Tag Archives: Balancing Light

Afternoon = Gel

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Michael Willems

Another flash tip for you today. Later afternoon pictures. You can make them look better by adding your own “golden hour” glow. Like this: To take a picture like this, you might do the following: Use an on-camera flash while … Continue reading →

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Flash balancing, step by step

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Michael Willems

Many of you have asked me to give a simple step-by-step instruction of how to balance light using flash. OK, so here we go. Step one: the normal shot. Say you are shooting outdoors. And the background is bright. So … Continue reading →

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Using light today.

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Michael Willems

I shot Victoria Fenner today. But only, you will be glad to know, with a camera. Let me talk you through that, shall I? Victoria is an audio expert. She used to run the studio at McMaster University that we … Continue reading →

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Balancing light

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Michael Willems

One subject photographers need to learn all about it balancing light. In particular, I mean balancing background light with foreground light. If you take one of my workshops I’ll teach you all about “overpowering the sun”. As an illustration of … Continue reading →

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Let there be light

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Michael Willems

..and let it be managed. I have talked about this many times before, and I will do it again. When you add light, and manage it, massage it, and work with i, you get drama, cheerfulness, whatever you like. So … Continue reading →

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How I rate photos in Lightroom

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Michael Willems

It occurs to me that it may be helpful to share my “rating”-workflow in Lightroom. I go through the following sequence: Import everything as 2 stars Go to grid view and step through them, and reject any that are technically … Continue reading →

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Balance light

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Michael Willems

You know the problem. You shoot a living room with large windows and what do you get? OK outside. A bit light but OK. But dark furniture. Like, silhouettes. Ah no – you went to a photo course, so you … Continue reading →

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