Kept Light

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Dove – Evolution Commercial

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Smart Shoot

In the excitement of the shoot and technical pressures, one of the most important steps gets the short shrift: White Balance Shot. It is so easy to do and it saves so much time later on, I cannot overemphasize its importance; especially with the availability of great tools at very affordable prices. [Read more...]

Photoshop offers an exceedingly powerful tool to photographers. It is up to us to use or abuse it; keep it within bounds or go over the top. The fact that it allows us to do so does not mean that we should make every model’s neck 4 inches longer, eyes reminiscent of Japanese comic strips, and their skin that looks more like electrically charged plasma devoid of texture. This series will explore the process for producing pleasing, plausible portrait photography of models, family, and friends. At the same time, we must not give in to the “power of the dark side” and make impressionable youngsters envy impossibly formed models in our photographs. [Read more...]