Content tagged with "Lighting" (29)
How can I feel more confident using flash?
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How can I feel more confident using flash? I avoid it as much as I can!
KM, UK (and many other people via Facebook)
In a nightclub, should I just up the ISO?
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I've been asked to take some pictures at a party in a nightclub. Should I use your simple settings and just up the ISO? I imagine most people will be moving around on the dance floor in nightmare lighting! Please help!
Sharon Goodchild, North East Lincs UK
QUICK QUESTIONS: August
Q. Would the 70-200mm, F4 lens suffice for portraiture?
Q. What type of metering do you use when shooting a wedding?
Q. Why do you change your exposure in postproduction, rather than in the camera?
Don't be put off if some of these questions seem a little "techy" at first...
Please can you tell me how to understand light?
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Please can you tell me how to understand light enough to make it do what I want with my camera innards?
QUICK QUESTIONS: April/May
Q. If you are shooting in mixed light, do you put your camera on spot metering?
Q. How long do you spend on each photo session with the sitter?
Q. How big do you think a photography portfolio on a website should be?
Do you get the perfect image right in your camera?
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Do you hope to get the perfect image right in your camera or do you rely on editing it later?
Hazel Morgan, Merseyside UK
QUICK QUESTIONS: March/April
Q. Do you also use studio lights or outdoor locations?
Q. Can you tell me what software you use to present your photographs to the client?
Q. With so many cameras to choose from today, what camera and lens would you recommend for taking contemporary portraits of a professional quality?
Q. What is your professional opinion on uploading images to a Facebook Business Page - without just asking first?
What’s the difference between F22 and F5.6?
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One thing I just can't understand - how can everything be in focus (in landscape photography) at say F16 - F22 but yet recently when I was shooting a landscape in low light someone told me to go to way lower F/nr than F16 as "there's no need to be up there, you need more light now" - I thought the lower the F/nr the less detail in the photo would be in focus so why would I want that for a landscape shot?
Tips for taking a non-traditional portrait of an older person?
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I’m an art student in Norway currently working on a photography project, which requires me to submit a portrait photo of my grandmother to an exhibition. How do you shoot older people?
HOW TO: Find beautiful light on your doorstep
You don't have to go further than your doorstep to find soft, flattering light - it works every time!