How photographers can use histograms to nail their exposure
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A histogram is a graph that depicts your image’s brightness when you review photos on the back of your camera or computer.
Photographers: Developing your personal sense of style so clients will come to you for your work
When I was just starting out in photography, I really looked up to other photographers who had a lot more experience, because I realized right away that when you looked at their work, you could easily recognize that it was their work, because they had a sense of style.
Makeup basics for male models of all skin tones
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Using makeup will even out a subject’s skin tone, and reduce reflected light which may make them look oily or sweaty. Plus it will streamline your retouching process.
Light Years: How my Lighting Gear Evolved Over Time
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Over the course of my career I have used White Lightning, Elinchrom, Alien Bees and Profoto lights. I wanted to share with you today why I switched and what I learned along the way.
A garbage can full of modifiers, that’s perfectly normal right?
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Let’s pretend for a moment I am sitting inside a reality show confession booth. Instead of disparaging the other characters on the show, I’m going to disparage myself (not really, actually. In my garage I have a garbage can full of modifiers. It looks like an episode of Hoarders in miniature, only instead of holding on to teddy bears and half-full beer cans, I collect things that make hard light look soft and in turn, make me look good.