If photography is light, then lighting is everything. It’s the way in which the photographer manipulates his or her light that sets them apart and distinguishes their style as an artist. I use a Beauty Dish exclusively as my light modifier of choice, now indoors and out. The Beauty Dish magically enhances skin and makeup [...]
e-Photo’s Beauty Dish: Recently I purchased a 16″ Beauty Dish, from my friends at e-Photo. I love the engineered shape and design. It’ has a highly reflective silver interior that returns the maximum light from the Speedlights. I LOVE the mounting bracket that attaches to a standard light stand. For $60.00 this offers so many [...]
By: James Davenport , Posted On: 2009-09-19 // FashionsWithMarie.comFashions With Marie, Official Website To capture a good photo you must be aware of basic photographic techniques and methods. If you are a professional photographer you probably have a whole range of photographic skills. But to critique photography, there are no hard and fast rules that [...]
By: John Oxton So, you have captured that wonderful moment, a beautiful image in your digital camera! Now, you are preparing to take a print to make a gift to your dear and near one or for your personal collection! Now here is the crux! In the majority of such cases, as our experience tells [...]
By Andrew Malek Night photos can take on a somewhat magical quality you may find lacking in normal daytime photography. Amazing night pictures certainly can attract attention. As the sun goes down, however, it becomes harder to capture images without the proper equipment and techniques. Thus, as was mentioned in Part 1 of this series, [...]
Night photographs express a special something that cannot be seen in normal daytime photography. Whether it is a photograph of a moon and starlit sky over a windy deserted beach, the excitement of a downtown cityscape when the lights go on, or just a picture of you and some friends in front of a favorite [...]
The annual Thanksgiving Day is coming close to us, and then the Christmas. Have you ever think of creating your own ecard for your family, friends, business customer and all people concerned about you? It’s not just a celebration and what’s more is to send your respect and regard of a message with a few [...]
I’m asked all of the time how I get that beautiful “glow” in Photoshop, I wish… I haven’t figured that one out yet, I use a special light modifier called the Beauty Dish. Mine is available from Alien Bees. There are several on the market today from various suppliers and studio equipment manufacturers. I have [...]
Did you have a great Thanksgiving? I sure did with family, friends and more then enough food, but I am still so full I need binoculars to get close enough to see the monitor ? I felt this would be the perfect opportunity to talk about Trimming the Fat. With anything you do in Photoshop [...]
Introduction In the glamour industry, the “iron triangle” for creating a good shoot consists of three parts: photographer, model, and makeup artist. While there are many variations of this triangle (i.e. makeup artists and/or stylist, more than one model, photographer and graphic artist combination’s, etc.), and while all three of these parts may or may [...]
The most critical issue facing every photographer is how our final images look, both in Print and on the Internet. We have invested in quality equipment and we spend the time and effort on post-processing only to see our work elsewhere and worse yet, to be embarrassed by something major we missed in post-processing. With [...]
Color Management – An easy introduction to consistent true colors in capture – edit – print By Klaus Bjarner of DataColor Why do we need to spend time on color management? Color management is the process of ensuring that colors are true and consistent throughout the entire workflow, from capture to edit to final print [...]
Glam InFocus covers the technical aspects faced everyday by the professional photographer and those interested in the advance tips and tricks we use, both in the field and in the studio to create Magic. Our first article on Fill Flash comes from John Valerio of Nor Cal-Images. Fill Flash, what is it? And Why is [...]
This is the first tutorials in a series of tutorials designed to teach the basics and bring everyone up to speed before getting into the more advanced Beauty Editing. I have taught Adobe Photoshop for over 14 years, as well as other technical computer related subjects and my style it different. I do not go [...]
