Photography Technique

PRO TIPS

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Be creative with your flash

noreply@blogger.com (Anuar) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:01:00 +0000

Reflect the flash

"Here's a way to create interesting effects by being creative with your flash.
We gave this image a "caught in car headlights look" by firing an off camera speedlight into a lastolite sunfire reflector."

Pro Photography Tips 2

noreply@blogger.com (Anuar) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:59:00 +0000

Have fun with reflections

"With all the water around, the ponds and rivers should be pretty full so as photographers, what do we do with all this water? This usually means one thing, reflections. I love them and use them whenever I can. As well as ponds and rivers we have harbours and even large puddles – yes honestly! The first thing is to try and visualise the image you wish to produce. If you are trying to reflect part of a scene, a group of trees for example, then compose the picture placing the edge of the water and land around a third from the top or bottom of your shot. If you put it straight across the middle, it will end up looking like two pictures, one of the subject and one of the reflections, but try it for yourself and see which you prefer. The auto focus of your camera will often struggle with reflections hunting in and out to try and find a fix. So if you can, switch it off and focus manually, it’s really not that difficult. The other aspect picks up from previous articles, that is to get down low. If you do this you will lengthen the reflection which can add impact. Try and pick a day without much wind and finally, for a surreal look, just photograph the reflection without any actual subject. That often gets people guessing!

Pro Photography Tips 1

noreply@blogger.com (Anuar) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:51:00 +0000

Pro tip on photographing children

Beach photography with children - Chris Hanley is a professional wedding and portrait photographer. Here's one of his tips for photographing children.
Chris HanleyChris Hanley is one of Damien Lovegroves training experts and also one of Damien's co tutors. Courses are now available on how to replicate their shooting styles on Damien's website. You can also visit Chris Hanley's blog for more information.

Here's his tip:

"Build the children a sand model. I make a speedboat that they can sit in. Once the boat has been built, add a spade for a steering wheel and get them to sail off on an adventure. This captivates them for a good 15mins and keeps them in one place.

The clever bit is building the sand model in the right place. Before you start building, look at the background from 360 degrees.

Aim for a nice sea backdrop and maybe a golden sand backdrop or bright colourful out of focus beach brollies.

Stick the 70-200mm on the camera and shoot gorgeous pictures from about 10 foot away paying attention to your backgrounds. Shoot ISO 200 f/5.6 for quality.

Keep the picture tight and bright. If its hot and sunny, don't forget to make sure the children have sunblock on and sun hats."