Photigy: secrets of challenging photography http://www.photigy.com Do it your way, be outstanding! Sat, 26 May 2012 21:05:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 All rights reservedphotography,how,to,studio,strobeEducationArts/Visual Artsalex@koloskov.comPhotigy.comPhotigy.comnophotography,how,to,studio,strobePhotigy: secrets of studio photographyEducational resource for photographers: studio product, advertisement, jewelry and tabletop photography... and not only!Photigyhttp://feedburner.google.com The magic behind water droplets collisions http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Photigy/~3/KqMUcqhcQg8/ http://www.photigy.com/how-to-create-waterdrops-photography/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 14:20:19 +0000 alex@koloskov.com (Photigy.com) http://www.photigy.com/?p=10713 The technique, hardware and software needed to create stunning water droplets collisions

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]]> http://www.photigy.com/how-to-create-waterdrops-photography/feed/ 3 http://www.photigy.com/how-to-create-waterdrops-photography/ Awesome days at Google+ Photographer’s conference http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Photigy/~3/YF1wzR7NlH4/ http://www.photigy.com/awesome-days-at-google-photographers-conference/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 06:38:10 +0000 alex@koloskov.com (Photigy.com) http://www.photigy.com/?p=10799 The report from the first few days of the conference

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]]> http://www.photigy.com/awesome-days-at-google-photographers-conference/feed/ 0 http://www.photigy.com/awesome-days-at-google-photographers-conference/ How to make a Windex Bottle look beautiful. Post-production part. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Photigy/~3/3cwaXUIgL1E/ http://www.photigy.com/how-to-make-a-windex-bottle-look-beautiful-post-production-part/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:17:53 +0000 alex@koloskov.com (Photigy.com) http://www.photigy.com/?p=10691 Recently we had a Google+ "Studio Photography Insights" Hangout assignment to shoot a Windex bottle. Below I will describe a post-production part of this project in outline way.

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]]> http://www.photigy.com/how-to-make-a-windex-bottle-look-beautiful-post-production-part/feed/ 1 http://www.photigy.com/how-to-make-a-windex-bottle-look-beautiful-post-production-part/ G+ Photographer’s conference: the product shot announcement http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Photigy/~3/dK5ZyvBd4kE/ http://www.photigy.com/g-photographers-conference-the-prodcut-shot-announcement/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 20:33:00 +0000 alex@koloskov.com (Photigy.com) http://www.photigy.com/?p=10676 This is what I am going to shoot during the studio product shot during G+ Photographer's conference.

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]]> http://www.photigy.com/g-photographers-conference-the-prodcut-shot-announcement/feed/ 0 http://www.photigy.com/g-photographers-conference-the-prodcut-shot-announcement/ Studio Photography Insights: shooting sunglasses http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Photigy/~3/VfDiF82fFP4/ http://www.photigy.com/studio-photography-insights-shooting-sunglasses/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:46:39 +0000 alex@koloskov.com (Photigy.com) http://www.photigy.com/?p=10663 This week assignment was a sunglasses shot. We even had a little demonstration from my one light shot during the hangout. Article featuring a weekly assignments results, the video from the hangout and the next assignment.

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]]> http://www.photigy.com/studio-photography-insights-shooting-sunglasses/feed/ 0 http://www.photigy.com/studio-photography-insights-shooting-sunglasses/ Bill Cahill BTS Video: sneak peek from the best shots http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Photigy/~3/8r8M5-o1p1c/ http://www.photigy.com/advertisement-photography-sneak-peak-from-bill-cahill/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 06:22:51 +0000 alex@koloskov.com (Photigy.com) http://www.photigy.com/?p=10649 This is an interesting BTS video compilation from a great studio product and advertisement photographer Bill Cahill. In this video, I found many little but very interesting things on how to achieve particular effect right from the camera.

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]]> http://www.photigy.com/advertisement-photography-sneak-peak-from-bill-cahill/feed/ 0 http://www.photigy.com/advertisement-photography-sneak-peak-from-bill-cahill/ Alex Koloskov’s guest post on ScottKelby.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Photigy/~3/0HioUJjWmaI/ http://www.photigy.com/alex-koloskov-guest-post-on-scottkelby-com/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:38:47 +0000 alex@koloskov.com (Photigy.com) http://www.photigy.com/?p=10626 An announce of my guest post on ScottKelby.com: it is BTS from one of our latest shots, "the Milky iPhone".

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An Audio speakers shot assignment results., Curated by me and +Dave Nitsche on #studiophotographyinsights

Thank you for all who participated on the assignment: +Timothy Kou +Steve Savoie +Paul Bartell +Mohammad Ali +Jeff Creech +Noah Katz +Nick Spirov +Chris Kryzanek +Sylvain Millier +Steven Scott +Jeremy Guinaugh +Keith Holdaway and +Terry Croom (I couldn’t find few guys

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]]> http://www.photigy.com/studio-photography-insights-an-audio-speaker-shot/feed/ 0 http://www.photigy.com/studio-photography-insights-an-audio-speaker-shot/ Dodge and Burn Technique and our little cartoonish family at a strawberry field. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Photigy/~3/dJhDipDCClo/ http://www.photigy.com/dodge-and-burn-technique-and-our-little-cartoonish-family-at-a-strawberry-field/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:16:50 +0000 alex@koloskov.com (Photigy.com) http://www.photigy.com/?p=10173

I like this cartoonish look, which I see on movie posters and advertisements, and I try to reproduce this look in my pictures. I used a different workflow for each image for experimenting, however the main technique for such a look is a Dodge and Burn. I will describe it below.

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It was an unusual assignment (it is hard to call a book a product, thee are no AD-shot of the book itself), and I must say that I was slightly surprised by the submissions. Surprised by considerable amount of blood on the shots as well as strong religious motives In any case, it was an

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