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How to Use Barn Door Lighting for Dramatic Portraits
Harsh light is back in popularity, and barn doors are a great way to control it for portraits and headshots.
How I Shot It | A One Light Beauty Setup In A DIY Studio
You can create beautiful images in any space. Here's how.
How to Test Shoot With Model Agency Represented Models
When pursuing fashion and beauty photography, the caliber of models you have access to has a serious impact on the ...
Direct Light Photography: Shooting Portraits in Harsh Sunlight
Direct light photography has a reputation it doesn’t fully deserve. Ask most photographers and they’ll tell you to avoid harsh ...
How to Use Fresnel Lenses in Photography
Fresnel lenses, originally designed for lighthouses, found their way into photography as powerful tools for shaping light. These lenses focus ...
How & Why To Shoot On Colored Seamless Backgrounds | Improving Your Portraits
Regardless of your subject, the inclusion of colored seamless backgrounds can differentiate and improve your work.
How to Shoot a Basic Model Test | Gear, Shot List, Agency Requirements & More
With the shifting requirements for model tests, there is a misconception that all test shoots must be grandiose productions and ...
Black and White Photography Tips with More Intention and Impact
Seeing in monochrome tips the world on its axis and provides a fresh perspective; almost as if seeing it for ...
Makeup and Styling Guide for Photographers
Most of this applies to either men or women, and helps building trust, credibility, and thus to bring out the best images between photographer and subject.
Contact Sheets | How To Make Them In Lightroom & Why They’re Still Used
With web galleries and iPads, I thought contact sheets would die with the darkroom, but it seems neither have.
The Canon 100mm Macro vs 100mm Macro ‘L’ For Fashion & Beauty Photography
Julia takes two Canon 100mm Macro lenses on a real beauty shoot to see which is the better buy, and better lens.
