Oct 24, 2014 | bts, flash, Light, Still Life
This was an attempt at an Edward Weston-style black and white shot (like his bell peppers). It took me awhile to get it right and the hardest part was figuring out why I had such a big highlight/hotspot. That actually required a bit of research on my part. It’s...
Jul 16, 2014 | bts, flash
So, backlighting, easy, right? This week I am helping run the snack station at our parish’s vacation bible school. As usual it is the hot-est, humid-est week of the summer. Coming home Monday with the backlighting assignment still on my mind, I poured myself a...
Jun 23, 2014 | bts, photography, umbrella
Using an Umbrella to Fake Window Light I caught about five minutes of Diane Cu (from White on Rice) on Creative Live the other day. She was explaining the direction of lighting in terms of a clockface. The light source was either at 12, 3, 6, or 9 while the subject...
