how to shoot vintage Hollywood glamour photography
A few months back some friends and I did a test shoot, recreating a vintage Hollywood portrait. While mentioning some specifics from the shoot I’d also like to share a few general thoughts about approaching a test shot like this….
“fixing it” in Photoshop
Try as we might, it’s not always possible to capture what’s needed in a single photograph. Though I prefer to do as much as possible in the camera, digital tools now allow us to create most anything. The trick is…
playing with photo aspect ratios
When I first began in photography the square format was intriguing. My Nikon FE used 35mm film (a 3:2 ratio) but many of the admired professionals were shooting with Hasselblads and Rolleiflexes, capturing square images (1:1 ratio) on 120 film….
video: basic digital photography montage technique
Subscribers view basic photo montage technique video here. Try the full screen option on the video control bar. Here’s something a little different for prophotolife, an eight minute video on basic photo montage technique. As you may know, I like…
official presidential portraits
Votes for the 2008 U.S. Presidential election are being tallied as I write this. The past year feels like it’s been one long, non-stop political conversation and many of us are relieved to see it finally coming to a close….
fall colors on a flatbed
Today’s post is about an easily overlooked subject, the leaves at our feet, and one of my often overlooked tools, the flatbed scanner. Every fall I seem to take a few photographs of trees as the leaves change color. Most…
the psychology of portrait photography
Today, I’d like to share a few tips for taking better portraits (as mentioned last Friday, the Monday videos are on hold for a bit). Looking back at the many entries on prophotolife, I was surprised to see that the…
location photography gear: portable strobe case
Another week, another installment of the location photography gear saga. This week we’ll look inside our kit of portable strobe units. This kit of 2 strobes and accessories doesn’t get used a ton but it’s invaluable when we need it….
location photography gear: camera bag
Last week I introduced our standard location photography gear setup. We’ll be looking at different bags week by week and today it’s the heart of the business, the camera bag. You won’t find the latest, trendiest equipment necessarily. This is…
episode 29, computer tethered digital photo capture
“How do I shoot tethered to my computer with a digital SLR?” That is possibly the most oft-asked question here at prophotolife.com. In most every instructional video I’m watching a computer monitor to view the images as they’re shot so…
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