Brooke Shaden on Lighting: It Doesn’t Have to Be Fancy to Look Good
Who needs diffusion cloth when you have a bare bulb and a piece of paper? Brooke Shaden doesn’t. Brooke is known for her down-to-earth teaching style and her other-worldly imagery.…
Who needs diffusion cloth when you have a bare bulb and a piece of paper? Brooke Shaden doesn’t. Brooke is known for her down-to-earth teaching style and her other-worldly imagery.…
If photography means writing with light, then lighting gear is a photographer’s pen. Adding lighting gear to a photography kit opens up endless creative possibilities to play with shadows, create…
Perfect natural lighting is the photographer's holy grail -- it's usually the most flattering, requires the least re-touching, and is generally preferred, especially in portraiture. Unfortunately, the golden hour usually…
Wedding photographers have a big job ahead of them. Not only are they involved in multiple shoots with their subjects (engagement, save-the-date, actual wedding day...the list is long), they are…
Internationally renowned photographer and CreativeLive instructor Nigel Barker emphasizes that an ability to look at an image and read the light is one of the most crucial skill sets that…
Whether you're new to photography, haven't had a ton of formal training, or were just always the kind of kid who learned best by doing, the terminology and lingo of making…
Portrait photography, I firmly believe is the single most challenging genre of photography. There is so much to learn and so many unknowns during your session that even basic portrait…
Fashion Photographer Lindsay Adler has spent a lot of time teaching in the halls of CreativeLive. During her class The Highs and Lows of Lighting: Controlling Mood with Light, one topic she covered…
While discussing my new book with someone recently I was asked what i thought was the most mis-understood aspect of photography. It wasn’t hard for me to answer that. Distance!…
Bridging The Gap One of the best, and most frustrating, things about photography is how much there is to learn. It would be enough if photographers just had to master…