Monthly Archives: February 2011

The Social Network

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Michael Willems

Sunday I spoke at a large Social Media show in Toronto – one of the world’s biggest, at Ryerson University. With my friend Peter West, pictured above in an image that stresses the importance of iPhotography, I talked to an … Continue reading →

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Ideal Aperture

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Michael Willems

The ideal aperture is like really large, yes, a small F-number? Depends. Well then, at least in a portrait it is, yes? It can be. But you need to think about this carefully. Look at this image of some students … Continue reading →

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One is a great number.

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Michael Willems

As you know, for a good flash picture you need many flashes. Or at least several. False. Sometimes you want to do it the dramatic way. In that case, the number of flashes is not very important; the location of … Continue reading →

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Beginner’s Tip

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Michael Willems

A tip for beginners today, about a subject that can confuse. I constantly hear people confuse focus with exposure. I hear things like “I focused on the face”, when they mean “I exposed for the face”, and vice versa. Or … Continue reading →

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Lenses

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Michael Willems

Take a headshot portrait (one where the head fills the page) using a 20mm lens. Go on, do it. You know you can. And I mean a real 20mm lens, so if you have a 1.6 crop camera like a … Continue reading →

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Picture more

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Michael Willems

Today, a simple tip for you all: take more pictures. Pictures document your life and the lives of those around you, and this is of course well worth doing. Look at this link (click): people in old snapshots, and then … Continue reading →

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Judge not, that ye, etc

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Michael Willems

Actually I especially like judging. I spent tonight judging photos for a contest at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Business. Invited to do so with three other photographers, I judged 200 images – we quickly narrowed it down … Continue reading →

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Blue

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Michael Willems

I thank Lilly Erkoc for this pic, which she took during a course I taught last week. Shot using wireless TTL. One Canon speedlite through an umbrella; one Canon speedlight aimed at the black background with a Honl 1/4″ grid … Continue reading →

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Preparing

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Michael Willems

I am preparing for several courses, including the special version of my signature “Advanced Flash” workshop. which you may recall I teach in Henry’s School of Imaging location in Toronto on March 19 with Special Guest Star David Honl (Yes, … Continue reading →

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One.

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Michael Willems

One light can be enough. Look at this great image. How was it made? The answer is: one flash. Yes, that is all. In this case it was a strobe, fired through an umbrella. But it could have been a … Continue reading →

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