Understanding How Soft Boxes Work
Sure, you know what a soft box is, and you may already own one, but it’s helpful to take a step back and get a fresh look at the world’s favorite lighting accessory.
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Freezing Action with the TritonFlash
Mission Impossible? Take a sharp photo of action that’s so incredibly fast, the human eye can’t see it. That’s the assignment photographer Ben Clay gave himself.
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Recreating Loft Style Lighting by Paul Markow
Simple is good. Paul Markow shows us why as he revisits classic high key lighting reminiscent of Irving Penn’s series of Vogue Magazine covers from 1943.
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Long Exposures Not Just for the Night by Mike Last
When many photographers think about long exposures, late nights and star trails are the first things that come to mind. Just because it’s a sunny day doesn’t mean you should give up your hopes on silky-smooth water or wispy clouds.
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Better Summer Photos by Darwin Wiggett
Summer is the season when photographers work hard, shooting everything from weddings and family events to soccer games and backcountry nature scenes.
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Recreating 1920's Portrait Lighting by Mark Rockwood
For thirty years, Mark Rockwood has worked as a highly sought-after commercial photographer for local and national accounts that include L.L. Bean and Brookstone.
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Capturing Hummingbirds in Flight by Michel Roy
With a camera and flash you can unlock the mysteries of nature.
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Michael Willems' Top Ten Travel Tips for 'Togs
It is summer, and while we in Canada do not yet get the same kind of holidays Europeans do (30+ days of vacation a year plus public holidays is the norm – I used to get 38 days plus, when I worked in Europe), many of us will nonetheless head […]
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The Composite/HDR Portrait
In this lesson, Michael Corsentino taps into the power of High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography and combines it with the technique of background dropout to create a dramatic sports portrait.
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Managing the Light by Eli Amon
Since I began writing lighting articles for PHOTONews, many readers have asked me how they could achieve better portraits using shoe-mount flash units.
