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Before and After Magic

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:42:01 GMT

This tutorial will show you how I changed a fairly average location into something quite dramatic. I really wanted to add a sense of the “dramatic” to this particular image and I thought I'd do it with color. I remember this sky not being all that exciting – you know, kind of grayish, clouds not too exciting and actually quite dull. I knew my main challenge was to really, really “pop” the sky. The final result is a combination of three elements: 1 – Lighting technique. 2 – Lightroom technique. 3 – Photoshop technique. Combining these three resources resulted in the photograph that I thought was strikingly different than your normal wedding image. Hit the PLAY button below to see how I pulled it off. Enjoy the show!

By ziser

Tags : Lighting, Lightroom, Photoshop, Wedding, flash, off-camera, photography

Love Lines - Another 'Live" Wedding Shoot

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:55:01 GMT

Come along with me as I photograph my bridal couple sneaking in a few shots at the wedding reception. We had 9 minutes and we got 9 great shots. I'll show you how to work quickly with off-camera flash and how to get the best composition for each image. Hit the PLAY button and enjoy the show.

By ziser

Tags : composition, flash, lighting, off-camera, photography, wedding

Sunset Serenade - A Live Photography Tutorial

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:10:03 GMT

In today's tutorial I'll walk you through part of my wedding shoot-out which I presented at the KPPA wedding shoot out a few weeks ago. What I like about this tutorial is the fact that it shows hows I work to get the shot to come together - lighting, posing, composition, tweaks and all. I love the finished image. Hit the PLAY button below to see how I put the shot together and enjoy the show.

By ziser

Tags : composition, lighting, photography, posing, wedding

Easy Portrait Lighting

Sat, 30 May 2009 22:20:02 GMT

Typically if we were going to photograph our subject against the sky as I have done in this image, many photogs would just use their on-camera flash as shoot away. Let me show you in this short tutorial how you can easily use your on-camera flash to create beautiful and flattering lighting on your subject. Just hit the PLAY button and enjoy the show.

By ziser

Tags : flash, lighting, on-camera, portraits

Using My Mini Z-Ray For Great Portraits

Mon, 04 May 2009 13:47:01 GMT

OK gang, just how much expensive equipment do you need to make a portrait. You know, most photographers are three things, and the first thing is...... CHEAP! Me included ;~) Over the years, more for the challenge of it all, I was always exploring the minimal amount of equipment I needed for the job. I never thought you needed the most expensive gear just to take a picture. For me, it was never about the gear - it was always about the light. So my goal has been to find the least priced piece of gear and then see just what I could do with it. Today's tutorial demonstrates this challenge very well. Check out the images I was able to put together with only a $1 LED flashlight. Hey, you get a peek at good lighting and composition too. Hit the play button below and enjoy the show.

By ziser

Tags : composition, lighting, photography, portrait

Is Lightroom Faster Than Photoshop?

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:16:04 GMT

A few months ago I re-ran one of my very early tutorials entitled, "Rocky Mountain High". I loved the tutorial because it showed how I solve the problem we portrait photographers sometimes encounter - dark, variable backgrounds. A couple readers commented wondering if I would have used Lightroom now that's its available. Well, I decided to revisit the image and test out the hypothesis of whether Lightroom would be faster than Photoshop in this instance. You may notice that the length of the Photoshop tutorial runs a few seconds shorter, but that's because I've gotten much longer winded these days. Hit the PLAY button below and you be the judge as to which solution gives the best result. You might be surprised.

By ziser

Tags : 2, Lightroom, Photoshop, lighting, retouching

Lightroom Lighting

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:04:08 GMT

Lightroom has some wonderful built in tools that literally let us put light on the scene exactly where we want it. We can easily control the densities and tonalities of the image transforming it dramatically to get to a beautiful finished result. In this tutorial, I'll take only a few minutes to take an image that, at first glance, appears not that great. After a few Lightroom tweaks and judicious use of Lightroom 2's new tools, you will see the image transformed into a very cool looking portrait of the groom. Hit the PLAY button below and enjoy the show...

By ziser

Tags : lighting, photography, wedding

Recession Flash - Poor Man's Lighting Set Up

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:53:01 GMT

Who says you need the most expensive equipment to get the shot. In this lighting tutorial, David shows you how to great portraits with a flash set up - flash, bracket, stand - that costs less than $80 dollars

By ziser

Tags : lighting, portraits, strobe

I've Seen The Light

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:21:01 GMT

In this tutorial I want to walk you through a short lesson in how to find the direction of light in a natural light situation -- say, outdoors. I think this is one of the hardest things for photographer to learn. You would think it would be a easy but, I can remember years ago when my instructors were trying to teach me how to do it and, I didn't find it that easy. I'm just covering the tip of the iceberg today but I hope it gives you some insights on how to improve your natural light photography. Anyway, it's the PLAY button below and enjoy the show.

By ziser

Tags : lighting, photography, portrait, wedding

Wow It Sure Didnt Look Like That

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:46:36 GMT

So many people say get it right in the camera. Well, sometimes, I say Baloney! Sometimes getting it right in Lightroom or Photoshop is so much quicker. Check out this video to see what I mean.

By ziser

Tags : flash, lighting, off-camera, photography, wedding

My Cheating Light - High Speed Flash Sync

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:21:54 GMT

In this lighting tutorial, I'll show you how to sync your flash at a substantially higher shuuter speed than that suggested in your camera manual. This technique gives you the ability to create strikingly dramatic outdoor wedding and portrait images.

By ziser

Tags : flash, hi-speed, lighting, photography, speedlite, speelight, sync, wedding

Dancing With The Light Fantastic

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:09:31 GMT

How do I light the impromptu candids at wedding receptions. Hey, if I'm doing it, it first of all has to be easy. In this video tutorial, I'll walk you through my tried and true techniques for getting the best light on the wedding candids. For candids to look good, the need to lit with a highlight next to a shadow - only then do we get the detail, depth, dimension, and color saturation in our images that separates the men and women from the boys and girls. It's light that makes them pop out of the background finally giving your images that 3-Dimensional polish they deserve. Hit PLAY below and enjoy the show! -David

By ziser

Tags : flash, lighting, off-camera, photography, wedding

Shoot The Flash Not The Photographer

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:28:01 GMT

In this tutorial David discusses his easy to use unbrella shoot through flash technique. He shows his exact flash/umbrella set up and why this gives him his best results. He also shows what the assistant needs to see from his position and what the camera sees. Enjoy!

By ziser

Tags : Quantum, flash, lighting, photography, portraits, umbrella, wedding, weddings

The Light Fantastic - Lighting Tutorial

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:39:20 GMT

This is a two part lighting tutorial. The first part shows how to use two light sources to separate and add demension. The second shows how to create great portrait lighting in less than optimun conditions. Enjoy! -David

By ziser

Tags : Canon, David, Digital, DigitalProTalk, Lighting, Photography, Quantum, Tutorials, Ziser, flash, lighting, portrait, portraits