a favorite portrait story
Since we’ve been talking about portraits the last couple of days I wanted to share a story about a particular portrait with you. Cleaning up the studio (getting ready for the move) has unearthed some forgotten mementos. Hidden in a…
video episode 27, outdoor portrait photography tips #3
This is the third and final video in the outdoor portrait photography course. We’ll take a little different approach this week, observing as a 15 minute family portrait shoot takes place. Rather than explaining technical details in this installment I…
video episode 26, outdoor portrait photography tips #2
Subscribers view video here The gallery of images may be found here. 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…
video episode 25, outdoor portrait photography tips #1
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…
video: episode 14, digital portrait photography with three lights
Last week we looked at creating portraits with just one light. This week’s video is a natural progression, building upon the foundation of one light portraits. Adding additional lights should serve a purpose and here they help add greater detail…
coming up in Monday’s video: building a three light portrait
In last week’s video we saw three different styles of one light portraits. I love one light portraits and there are photographers that have based their entire career on this style of lighting. Personally, I think it’s important to understand…
video: episode 13 , glamour portrait photography tips with just one light
In this video we’ll look at three fundamental styles of portrait lighting. Whether you’re using a studio strobe or a Strobist setup, this is a great intro to portrait lighting with just one light. Just as in last week’s quality…
coming up in Monday’s video: beautiful studio portraits with just one light
It’s time to shoot portraits! This one is a must see, it provides a great foundation in portrait lighting whether you use a studio strobe or a Strobist setup. In Monday’s video we’ll explore three very different styles of portrait…

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