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Author Archives: Michael Willems
Group Shot Technique
Ever had to take a group shot, like this one I toom of Kristen, Dan, and their wedding party in Jamaica last month? You have heard me mention these many times. They are both fun and rewarding. And to do them, … Continue reading
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Portrait of the day
Yes, I shoot animals too, but only with a camera. Pet photography is slow but enormously rewarding. Our best friends and family members deserve to be pictured well, don’t you think? In the photo: Lord Shiva, the Destroyer (of furniture), … Continue reading
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Technology or you? Try manual focus.
Basic photography skills have not changed since the 1970s. They’re still the same, and you still need them. One of those skills is focus. With all the autofocus functionality it is easy to forget that you can do it yourself … Continue reading
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Lightroom issue
Adobe Lightroom is great – I run my life using it – but now I have run into an issue that appears to be a bit of a showstopper. Let me run it by you: perhaps I am missing something. … Continue reading
Props To You!
You can often make a shoot more fun by using props. Items. Even -or perhaps especially – in a studio shoot, like in the portrait shoot I did with a few young ladies the other day. So, what props, and … Continue reading
Portraits
Here’s a shot from last night’s Portrait Lighting workshop: That is a classical portrait: Key light (metered normally); with a softbox. Fill light (two stops darker), also with a softbox. Hairlight (a speedlight using a grid). Another speedlights as a … Continue reading
Portraits – Special Offer Tonight
We love doing portraits, since people are so often the most important parts of our lives. Tonight, in a few hours, from 7-10pm I teach a “Portrait Photography” course in Hamilton, in the studio, and I have a special offer: … Continue reading
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Last call for….
….tomorrow night’s course in Hamilton, Ontario on Studio and Portrait photography (www.cameratraining.ca/Studio-Ham.html). In just three hours, from 7-10pm, get the fundamentals plus lots of practical tips and “guaranteed success” starting points, or “recipes”, for studio-style portraits. It’s just $145, a very small class, taught by me in … Continue reading
Power Tip
And I mean: a tip about power. A photographer on a forum I attend corrupted some photos due to her turning off the camera power after every shoot segment before the image had saved fully to the card. Bad idea. … Continue reading
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Studio is simple
Studio shooting is very simple. This, today at my Vistek flash course, took but a moment or two to set up: a studio, using just ordinary speedlights and a few accessories: Two speedlights, fired by pocketwizards. One on a lightstand, … Continue reading
