Profoto have published an article about my personal photography project with the Hamer Tribe in Ethiopia on their Profoto blog page. On-location photography with Esam Hassanyeh Personal projects allow us photographers to shoot more meaningful stuff for more intimate … Continue reading Profoto Blog Feature
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
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
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
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
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
Sundus is from Kuwait and has just qualified as a certified life coach so she wanted some profile shots for general use on her web. She asked for different looks that showed her personality, positive energy and enthusiasm for coaching … Continue reading Studio Portraits – Life Coach Profile Shots
Sadhu is an on-going personal photography project that I started in 2015. All of these portraits were taken in Varanasi and Nashik using just one light – a Profoto B1 with a Profoto 5ft Octa box that gives a big soft spread … Continue reading Sadhu of India – Travel Portraits Using 1 Light
In this shot, I wanted to create a strong but creative portrait that expressed everything about my subject. The Dr is a cool guy. Professional, personable, well travelled, loves, music, art, food etc. I really like to get to know … Continue reading Corporate Power Portrait – Creative Lighting Set Up
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