Posts by Author: 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.
Lighting Technique: Flagging and Feathering
Mar 6, 2014
Laya Gerlock
One question I always encounter when teaching my workshops is how to control the spill of light, and the bounce of light. While this is…
Dance and Movement: Mixing continuous lights and strobes
Feb 26, 2014
Laya Gerlock
My friend wanted to shoot ballet dancers and had a “peg” that she wanted to do. She wanted to show the flow of the movement…
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…
Typhoon Haiyan – The Aftermath
Feb 5, 2014
Laya Gerlock
Typhoon Haiyan, known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, was an exceptionally powerful tropical cyclone that devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines, in…
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…