Latest free Lighting magazine, that can be viewed online, from Bowens. Although it’s obviously Bowen orientated, there is lots of sound advice for anyone interested in Studio Lighting
Contents :-
Pro:File:-Steve Collinson: From heavyweight boxer to hot fashion photographer.
If you build it they will come:-Ian Shipley on building a studio from scratch from cowshed to commercial success.
Pro:File:-Adam Scott. The world through a plastic lens…
Top of the Class:- Zemamnesh Campbell on ‘Combining Cultures’.
Your Space:- Burlison Photography - why ‘Image is Everything’.
Reflexions & Image Anatomy:- Sarah Louise Johnson learns the photographers mantra - the hard way.
Hough To:- Christian Hough’s ’snooty’ guide to hard light.
As part of the ongoing Friday Freebies, as promised I will share some of my photography / processing tips that I use. Hopefully you will find them of use.
As part of my Fine Art processing in mono, I usually try to beef up the drama of the sky. We all like to see the brilliant whites of clouds , against the near balck skies. So how is it best done ?
Well here is a quick & easy 2 step process in Photoshop to help you get that dramatic sky. The results can be seen below
Having a close friend & accomplished landscape photoghrapher, Steve Bussell, stay over for a couple of days in Cheltenham, it was a perfect excuse for some more photography. After a shoot at Broadway Tower, the next day I decided to get the studio lights out at home. As soon as Mrs Williams was out the door, the lounge was quickly re-organised in to a studio
As Steve was relatively new to Studio lighting, we started with a single light setup & muggins here became the model <doh> . Going for the dark moody, low key portrait, we used one light box to camera left & kept the power as low as possible to minimise bounced light. Finally, we added a collapsible back drop to finish the portrait.
25 May, 2009 - 10:27 amSimon - I must say if it were a toss up with you or the previous post ............ lighting is great - just can't do anything about the model
25 May, 2009 - 3:23 pmDave - LOL - Did I forget to mention Steve had a bar of choclate in his hand to keep my attention ;)
Now this extremely handsome Rottweiler was a bit of a handful at first to photograph. But luckily having 3 dogs of my own, I know the way to a dogs mind …. well actually his stomach. With a “titbit” in one hand I was able to get the dog to look towards the light & with the other hand , quickly fired off the shots.
For dog portraits, you only get limited time to keep a dogs attention, so be quick ;) I quite like the end shot, what do you think ? Feel free to add a comment below
Having not used my Infrared camera for a while, I decided to use it solely for a photo shoot of Witley Court, in Worcestershire. Having never been there before, I have to say it’s a perfect location for a photographer. I would love to photograph some Wedding couple shots here. Definitely worth a visit
Infrared is a bit like marmite. You either love it, or hate it. So which camp do you fall in to ? Fee free to comment below.
A hundred years ago, Witley Court was one of England’s great country houses, hosting many extravagant parties. Today it is a spectacular ruin, the result of a disastrous fire in 1937.
Following the disastrous fire in 1937 the Witley Estate, including its gardens, fell into long decline. English Heritage has restored the south garden. In addition,Wolfson Foundation funding has assisted with major restoration works in the East Parterre garden, also enabling us to plan development of the formal gardens based on the original Nesfield designs
For those who like watch a slideshow of the photos to music :-
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For those who like to look at each photo individually, click on the thumbnails below to see the full size photograph :-
Using an Infrared converted Canon DSLR I took a wander up to one of my favourite locations for taking photos, Broadway Tower. As stated on their homepage
Broadway Tower is one of England’s outstanding viewpoints and at 1024 (312m) above sea level, it is the second highest point on the Cotswold ridge. Situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, high in the rolling Cotswold Hills, Broadway Tower surveys an expanse of some of the very best of the Cotswold countryside in a 62 mile radius.
It’s the question I hear all the time. Well as an experiment instead of shooting with £3K worth of camera & lens, this following shoot was taken with a £100 second hand Fuji S9500. My thanks to Gemma and her two daughters (Rebecca and Jessica) for being such great models.
As part of the ongoing Friday Freebies, as promised I will share some of my photography / processing tips that I use. Hopefully you will find them of use.
It’s often said the most important area of a portrait is the eyes. You can see why from the photo above ! Having the eyes pin sharp & beautifully lit, grabs the attention of the viewer & drags them in to the shot.
by Dave
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