Tutorials
Lighting Techniques: All the Things you can do with One Speedlight
Apr 9, 2014
Laya Gerlock
I have encountered many people that think they are very limited because they only had one light (usually it is one speedlight), and I always…
Capture First-Person Video of Your Shoots with a DIY Hot Shoe Adapter
Apr 7, 2014
Allen Mowery
I am slothful. I am impatient. And, above all else, I am cheap…a beautiful trifecta that led me to this little project. For the longest…
Simple And Effective Food Photography Techniques
Apr 2, 2014
Laya Gerlock
One of my photography niches is food photography. It started awhile back when a friend asked me if I could shoot for his restaurant. It…
Freelensing: Un-Focus To Tell a More Dynamic Story
Mar 31, 2014
Allen Mowery
So often we are distracted by what we see, sucked in by that which is right in front of us. Each day can be a…
How to Create Magical Framed Portraits
Mar 27, 2014
Guest Author
I have shot implicit nude before, and one of the things that I find to be hard on this type of shoot is how to…
Things You Can Do With A Piece Of Illustration Board
Mar 26, 2014
Laya Gerlock
I was a reading an article last week about clever ways to mount a foam board in a studio when I thought about sharing one…
Faster And Better – The Best Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
Mar 25, 2014
Jeff Guyer
Not to be overly dramatic, but keyboard shortcuts can– and will– change your life. Okay, maybe it’s a little overly dramatic after all, but I’m…
Automate your creative life with IFTTT Actions
Mar 24, 2014
Allen Mowery
We all love automation throughout our daily lives. Like, we LOVE automation…in everything. The less we have to actually do, the happier we tell ourselves…
How To Shoot a Porsche With Minimal Gear
Mar 19, 2014
Laya Gerlock
Me and some friends were practicing our photography with cars and wanted to shoot his Porsche. We were only shooting the car inside his garage…
Fashion Shoot Anatomy And Post Production With Dave Piper [NSFW]
Mar 17, 2014
Guest Author
It had been a while since I had shot on a DSLR, most of last year I had shot on the Fuji X-Pro or a…