Lighting for Black and White: Part 7
Simple, effective, lighting is what I always strive for in my black and white portraits. For conversion I usually use a combination of...
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Steve
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Lighting for Black and White Part 6: Back on Black
For this shoot I went back to the black background. I realize it is personal preference, but I just find black and whites look better on...
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Steve
- May 24, 2020
- 1 min
Lighting for Black and White Part 5: Shooting on White Part 2
For Part 2 of shooting on a pure white background I went with a lighting setup that would produce pretty even light across the face. This...
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Steve
- May 21, 2020
- 1 min
Lighting for Black and White Part 4: Shooting on White
For Part 4, I decided to shoot on a white background to see the effect on black and white. One of the things that I like about black and...
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Steve
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
Lighting for Black and White Part 3
For the third photo in this series I went for a kind of clamshell lighting and one light for the background. Setup and camera settings...
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Steve
- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
Lighting for Black and White Part 2
For my second attempt I decided to go with a three point light setup. I have used this for colour before but wondered what it would look...
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Steve
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
Personal Projects
I completed a thirty day lighting project and one sixteen day one light project. Check out the PDF's below. If you have any questions...
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Steve
- May 6, 2020
- 1 min
Lighting for Black and White
Starting a new project this week. I want to create some black and white self-portraits with different lighting setups and different...
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Steve
- Apr 26, 2020
- 1 min
What a difference a background makes.
When shooting portraits or headshots a background can make a huge difference in the appearance of a photo. I usually shoot on a white or...
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Steve
- Apr 22, 2020
- 2 min
Some Thoughts on Portrait Photography
I got interested in portrait and headshot photography about two years ago. I joined a number of Facebook groups, purchased some books on...
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