Here’s a great post at Digital Photography School on a subject I wrestle with constantly.
Archive for November, 2008
November 30th, 2008
Never Give Up
November 26th, 2008
ShutterVoice
I for one welcome our new voice controlled overlords.
ShutterVoice: this is what is so cool about the world we live in right now. A guy has a problem, so he figures out a way to deal with it, and in the process is very near to releasing a very, very cool application to help [...]
November 22nd, 2008
Smoke, Series III (with Setup)
As I mentioned before, I had one more lighting scheme in mind for the smoke pictures. It’s pretty basic, but I think it’s the most versatile. Originally I thought about having the flash come from overhead, but one day while browsing flickr I saw some product shot setups that had the flash stowed [...]
November 19th, 2008
Sumo by Chris Steele-Perkins
Something I’ve wanted to do for awhile on my old blog was to post about images or artists that resonated with me. The format at BHN wasn’t conducive to that, but now it seems appropriate.
This image by Chris Steele-Perkins came across my feed reader this morning and the more I look at it and [...]
November 10th, 2008
DIY Ring Light Build by Joe Holst
Holy mackeral… this is a beautiful DIY project from a guy named Joe Holst. I’ve been thinking about a light like this for a long time (I even have a ring cut and waiting under the house), but this trumps anything I’ve ever imagined.
One of the problems with DIY gear is that—unless it’s [...]
November 4th, 2008
Smoke, Series II
Here’s another set of Smoke Pictures. I took these this past Saturday. Overall, the method was the same, except I hand held the camera throughout this time around. I also shot at night and the only ambient light I had on was the light in over the stove, which left me often [...]