Tag:props

ReadyLightMedia va. JohnGressMedia Photo Critique: Fashion & portrait photography tips

John Gress 09/23/2021

So I sat down with professional photographer and lighting expert Jeff Carpenter (of Ready Light Media fame), to go over 5 images from multiple genres (submitted by their makers) to give suggestions on how the photos could be improved.

Photo critique with James Quantz Jr.

John Gress 05/29/2021

Lighting Technique / Posing 2

There are two ways photographers can grow and improve — practice and critique. But the feedback we get online is often all positive and unqualified or destructive and also unqualified. So in today’s video, James Quantz Jr. and I will go over 6 images, submitted by their makers, and give suggestions on how the photos could be improved.

How to start making money as a photographer

John Gress 05/22/2021

Business

Today’s video gives an over view on how photographers can start building their business and making money with their camera.

How many watt-seconds do you need for portrait photography?

John Gress 05/19/2021

Fundamentals / Lighting Technique

In today’s video I explore how many watt seconds you may need in each situation so that you can make the right choice when you’re purchasing lights for your studio and on location.

How photographers can stain their apple boxes to create a weathered antique photoshoot prop

John Gress 06/17/2020

Pre-Production

While using photo and film gear as props in portraits has been cool almost as long as there have been cameras, there are some unwritten rules you should follow. And when you violate these tenets, I feel like going off like Joan Crawford did about wire hangers in the 1981 classic film, “Mommy Dearest.”  