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4 Simple Steps For Improving Your Natural Light Portraits | Master Your Craft
Ever wonder how the pros get their subjects to stand out? Many photographers opt to settle with a simple walk-up shot, but with some simple tweaks in your composition, you can completely transform your portraits. In this video, Pye walks through 4 compositional techniques you can stack together to isolate your subject for beautiful natural…
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What do You Really NEED to Light a Portrait?: OnSet with Daniel Norton
I’ve created portraits with 10 lights. I’ve worked with just natural light. But when it comes down to it, how much gear do I need to know I can get the job done? Let’s find out together! Join Daniel Norton OnSet as he walks through his thought process when planning for a portrait shoot and…
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Sony A7V Field Test: NYC Landscapes, Portraits & Sports Photography
Join filmmaker and photographer Sal D’Alia as he puts the brand-new Sony A7V through an extensive real-world test. In this hands on review, Sal pushes the camera to its limits across a variety of shooting environments, including indoor and outdoor portrait sessions, breathtaking landscape shots from the One World Observatory in New York City, and high-speed…
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Flash Portrait Photography Made Fun in a Small Studio | Gavin Hoey
Fun studio portrait sessions don’t just happen by accident; they’re built on the same solid foundations as any great image. In this video, photographer Gavin Hoey teams up with Adorama TV legend Marisa to demonstrate that fun and serious pursuits can coexist harmoniously. Starting with a buttercup-yellow seamless background, yellow props, and even strips of…
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Hard Light Portraits Made EASY! | Take & Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
Most portrait photographers start out with soft light, and for good reason! It’s forgiving, flattering, and easy to control, but if you’re ready to take things to the next level, hard light (or lighting that produces hard-edged shadows) can deliver portraits with bold contrast, a cinematic style, and seriously eye-catching results. In this photography lighting…
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Flash and LED Portraits, Same Scene But Different Results | LIVE with Gavin Hoey
Flash has been king of the lighting world for portrait photographers for a long time, but today, LED lighting is giving it a run for its money. Both have their advantages, and both have their downsides, so being solely in one camp or the other isn’t a smart move. But knowing which type of light…
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How to Use a Chair as a Prop for Studio Portraits | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
Chairs are everywhere and come in a seemingly infinite range of shapes, colors, and sizes. They can be old or new, made of wood, or covered in fabric… basically the chair next to you right now could be the perfect prop that makes your next portrait session uniquely yours. So how do you incorporate a…
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Portraits & Street Photography with THYPOCH Simera Lenses
Join photographer Tutes as he tests the THYPOCH Simera 28mm and 35mm f/1.4 Leica M lenses around City Island, New York City. He shares his first impressions on the build quality, manual focus feel, and unique features, such as the depth of field indicator and lens hoods. Watch how these lenses perform for portraits and…
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Reflective Portraits with Silver Space Blankets! | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
What happens when you flip the gold for silver? In this follow up “how to” session to Gavin’s golden portrait backdrop video, he’s putting the other side of those space blankets to work, and the results are stunning! Using just two recycled, crumpled up, old emergency blankets, Gavin shows you how to build a shiny…
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Outdoor Portraits Made Simple | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
For his first on-location portrait session of the year, photographer Gavin Hoey takes a deliberately relaxed approach, swapping his small home studio for a small shaded outdoor space. As Gavin explains, avoiding the midday sun makes it a lot easier to take portraits on location with a flash, keeping you feeling comfortable and in control.…