Portrait Using Gels
Using gels and adjusting your camera’s white balance are a great way to inject some pop into your pics. This is a quick 2 light portrait in Jakarta around 5.30pm. However, I wanted to recreate a moody night shot of my subject sitting … Continue reading Portrait Using Gels
Band Portraits – Location Lighting 2
This is the 2nd post from my recent band shoot Musician Portraits – Location Lighting 1 I find group shots hard work – because I am an annoying perfectionist with lighting and I don’t like to be rushed. So here, to help … Continue reading Band Portraits – Location Lighting 2
Custom Photography Portfolio Book
In a digital age, it’s easy to overlook the value of printed photographs. To me, there is nothing better than presenting your creative work on high quality photographic paper, displayed in a custom portfolio book that will immediately differentiate you … Continue reading Custom Photography Portfolio Book
Fresnel Portrait
Just starting to use my Profoto fresnel small attachment on my flash heads for portraits. I’ve always been a fan of classic black and white movies and love the distinctive quality of light and contrasty lighting setups. Movies like Citizen Kane … Continue reading Fresnel Portrait
Shutter Speed – Pan, Zoom & Twist
In this second post on shutter speed, I show how I pan, zoom and twist with a slower shutter to get fun and creative shots of action and every day life. This follows my first post Shutter Speed – Take it … Continue reading Shutter Speed – Pan, Zoom & Twist
Shutter Speed – Take it Slow
Understanding how your camera shutter works, opens up a fun and creative view of the world. Simple shutter adjustments can turn an ordinary image into something much more arty and unique. In this first of two posts, I show how slowing down … Continue reading Shutter Speed – Take it Slow
Shutter Speed – Take it Slowly
Understanding how your camera’s shutter works offers a more creative (and fun) view of the world. By slowing things down a little, you can turn an ordinary image or scene into something quiet arty and unique. In this first of two posts looking a shutter speed, I show you how I slow down my shutter to be more creative. In my second post, Shutter Speed – Pan & Zoom I show panning and zooming techniques that I use to go a little bit further. Slowing down the swimmer creates a ghostly feel to his face and jaws and also smoothes out the splashing … Continue reading Shutter Speed – Take it Slowly
Light Painting – Interior Showroom Dubai
I sometimes use 4-5 lights for a portrait but lighting a large interior space needs something more. A good client asked me to do a shoot (30+ images) of their paint showroom in Dubai for internal use. Now, I am not an … Continue reading Light Painting – Interior Showroom Dubai
Character Portrait of a Life Coach
This is the second of my posts for my studio shoot with Sundus, a life coach from Kuwait. In the first set up, Studio Portraits – Life Coach Profile Shots I did a few casual but professional profile shots. However, for … Continue reading Character Portrait of a Life Coach
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