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Tag Archives: Model Photos
Poses
I often, as you know, write about what I have been photographing recently, and that has been a number of sessions with a regular and excellent model, Kim – so I shall do one more post on this today. When … Continue reading
Lightroom post note
So you have a nice image – now you need some post-production work done, since the image out of camera may well need a little bit of need cropping and other adjustments. But you want to do these adjustments quickly … Continue reading
Choose
Light. And hence, photographic lighting. It can make a picture completely different from any other picture. Photos are about light, composition, and moment. Light is a differentiator as large as the other two. And it is a matter of taste. … Continue reading
Have you ever seen the rain?
Model Evanna Mills, photographed on yesterday’s Pro Workshop featuring Joseph Marranca and myself. Liz Valenta did the make-up. It was raining. Actually, it was a garden hose. Lit mainly from behind, plus additional fill from the front. With the exposure … Continue reading
That look over the shoulder
One common sexy model look is the “look over the shoulder”. Like here, in this shot of Nemo, a somewhat Rubenesque but nevertheless pretty model: In an “over the shoulder” pose women can look over either shoulder, but for men, … Continue reading
How I rate photos in Lightroom
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
Posted in Learning, Light, Picture of the day, Technique
Tagged 70-200, Balancing Light, Canon, Flash, Model Photos
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Straight light
You know about Rembrandt lighting, loop lighting, broad and short lighting, and so on? If not, you will. But today a note about simple lighting for models, women, in general anyone who wants to look their best and show youth … Continue reading
