Saturday 13 July 2013

New: Basic Lighting for Portrait Photography

New: Basic Lighting for Portrait Photography

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New: Basic Lighting for Portrait Photography

Posted: 12 Jul 2013 08:57 PM PDT

Lighting can be one of the most challenging aspects of photography, but something every photographer should strive to learn more about, no matter what their skill level. This new eBook is designed to lead you on a path of learning by doing using realistic example images. We were able to arrange 25% off for our readers for a few days, simply use the voucher code PICTURECORRECT at checkout. It can be found here: Basic Lighting for Portrait Photography

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This eBook is intended for photographers at a beginner and intermediate level where lighting is concerned. There is a lot of beginner material that won’t be of much use to the advanced photographer who already knows everything there is to know about studio lighting. The emphasis is on studio lighting, not natural light.

Topics covered in This eBook include the fundamentals of gear and lighting options and modifiers, traditional portrait lighting patterns, one-light setups, multiple-light setups (main, fill, hair, background light), classic portraits, headshots, full-length lighting, white background lighting, and other topics.

Chapter List (117 Pages):

  • Introduction
  • Light Sources and Gear
  • Three Types of Light
  • Basic Lighting for any Budget
  • Light Stands
  • Lighting Modifiers
  • Starting Points
  • Backgrounds
  • Light Meters
  • Portrait Lighting Basics
  • Lighting for Faces
  • The Five Basic Lighting Patterns
  • Flat vs Dimensional Lighting
  • Background and Environment Considerations
  • What Else Makes a Good Portrait
  • Dramatic Portraits
  • Everything Starts with One Light
  • Adding Fill Light
  • Adding Hair Light
  • Adding Background Light
  • Side Lighting
  • Single Side Light Profile
  • Split Lighting
  • Two Side Lights
  • Adding Fill Light
  • Halo/Hair Rim Light
  • Full-Length Lighting
  • One Light From Above
  • Two Lights for More Coverage
  • Big Softbox without the Box
  • Wall Bounce for Bigger Light
  • Another Solution: Move the Light Farther Away
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  • Lighting for Headshots
  • It Begins with One Light, But You Already Knew That
  • The Fill Light
  • The Hair Light
  • The Background
  • Clamshell Lighting
  • Headshots come in many styles
  • The White Background
  • White Backgrounds are Easy
  • A White Background Isn’t Always White
  • The Basic White Background
  • Wrap-Around Lighting
  • The Light Source as Background
  • One Light Can Work
  • Freestyle Lighting
  • Conclusion

The illustrations mostly feature main and fill lighting represented by small flash units modified with shoot-through umbrellas. However, any of the light sources can be re- placed by other types of lighting and modifiers to suit your particular needs.

How to Get a Discounted Copy This Week:

Our readers can receive 25% off until Thursday, June 27 by using the discount code PICTURECORRECT at checkout. The guide comes in PDF format that can be read on computers, phones and most tablet computers (works great as a mobile reference out in the field).

It can be found here: Basic Lighting for Portrait Photography


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How to Cleanly Remove the Bottom of a Bottle: Product Photography Trick

Posted: 12 Jul 2013 02:40 PM PDT

Having the bottom of a bottle removed by a professional could cost anywhere from 50-60 dollars apiece. This is probably because the process involves some heavy machinery and an expert in glassware at the very least, but you might be surprised how easy it is to do it yourself (for those of you reading this by email, the video can be seen here):

What You'll Need:

  • Empty Beer Bottle
  • Twine
  • Nail Polish Remover

Steps:
1. Empty the beer bottle/s of its contents if you haven't already.
2. Tie a piece of twine around the bottom of the bottle a couple of times.
3. Soak the twine in nail polish remover.

pouring nail polish remover on twine

4. Use a lighter to set the twine on fire.

lighting twine on fire

5. Spin the bottle constantly so the heat doesn't settle in one place.

This neat little photography trick will certainly come in handy when dealing with product photos like this one:

pour beer product photo


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12 Stunning Examples of Digital Monochrome Photography

Posted: 12 Jul 2013 11:49 AM PDT

Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.  Black-and-white as a description may be considered a misnomer in that the images are not ordinarily starkly contrasted black and white but combine black and white in a continuum producing a range of shades of gray:

black and white

photo by rob castro

black and white

photo by Spencer Lunn

black and white

photo by digitalpimp.

black and white

photo by Casete

black and white

photo by Desh Kapur

black and white

photo by Trisha

Digital photography has very clearly changed the way we can shoot in black and white, and it is perfectly obvious that by far the most important practical difference between a sensor and film is that now you can have both color and monochrome from the same shot. There is no prior choice to be made, no decision to load black-and-white film rather than color film before setting out. So, why wouldn’t you try it?


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