If you asked 50 photographers what inspires them to shoot you would not doubt get some very varied responses but without doubt one of their inspirations would be great light.
I don’t need much inspiration to photograph my children but I’d be a liar if I said the light in this image had no part to play with me grabbing my camera.
We were out camping and had just finished eating when the light broke through the rather heavy clouds and the whole field in front of our tent glowed in golden light.
I grabbed my camera and laid down in the grass waiting for my children to ignore me which they often do except when I haven’t a camera in my hand!
After 5-10 minutes my eldest daughter Gracie decided to start dancing around the field and I reacted quickly to fire off 6-7 frames while she played to the camera.
I have photographed many people,models and even a few celebrities over the years and my approach to lighting was and still is to keep it as simple as possible.
This is a good example of very simple but stunning natural lighting (no reflectors or flashes).
To me this type of lighting (back lighting) is probably the most beautiful lighting set up’s (if you can call it a set up) you can use especially when shooting females.
The only modification I made was to add 1 extra stop of exposure to my camera meter to allow more detail on Gracie’s face and further lighten the background.
Watch Out For Lens Flare When Shooting With This Type Of Lighting.
Gracie Dancing In The Summer Light
Canon 1Ds Mk 2
28-70mm Lens Set At 70mm
Shutter 1600 @ 2.8
400 iso
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Just released a new Digital Photography Tutorial video called “Introduction To Digital Photography”
The video is aimed at digital photography for beginners and we not only explain what various camera settings do but also illustrate them and show how they can be used creatively to produce images YOU want to create not the camera.
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I have mentioned a few times to members on ProphotoInsights about the composition video series I was working on and part 1 is finally finished!
To be fair the first video footage was shot 12 months ago while on location but I was not happy with it (me being ultra fussy!) and it got I placed it on the shelf for several months while other work took over.
Later last year I found a great location for what I required while in Majorca Spain and I re shot the footage needed.
Part 2 promises to be available much sooner as I plan all going well to shoot some of it while in Turkey this May.
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I get to meet some interesting people in my job and even when giving digital photography workshops I have often found myself shooting one of my students.
This occasion I was giving some one to one training to Martin a video-tv camera man who flew over from Spain.
Luckily for us he brought some sunny weather with him and we managed to get out and enjoy a great day’s shooting.
Here’s a short Digital Photography Tutorial I produced a few weeks ago during the intense snow storms that we had here in the UK.
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Just published a new Digital Photography Tutorial video on ProPhotoInsights called Camera Settings And Light Painting Tips.
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Just released Portrait Photography Tips Tutorial.
In this video we discuss lens focal length and using selective focus help to add visual impact to your image.
We then show how to create a similar effect within Photoshop.
Portrait Photography Tips Dvd
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These are for a limited period only.
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December Special Offer "The Making Of" Digital Photography Tutorials
Here is a 50 second preview of our latest video from our “The Making Of” series.
This one is called Last Sacrifice Of Dienekes and will be out and the end of July. (more…)
In this digital photography tutorial we move mountains and raise the seas to produce a stunning hilltop scene complete with windmills,mountains & glorious coastline. (more…)
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