Categories: Models and Headshots
- Portraits with Two Lights
A couple weeks back I was invited to a model shoot up here in Oceanside and had about an hour to hang out with Turtle Michelle Cabrera, Makeup artist Elaine Garcia, and several local models. Turtle is a young, hard working photographer and took on the challenge of more than 6 models in a single [...]
- Gellin’ like magellan – color gels with small flash.
Chris and I managed to pull off another beach shoot without losing anything – almost. A roll of gaffer’s tape going MIA is not as bad as what the angry seas have swallowed up in our past endeavors. So, to appease the ocean Gods, I decided to post a setup shot, perhaps give you shooters [...]
- When it Pays to be a bit Snooty.
We photographers are always trying to soften up the light. Bounce it off a ceiling or a wall, put an umbrella or a big softbox on our lights. Most of us, at one time or another, have resorted to having all manner of white plastic tupperware type devices hanging off our on-camera flashes making us [...]
- Beach sunset portraits – setup etc.
Living near this free backdrop is pretty cool sometimes. Some folks in San Diego shy away from the typical beach location shoot, but I can honestly say it does not get old for me. Learn how to wrangle your flash and ambient light mixture and the fun really begins. I am still studying this one [...]
- Looking your Best in Pictures
Some of us just have the body of a Venus (or Adonis). I actually have the body of a malnourished Kenyan sprinter (minus the athleticism). If you’re anything like me, you’ve looked at a picture of yourself in the back of a camera and immediately said “man, I’m getting old!” or “EWWWW!, insert self-deprecating comment [...]
- Simulating Sunlight with Flash
This first photo is a late addition to my post. There is no sunlight in it. It was taken at 10pm (after dark here in San Diego) with off camera flash. I set a bare bulb 580ex up outside the window on a light stand and taped an amber gel over it to give it [...]
- Taking Pictures on a White Background
If you have ever made a genuine attempt at photographing people or things on a pure white background, you know it is not as easy as it looks! Designers like stock photos on white because they can easily place the person or thing almost anywhere on a page. Without the constraints of a frame or [...]
- Getting Accurate Colors – Setting White Balance With a Target
Do your indoor photos look yellow without flash? Outdoor photos too blue? Getting accurate colors is one of the trickier things in digital photography. Even more tricky is getting consistent colors throughout a whole shoot. The human eye or rather the human brain, is capable of making quick adjustments to the color temperature of varied [...]
