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Photography Lights Tips : Video

Arnold — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:28:24 +0000

Photography lights are very important in photography.

Get tips for using light reflectors in this free video clip about professional photography lighting and equipment.

Welcome to Photography Lights Blog

Arnold — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:57:08 +0000

Hi and thanks for visiting the Photography Lights Blog. As you may have guessed, this site is all about photography lights and other similar equipment. It was developed so I could keep track of cool links/sites relating to photography lights - being an amateur photographer I need all the resources I can get my hands on!

I hope you enjoy the site and please let me know how I can make the Photography Lights Blog even better.

Kind Regards,

Arnold

Photography Lights for Conferences

Arnold — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:06:46 +0000

In this photography lights Youtube video, corporate photographer David Tejada shows how he arranges lighting for a conference room for staged meeting shots. Excellent insights from a professional.

photography equpment?

Arnold — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:14:26 +0000

can anyone give me links to uk online stores that sell

1) Photographers backdrop (sheet that someone stands infront of to keep the picture 'tidy'.)

2) Lights (proper photography lighting).

Many thanks,,

I suggest you just pick up a copy of Shutterbug magazine. There are a LOTTTT of good advetisers in the back pages selling all kinds of photo equipment like that. Here's a few good websites to check out:
www.bhphotovideo.com
www.thepierceco.com
www.adorama.com
www.alienbees.com

Good Luck

Northern lights photography with Powershot S3?

Arnold — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:14:18 +0000

I have a Canon Powershot S3 IS and I am very interested in taking pictures of the northern lights. Is there a particular lens I need to do this? Im also trying to learn the best way to take normal nighttime shots.

Well, where are you located first of all? Your going to need to be close or above the 60th parallel (Near the yukon border in Northern BC) And it's going to have to be fall/winter (October, november, december, thru till even february will be fine) They usually come out as early as 9:00 (lucky) to 12 or 1 in the morning (typical). Now I have a Nikon D40x which is an SLR (single lens reflex) which has interchangable lenses, and the way i'm studying your camera, you don't really have a choice in changing the lens, unless I missed something. You don't really have to change lenses to get pics of the lights though. You just have to have the right exposure (how long the shutter is open) and aperture (how open the shutter is, the more open, the more light, and vice versa) settings. Now, when I took mine, my settings I personally recomend are:
-Daylight White Balance
-ISO 400 (can be lower or higher depending on sensitivity of your camera)
-F/4.0, 30-40 seconds or F/2.8, 15-20 seconds
-Histogram enabled
-Low LCD brightness
These settings got me some good pictures, but be careful with the exposure time since stars have a nasty habit of getting trails on them past or at 30 seconds! These settings can also apply to taking general nighttime exposures as well, just play around with them a bit. (that's the nice thing about digital, you can just look at how the pics came out!) Just remember, bundle up when taking pics of the northern lights, they can dazzle you, but you can be for sure you be dazzled when you come in to frostbite from -30 temperatures! Good luck, and most of all, have fun!!!

I need details on using natural lighting for portrait photography…technique, equipment, etc.?

Arnold — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:14:13 +0000

I had my daughter photographed a few years ago by a photographer in her home studio. As I recall, she only used a reflective disc and a large bay window in her home to take the photos..which came out wonderful! I would like to try something similar, with the natural lighting, but need more details. Any advise on natural lighting, etc?

Modified 'natural light' is what of of the best of us use. Using the directional diffused light from a window will evenly light the face but will generally leave the 'shadows' too dark. Lighting them with a white posterboard or a sheet of foam type home insulation reflection can keep the shadowed side from looking too dark.
I generally do not use the approach except by reproducing it in studio but you can see one that I did for a commercial client of mine.

It is the largest commercial company in the world BTW.

Good luck on the shoot.
At least you were concerned enough to ask.
Contact me from my site if you want more info or from my profile here.

http://www.curtisneeley.com/Portfolios/Commercial-photogaphy-by-curtis-neeley/images/office.jpg

Buying Lighting for indoor photography shooting models?

Arnold — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:14:07 +0000

I am a bit of a beginner in photography and was wondering about purchasing some lighting equiptment. Any suggestions on what to buy without spending a lot? I prefer to buy over ebay or somewhere Australia based. Any suggestions on what to search for on ebay?

The very best light is outside, right after dawn. It's the reason models get up at the crack of dawn. I usually do, too, but recently I've gotten lazy - and not a lot of good pictures. If you're a beginner, free lighting is as good as it gets.

Photography Studio Equipment: Portrait Lighting Patterns

Arnold — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:33:18 +0000

You can change the look of the subject and feel of the portrait tremendously with different portrait lighting patterns. Learn about portrait lighting patterns in this free video on studio equipment for photography.

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