Tag Archives: light
Christmas Light Painting Photography Using a Drone
In recent years, photography has been one of the recepients of all the latest technology. It’s benefited from larger sensors, more sensitive cameras in low light, better lenses… you name it! The following clip comes from AscTec and they showcase … Continue reading
How to Improve Holiday Light Photos Using Lightroom’s Spot Removal Tool
Lightroom’s spot removal tool is a neat little fixer for removing spots and blemishes from your images. But did you know you can also fix your holiday lights with it? Intrigued? Well, photographer Paul Burwell has a smart trick to … Continue reading
Use a Hard Light for a Dramatic Portrait
Felix Sanchez Portrait photographers live and die by their ability to produce a soft light. Whether created using a softbox, diffuser, umbrella, or window, soft is by far the most common flavor of studio lighting. But it doesn’t have to … Continue reading
13 Tips for Doing Action Photography in Bad Light
Sometimes I feel cursed. Like any parent I want to take pictures of my kids doing their activities. However, I have a daughter who is a gymnast. For a photographer, that is a toxic combination of very fast action with … Continue reading
Night or Low Light Photography Tips
Quick reminder: only a little while left on these amazing Black Friday Photography Deals Twilight is a magical time. Just because the sun is down doesn’t mean you should put away your camera. When the sun sets, a different looking world … Continue reading
Conceptual Portraits with a Stunning Interplay of Light and Shadow
Photographer Alessio Albi’s images are all absorbed with a sense of melancholy, his subjects depicted in dull lights that are evocative of a sense glum. The people depicted are almost always unsmiling, shot in low-light backgrounds. They are pictured in … Continue reading
Karl Taylor Demonstrates How to Shoot a Simple 3 Light Portrait
From the Karl Taylor YouTube Channel: In this video Karl Taylor and Urs Recher demonstrate how to shoot a simple 3 light portrait using Siros lights and softboxes. B&H carries Broncolor Siros lights and Broncolor light modifiers. Canon and Nikon News, Deals … Continue reading
Lytro Immerge Is the Evolution of Light Field Photography
When Lytro first introduced their camera in 2011, the idea of light field photography was new and pretty exciting. The promise of shooting a photo and then deciding on the focus point later was novel if nothing else. But, Lytro’s … Continue reading
Understanding Natural Light Part 2: Color of Light
Light has different Properties, and by understanding those differences and using them in your favor, you can become a better image maker. Golden light of late day, mixed with cool light in the shadows. Chapter Two: Understanding color in natural … Continue reading
Supporting Your Off-Camera Flash – Tripods, Monopods or Light Stands?
I’ve generally been a natural light photographer. I understand natural light and love its variability. Normally it’s enough to get some beautiful photographs; many photographers stop here and go no further. Constantly critical of my own photographs, I realized that … Continue reading
24 Magical Images of Light Trails
Capturing light trails of something moving, often a vehicle, is somewhat magical because it’s something you cannot see with the naked eye. So only through the use of a camera and the right exposure techniques can this be possible. Remember … Continue reading
Weekly Photography Challenge – Light Trails
This week since it is the week of goblins and ghouls and spooky things, let’s do some photography in the dark! You can check out these image of light trails to get some ideas. By Vida Dimovska Weekly Photography Challenge … Continue reading