Posts by Author: Laya Gerlock

Laya Gerlock
Laya Gerlock is a Portrait and Product photographer based in the Philippines. His passion is teaching and sharing his knowledge in Photograpy and has been doing this for 6 years.

    Shutter Dragging Explained
    Feb 20, 2014 Laya Gerlock

    A participant in one of my workshops asked me about taking a photo of their iPhone while using an off-camera flash. The main problem he…

    Self Challenge: Shooting The 4 Elements In A Single Exposure
    Feb 19, 2014 Laya Gerlock

    While I was doing my 365 Day Project, I did a photo of the four elements: Earth, Wind, Water and Fire. I shot this photo…

    Awesome Cold Look With CTO Gel And Tweaking White Balance
    Jan 29, 2014 Laya Gerlock

    A few weeks back I wrote an article about stopping down the ambient light by 2-3 stops and using flash to expose for your subject,…

    Practice Makes Perfect – Hone Your Photography Skills With Everyday Objects
    Jan 22, 2014 Laya Gerlock

    I regularly teach a workshop here in The Philippines and I always tell my students that I learned photography because I practice and shoot almost…

    DIY Florescent Tube Light Beauty Light Thingy
    Jan 17, 2014 Laya Gerlock

    One thing about photography is that from time to time you have creative dry spells and you need some inspiration to keep you going. One…

    A Clever Way to Photograph Glass
    Jan 8, 2014 Laya Gerlock

    Last week I shared an article about putting a granite tile to good use, there was one technique in that post that I wanted to…

    How To Put A Granite Tile To Good Use
    Jan 1, 2014 Laya Gerlock

    One of the simplest yet most used items in my photography toolbox is simple black granitle tile. I bought a small one 3 years ago…

    The 2 Stops Underexposure “Magic Bullet”
    Dec 25, 2013 Laya Gerlock

    OK, you got me, there is no magic bullet. The truth of it is that you have to work hard and know what you’re doing….

    How To Build A Basic 4 Light Setup
    Dec 18, 2013 Laya Gerlock

    While I was doing my 365 Project, I wanted to challenge myself with using 4 or more lights and using different colors for a shoot….

    365 Reasons To Do A 365 Photo Project
    Dec 10, 2013 Laya Gerlock

    I still remember the 1st time I clicked the shutter button of a DSLR. It was 5 years ago, Aug.24 2008. I was using a…