With a normal on-camera flashgun there is no way of knowing what the lighting effect will be, except to say that if you are using it fitted on the camera – it will be pretty awful! The advantages of studio flash are – modelling lamp, consistency, power and control.Lets look at these one at a time. Continue reading »
Tags: strobist, Studio Photography
If you are like other amateur photographers who go to a local photo studio to get your negatives developed or have a digital camera and only visit the studio in the neighborhood when you have decided on the best ones worthy of printing, or even if you send the photos online to a web studio service for sending you the positives, you may have often wondered what it would be like to have a photo studio of your own. It is only natural to think about this if you are passionate about going click and snap every now and then; however, if your work is mostly outdoor shoots, the need for a photographer’s studio is very limited especially if you do not have the time and energy required to invest in running the studio by yourself not to mention the dough!
On the other hand, if you are basically an indoor shoot preferring person, you may be taken in by the benefits of mood lighting, perfect background setting, least disturbance work and controlled environment offered by your personal photography space so you can work in a focused manner with the model and get the perfect shot by adjusting studio lights to suit the ambience needed, which is so difficult during outdoor shoots that can be ruined by unexpected bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances. It is easier to achieve right lighting for the perfect shot in a studio rather than on an outdoor shoot where a photographer is at the mercy of Mother Nature and many a time, tourists or public gathering to see the shoot, which can be distracting as well as a waste of time. Continue reading »
Don’t you feel a little jealous when you look at photos taken by someone else and they look incredibly good, while yours are almost always bad? Some amateur photographers feel that everyone can take a great picture except for them. The fact is that taking good photos is not something you just have, but something you learn. Even a basic digital camera can take beautiful portraits if you learn a few simple techniques and keep them in mind each time you take a new photo. Here are some of the most common techniques you can use. Continue reading »
Tags: Portrait