Do I.T. Yourself

Your challenge this weekend is to practice a classic lighting pattern.

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Classic Lighting: Weekly Photography Challenge

A simple flash bouncer is the next best thing to shooting off camera flash. It either makes the flash bigger by diffusing some of its light, or have it bounce to the wall / ceiling creating a big spot of light that bounces back to the subject. I guess this is why there are so many products that provide this function, along with a ton of DIY solutions to the same problem.

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A New Twist On An Old Bouncer

If you wanna shoot first person footage, one of the easiest ways to do so is using a helmet cam. Well, you can always go with a GoPro, but if you want the quality that is coming from a Canon 7D , you may wanna build your own rig

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How To Make a Kickin’ POV Helmet Cam

A Guest Post by Darlene Hildebrandt . In classical portraiture there are several things you need to control and think about to make a flattering portrait of your subjects, including: lighting ratio, lighting pattern, facial view, and angle of view.

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6 Portrait Lighting Patterns Every Photographer Should Know

I know that usually this site is about more gear, but this post is about less gear. Michael Sasser of Sasser Stills uses nothing but good directing an assistant and one 5-in-1 reflector to produce gorgeous results in a senior portrait session. I know that I am totally stealing his cat walk move from 0:30 [via SLR Lounge | Fstoppers ] read more

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It Only Takes 1 Reflector To Create Beautiful Portraits