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Today’s video is a direct continuation of last week’s video episode 25, outdoor portrait photography tips #1. In this video we look a bit more at the approach to portraits and attention to details.
These images were shot wide open at f4 on the relatively affordable Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L …

 
For the next three weeks we’ll be looking at outdoor portrait photography tips. Hopefully this episode will help out if you’re interested in ideas on how to photograph a senior portrait. It’s pretty timely, too, since DIYPhotography.net is running their Portrait Professional 8 Giveaway at the same time. If you’re looking for portrait photography inspiration, check out all the entries …

Ever have a chance to photograph a car in a studio? At Daylight Photo we’re not completely set up for car photography but we had a chance to do this fun shoot, thanks to the Ohio Valley Camera Club, who rounded up the vintage Chevrolet. Though the auto doesn’t fit on a tabletop, we’re using the same principles as in …

What do all successful photographers have in common? They’re problem solvers. When faced with a challenge they conjure up solutions, using experience and creative thought as a guide. Whether it’s a photojournalist seeking access to a story, a portrait photographer with a difficult client or a commercial shooter with a troublesome product, they all face challenges head on and deliver …

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 my favorite tabletop light modifier.
The original series of images may be viewed in this gallery, they are darker and more …

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 cyc wall (cyclorama) would be too costly for what we needed. We ended up going with a 10 foot wide …

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 tied together. That’s what we’ll be doing here, throwing in something new and referring to something old. If you have …

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 the dots on some prior lessons and combining them to create a product photo in an environment. There’s a little …

I’m surrounded by my own photographs all day long and sometimes I take them for granted. In the world of business it can feel like you’re only as good as your last image and then it’s time to move on to the next. But lately I’ve been taking time to look back a bit more at some of the photos …

There are a couple of ways to improve your photo studio lighting. You can buy a book (or watch a video, or read a website) that shows you exactly where and how to set up studio lighting. That’s a necessary part of the process and will definitely make you a better photographer. But to really master lighting, you need to …