Wedding Dress Photography Tutorial

Wedding dress shots are some of my favorite ones to take throughout the wedding day. It’s one of the few times in the day when you have full control of almost everything, from the lighting to the background. You have the luxury to take your time and set up the perfect shot before the craziness of the day kicks in. Here are 10 tips to get better wedding dress photos.

How We Shot it – Environmental Portrait with Singer-Songwriter Sabrina

This environmental portrait is part of an editorial assignment that I had for Sabrina Claudio, an up-and-coming young singer-songwriter from Florida. In an environmental portrait, the surrounding tells just as much of the visual story as the subject. The client also wanted the lighting to look natural, so the trick here is to add just enough ambient lighting to balance out the three Einstein monolight strobes that I used to light this image.

Review: X-Rite Color Checker Passport

Every camera reads color differently. Whether it’s because of that camera’s color signature sensor readout or its white balance algorithm, there will be variations from one camera to another, even if it’s the same model. Different lenses will also affect the color differently. That is why color management should be an important part of any …

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Next-Gen 15.4″ Apple MacBook Pros Has Incredible 2880 x 1800 Resolution!

Ok, I’m not going to lie to you. I am a Windows 7 user running on an Acer 4820TG laptop with an Intel i5 2.53 Ghz, 8GB of DD3 RAM, and ATI HD 5650 graphics card. It does it’s job just fine with not too many performance lag, except for when working on Phase One …

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Studio Jumpstart Giveaway of 5D Mark III or Nikon D800 by Kelly Moore, F Stoppers and SLR Lounge

This contest has ended. Congrats to Jessica Peterson for winning! Everyone else, stay posted. We’ll be giving away goodies all year. Sincerely, The SLR Lounge Team Last month, The FStoppers and SLR Lounge collaborated to hold a Canon 5D Mark III/Nikon D800 Camera Giveaway. The winner had a compelling story that inspired us to do …

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