video: episode 18, tabletop photography all done with mirrors
This is probably my favorite video yet, a dramatic tabletop shot created using just one light and a handful of mirrors and silver cards. I remember the first time I used mirrors, that was years ago and they are still…
around the net: volume 11, inspirational photographs and film vs. digital
Been bitten by the film bug? Calumet has bundled together the Holga 120N Camera with Five Rolls of Ilford HP5 Film for a quick start There’s plenty of inspirational photography on the internet. Though I’m a commercial photographer, artistic images…
quick video 3: studio setup for a large white background
Today “the look” in advertising and editorial work is often a clean white background. At Daylight Photo we’ve set up a semi-permanent large white sweep for just these jobs. White seamless paper was too temporary a solution and a permanent…
business of photography: what is a fair price to charge for your professional photography?
“Can you talk about pricing vs. what the market will bear? For example in the “Pricing Photography” book you link to , they insist that you charge at least your daily overhead, well that’s fine, but will the client be…
Andrew Gibson: creating a career and pursuing goals in photography
This guest post is written by Andrew Gibson, still in the early stages of his career, yet an accomplished photographer and writer and the author of the Magical Places Fine Art Online Photography Magazine. A number of prophotolife readers have…
video: episode 17, a review of studio product photography tricks and tips
This video shows the process of thinking like a studio photographer working with environmental product photography. We’ve covered many techniques in previous videos (all are in the video library) but haven’t really had a “review” video where the techniques get…
At My Home photo contest winners announced
Grind by Kevin Barnett It wasn’t an easy decision but the votes are in and we have the winners in DIYPhotography.net’s At My Home photo contest! Three runners-up and one grand prize winner will be receiving their copy of the…
coming up in Monday’s video: product photography, putting the pieces together
I look at many of the videos here on prophotolife as building blocks. What do you do with building blocks? Well, once you’ve collected enough of them it’s time to build something. That’s what this video is all about, connecting…
around the net: volume 10, songs about photography
There’s been lots of news going on this past week, let’s take a look. First, I’d like to say thanks for joining the new prophotolife discussion forum. Not even a week old, there’s been a good deal of activity and…
video: episode 16, tips for how to make a photography portfolio
This video is another response to a reader question: how do I make a portfolio? This was planned as a quick video but that just didn’t do the topic justice. It was better to roll the camera just a bit…
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