In the last issue of PhotoNews, I used some pictures from the Ice Hotel to illustrate my article on panoramas. When I shoot at the Ice Hotel, I always arrive at around 3 a.m. so I can work all night without being disturbed by guests, visitors or employees.
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.
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.
Summer is the season when photographers work hard, shooting everything from weddings and family events to soccer games and backcountry nature scenes.
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.
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.
Shooting after dark is a challenge for the avid photographer, but if you are well prepared, you can create amazing images after the sun goes down.
For the past five years I have been tweaking the technique, and today shooting and publishing panoramic images has become a specialty. Each assignment is a visual and intellectual challenge – but the results are always stunning.
With the popularity of digital photography, and the ability to combine images in post-processing, new techniques have emerged that add special visual qualities to traditional images.
Shooting professional portraits on location is always an interesting break from my studio work.
