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To really take control of your food photography lighting, you need to learn to use artificial lighting. The good news is that your food photography lighting equipment and set-ups need not be complicated. One light is all you need for great food photos. Note that for this article, I’m not talking…
Outdoor portrait photography has its advantages and its challenges. Lack of control over lighting and backgrounds can lead to frustrations. The sun, however, is a fabulous light source. Learning to work with it and manipulate natural light to your needs is a good skill to acquire. Building your own outdoor…
This article is dedicated to high dynamic range photography, or HDR photography. This is a powerful and useful technique to maximise the dynamic range you can capture when photographing a highly contrasted scene. As a photographer, the only place where you have full control over the light is in your…
Studio photographers rely on equipment to create masterpieces. Natural light portrait photographers, on the other hand, depend on weather and great timing to take stunning portraits. Relying on so many elements can get a little frustrating, especially if your creative mind is overflowing with ideas. As a portrait photographer, I’ve…
As a professional food photographer, I shoot with artificial lights most of the time. Restaurants are often dark, and being in studio on a commercial job all day means that the light will change. This doesn’t provide me with the consistency I need in my images. Many photographers who shoot…
In this tutorial, I’ll introduce you to high and low key photography for wildlife. But first, imagine this. It was daylight and overcast; the light flat and bright. Stratus clouds in the sky were as texture-less as a giant studio softbox, illuminating everything in perfect, uniform light. In the tree…
Photography lighting, or rather lighting for photography is the most important aspect of image capturing. Don’t believe me? Close your eyes. what do you see? If the answer is nothing, that’s exactly what photography looks like without light. The word photography comes from the Greek roots φωτός (phōtos or phōs),…
Product photography is often seen as really technical image capturing done in big studios with fancy strobe lighting and detailed post production. No room for natural light there. But that’s not entirely true. Studio work can guarantee consistent high-end results, yes. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get great results with…
Low light has always been considered the bane of a photographer’s existence. Partner the need to photograph action when there is less than ideal available light to work with and it sounds like a recipe for disaster! Fear not my friends, our article will give you all the info you…
Ever wondered how those great product shots you see in catalogues or online stores are photographed? We have the answer. They are usually photographed inside a light box. This diffuses light, avoids bad reflections and softens hard shadows. It gives the product even lighting and makes it stand out from…