In these times when photography seems easier and more pleasant inside a house, here is a series of web link intended to satisfy those who practice (or would like to practice) in a studio, using a flash and possibly a tripod: Controlling Your Photo’s Background: Part I and Part II How to photograph 7 wine…
Tag: studio
Links between a flash and a studio
A photographic studio is not only a place where there are too many cables on the floor. It could also be an excuse to find a lot of useful web links: High Speed Sync for flash at any shutter speed Almost Free DIY Paper Diffuser (Strobist) High Speed Photography Studio at Home You also have…
Dave Mead
Sometimes, the work of a photographer attracts my attention for reasons even more personal than usually. This is exactly the case here with the pictures of Dave Mead on facial hair. I loved it. In May of 2009, photographer Dave Mead traveled to Anchorage, Alaska to photograph the contestants of the 2009 World Beard &…
An iPhone for fashion photography
After that, don’t tell me that the iPhone 3GS is not really a camera. Vimeo link Of course, the final photos have been edited in Photoshop afterwards, but isn’t it the case for all studio work?
Maxim Mayorov
There is something against trying to cram too many pixels into a camera When Maxim received his Sony Alpha 200, it was in pretty bad shape. Most people would have merely returned it. Maxim Mayorov, as a true photographer would do, took the opportunity for a studio shot with an unusual model. All the shots…
Micro-focus using an iPhone
As a matter of fact, this tool is simply able to control a digital SLR camera. The big button on the side is a knob to set the focus and it is de-multiplied enough to warrant the name of micro-focus. Bu the most surprising or the most noticeable is that if you have an iPhone…
DIY: Two projects
Thanks to LifeHacker, there are two simple photography-related DIY projects that you can tackle during a rainy weekend. Build a Closet Photo Studio Build a DIY Digital Camera Scanner
In the Sun light
Sunshine is a Danny Boyle movie from 2007 which scenrizes the crew of a space ship sent to save a dying sun. The American Cinematographer offers us a long interview with Alwin Küchler who designed the shooting and the light of this film. Even (or preferably) for a studio photographer, it will be quite interesting…
3 demonstrations of flash/studio photo
Studio photography is clearly a real specialty and I don’t hide my admiration for those photographers able to master its difficult techniques. I recently found three demonstrations of what may be a beautiful studio lighting, along with dense explanations and welcome details. Anatomy of a photo: Balvenie Scotch Professional Studio Lighting – Playing with Mirrors…
Water splash: The easy way to a great photo
photo credit: nsaplayer Who did not dream of making such a great photo as the milk or water drop stopped in mid-air? But this seems quite difficult. It may be, but there are a few techniques that can simplify things a little. Gavin Hoey, in the following video, shows a few of them, explaining lighting…
Cooking photos
I don’t know about you, but I consider studio photo as one of the most complicated photography techniques (possibly with underwater photos while diving). But in the middle of this general context, photographing dishes to illustrate a book seems to be one of the most difficult specialties. I will not detail the technique, but I…