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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Alternative ways
On most modern cameras, there are many ways you can tune the camera to your own needs. One such way is how to focus. The standard, of course, is: “shutter button focuses (and meters) when held half way down”. I … Continue reading
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Glasses are not a problem
In a shot with glasses, avoid reflections – and it is easy. Move the lights (umbrellas, softboxes, whatever you use) 45 degrees to the subject’s side, and 45 degrees up. If you see a reflection, like this: ..then do the … Continue reading
Coaching Tip and special offer
I have a tip, a bit of self-promotion, and a suggestion for you. (You wil allow me a little promotion for once, I hope – if only because it can benefit you). The tip: In addition to the schooling you take at … Continue reading
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Mood and meaningful
Try to do the following: create an image that evokes a mood. And your images are more valuable if they convey mood and have meaning more than the strictly documentative and factual. Images, more than any other artistic expression except … Continue reading
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Depth of field…
….is affected by aperture – the lower the “F-number”, the more shallow the depth of field. But let me repeat… also by lens length (the longer the lens, the more shallow the depth of field), and, importantly, by proximity. It … Continue reading
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Does Lightroom overwrite files?
A word about how Lightroom uses files. Lightroom is a “database of changes”. It never touches your original file (whatever format it is). We call that “non-destructive editing”. Here’s how it works: You have your original file. Lightroom simply knows … Continue reading
I wanna know…
….haveyou ever seen the rain? With a tip of the hat to CCR, I do wonder if we look at rain the right way. Rain, especially in winter or at night, is great weather to take pictures. This snap, although it is … Continue reading
Effective shutter speed
When you are using flash, your shutter speed is not necessarily really what you think it is. A flash, you see, fires at 1/1000th second or faster. So if the only light falling onto your subject is the flash (an … Continue reading
The best camera…
…it is often said, is the camera you have on you. But you need to use it well. I shall share with you an example of an iPhone picture I took, to illustrate this. To do an iPhone picture is … Continue reading
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Studio tip
In a studio setup, we usually use strobes – big, outlet-powered lights. Like the two main lights here, with softbox and umbrella: Fired by a pocketwizrds: you can see one on the left. But if you look carefully, you will … Continue reading
