I've had several people ask about the lighting setup and details behind the Beverly Hills Style shoot that I've posted to 500px and Facebook recently. Rather than answer each one I promised that I would provide some details here on how the photos were taken.
The majority of people believe the photos are taken with natural light, which is partially true. While the r[...]
Category archives: technique
Always Use A Tripod...Sometimes
It's advice we hear repeated often, "pro's get great results because they almost always use a tripod". For the most part this is good advice but sometimes it can work against you. Moose Peterson is a big advocate of taking the camera off the tripod to help you make small adjustments to the composition more easily, but I would even go one step further. I would say that[...]
HDR, It Doesn't Make You A Bad Photograher
As I comb through various forums on architecture or landscape photography, a recurring question keeps popping up: "Is it technically bad to use HDR?". The reason this question exists in the first place is that over time a certain stigma has gotten attached to HDR because of people recklessly abusing it. Photography sites are absolutely littered with over processed, un[...]