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February 20, 2010
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Gels can bring life to a dull background Photography Tip

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Written by: Lawrence

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What do I mean by gels? Gels are colored sheets used to color balance light or used to set the scene. The image above was created with a gel to set the scene and the mood. The subject wanted a cool and trendy salon. Without the gels, the background would have been boring and out of place. With the utilization of the purple gel, I was able to not only set the mood of the salon but also match the salon with the subject’s purple curling iron and hair. Buy a set of gels and keep it in your location kit and you won’t be sorry.

p.s. I used a purple gel for this shoot to match Grace’s curler handle and to just add some edge to the dull salon.





About the Author

Lawrence
As a weekend photographer, I found myself with limited time and limited resources in terms of expanding my photographic ability due to my career. Like many weekend photography warriors, there are only 2 hours on the weekdays and maybe 8 hours or so total on the weekend to learn and grow. These time constraints is what motivated me into creating this online photography resource. I needed a photography hub where all the information I referred to is stored in one easy to navigate online location. I see this more of my online repository of photography information gathered through time. I am very proud of the success of my blog offering of "Photographer Interview Series". You will read in-depth interviews from the photography world's famous photographers. Names like David Tejada, Nick Onken, Michael Grecco and David Bean to name a few. The interview series has also expanded to include weekend photographers and now wedding photographers with the similar goal of learning from each other. My goal is to evolve this site to be the premier go to resource for photographer interviews and equipment reviews.
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