LED’s are what is hot now in the photography industry and i surely don’t mean it literally as LED is heat free.  I am finding multiple uses for LEDs even in situations where i plan to use studio strobes and flashes. Especially with flashes that do not have modeling lights an LED comes in handy [...]

LENS APERTURE A lens aperture can control the depth of field and allow capturing images in low light conditions, but it’s also one of the most creative tools in photography. Aperture can create beautiful backgrounds with light via bokeh and also create the sparkle from light sources. This tutorial on Aperture is broken down in [...]

DO YOU WANT TO REPLICATE THE LIGHTING USED IN MY LEARNING PHOTOGRAPHY CAN BE SEXY SHOOT? Well, I’ll show you how below. The images you see above were executed with only 4 lights. I also didn’t have to tweak the lights so much for movement as i was able to position the lights in a [...]

Now that you’ve some baseline images last week on Product, Flowers and Food, you now have a better idea of what is expected. Again, choose the items you photograph wisely as these are going to be the same items you will be capturing after the workshop to compare and gauge your growth as a photographer.. [...]

Now that you’ve purchased your photography gear and learned how to use your DSLR in terms of basic operation, you may now proceed with taking some baseline images. Just in case you are unfamiliar, a baseline is a minimum or starting point used for comparisons. The primary purpose of these baseline images is to measure [...]

I will be going over the Nikon D200 (the other Nikon bodies have similar button configurations) I do recommend to make sure to visit Ken Rockwell’s site. He has an extensive breakdown of a good amount of cameras and comparisons. Go to http://www.kenrockwell.com/ For the D200 go to http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d200/users-guide/ Below I will proceed with the [...]