I’m Jay P. Morgan from The Slanted Lens. In this article, we’re going to show you how to set up the five lighting portrait positions using the window and how to control the light.
Brzz, bzzzrrr. The rollers on the vintage Polaroid developer start to suck in the 8×10 Polaroid. Dan Bosman, a Mars Cafe barista of 14 years, and I are chatting just like we always do.
We’re going to walk you through common posing mistakes, particularly for sitting poses, and how to fix them. I want to cover this subject from both a masculine and feminine body language standpoint so you can see the differences and know how … Read the rest “How to Fix Sitting Posing Mistakes”
2. Dezember 2020
von Eric Retterbush Kommentare deaktiviert für Wet Plate Collodion Portraits of Frontline Medical Workers
It hasn’t been easy being a portrait photographer during a pandemic. I opened my tintype portrait studio in February of 2020 with visions of goofy vintage photo remakes and smiling families gracing my lens. By the end of March, it was only st… Read the rest “Wet Plate Collodion Portraits of Frontline Medical Workers”
13. November 2020
von Jaron Schneider Kommentare deaktiviert für Photographer Calls Parabolic Softboxes a ‘Load of Marketing Bulls**t’
Photographer and educator Karl Taylor believes that parabolic softboxes are nothing more than marketing and that any conventional softbox can achieve the same results. In this 10.5-minute video, he proves it.
Given the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, the entire visual arts industry has been turned upside down at best and ground to a halt at worst. But one company decided to try something different, and just launched an ad campaign shot e… Read the rest “Jewelry Company’s Ad Campaign Was Shot Entirely Via Facetime”
6. November 2020
von Jaron Schneider Kommentare deaktiviert für An Artist’s Detailed Process of Turning the Concept of ‘Writing’ into a Photo
Pye Jirsa from Lin and Jirsa Photography and SLR Lounge dispels the idea that making a great home studio is expensive. In this 20-minute video, Jirsa explains how you can make a quick studio at home for as little as $20.
Of the many creative photographic genres, it is perhaps portrait photography where two camps—the representative and the artistic—can be most clearly observed. Whilst the former requires context through captions and backstory to elev… Read the rest “The Building Blocks of Artistic Portrait Photography”
26. September 2020
von Jay P. Morgan Kommentare deaktiviert für 4 Steps Every Photographer Should Know To Balance Strobes and Sunlight
When shooting portraits on location, choosing the right background is critical, and just like anything in photography, there is no one size that fits all.
The temperatures have been soaring lately. Depending on where you live, you might’ve even seen record heat over the last couple of weeks. Normally, such weather makes staying indoors (so long as you have air conditioning) sound ideal. How… Read the rest “How to Shoot ‘Water Hat’ Portraits On the Cheap”
1. September 2020
von Michael Zhang Kommentare deaktiviert für 1980s-style Portraits of Pets and Their Humans
Los Angeles-based pet and family photographer Danielle Spires has been shooting humorous portraits of people and their pets in the style of 1980s-style studio portraits.
NYC-based photographer Dani Diamond took a V-Flat and his portrait skills out to the Jersey Shore and shot fashion photos of complete strangers he ran into. You can see the project and results in this 6.5-minute video by AdoramaTV.