Posts Tagged ‘Strobist ’
I picked up Kirk Tuck’s Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Studio Photography last summer, and I’ve kept it in my library as a handy reference since then. I’d give it three to four stars out of five – nice to have around but not absolutely essential. Let’s Start with the Good…
Shortly after I bought my Canon t1i, I purchased a Canon 430 EX II Speedlite. Why? At this point, I’m not so sure… except for the fact that it was considerably more affordable than the Canon 580 EX II. Now, with the addition of two new flashes to the line…
A third tip for : play around with off camera flash. If you want to get serious about product photography and take some real nice shots of the stuff you’re selling, you need to learn how to move the flash off your camera and set up a real lighting scheme….
One of the key elements of lighting is how hard or soft your light is. Hard light is pointed, directional, and creates harsh shadows – like a spotlight. Soft light seems to come from no where and creates gradual (or no) shadows – like sunlight on a cloudy day. Often…
Photo by: R3markAble. This is a cool picture, and a good example of Strobist lighting techniques. In fact, he was nice enough to lay it out all out there and explain how he did it. You can click through for the simple explanation. But, there are a few hints to…
Photo by: Hyuni. I was browsing through the “Portrait” tag on Flickr, hoping to find some nice strobist work that showed off a skillful use of light. Then I saw this picture, and I was really drawn by the pose. Stopping the action of the model flicking her hair is…
