstract: You can alter your camera's white balance and gel your flash to "correct" nearly any ambient light color shift. But should you? Read more » Strobist
Lighting 103: Greg Heisler on Light and Color
Abstract: Chromatically complex light adds much more realism to your lit photos. Today’s Lighting 103 post features excerpts from a bar conversation with Greg Heisler. It's just as if we cornered him at a conference (which I did) and he … Continue reading
Interesting Photo of the Day: Magical Light in Polish Forest
Photographer Krzysztof Winiarski captured this photo in a Polish forest near Złotów, where he lives. Simply put, the photo manages to capture the essence of beautiful morning light filtering down through the thick foliage of trees. The intermittent rays of light interrupted by pockets of … Continue reading