Search Results for: node/Joe Edelman

How to get awesome photos with a boring background

Sep 5, 2017 John Aldred

Shooting indoors, especially in somebody’s home, often leads to some rather dull backgrounds. Usually, you’re stuck with just a bare solid coloured wall. But whether…



Use those Christmas lights during the summer to light beautiful portraits

Jul 27, 2017 John Aldred

Chrismas lights are usually in use for maybe six weeks out of the year. The other 44 weeks, they typically reside in a box in…



Make a DIY portable beauty dish for less than $10

Jul 10, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

The beauty dish is an important piece of lighting gear for portrait and beauty shots. Joe Edelman will show you how to make a DIY…



A visual approach to the Inverse Square Law and how it affects photographers

Jul 4, 2017 John Aldred

The inverse square law (ISL) is one of those principles of photography that drives people crazy. It’s a fairly simply concept that’s broken down into…



In the age when everyone is taking photos, what makes a photographer?

Jun 15, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

“Everyone’s a photographer nowadays.” How many times have you heard this phrase? This video from Erik Wahlstrom addresses it, and deals with one question I’ve…



Instagram created a monster – A no nonsense guide to what’s really going on

Jun 12, 2017 Sara Melotti

I remember how excited I was when I first started posting on instagram. I finally had a platform to get my work seen, tell my…



StandDaddy offers a sturdier alternative to sand bags

Jun 11, 2017 Udi Tirosh

If you are a long time reader of the blog, you know that we love sand bags. I mean, what can ruin a shoot better…



Photographing Rosie the Riveter at a vintage flying museum in Texas

Jun 8, 2017 John Aldred

Sometimes, we manage to find ourselves and our cameras in the coolest and most unusual of locations. It might be intentional, it may be completely…



How to trigger your studio flash from a computer using an Arduino

May 2, 2017 Josh Beckwith

I needed a way to trigger a flash from an Electron app, but there wasn’t anything out there that suited my needs. At first I…



Is it important to have your photographic style, and how you can develop it

Apr 30, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

Would you say you have a recognizable photographic style? Do you think it’s even important to have it? This is the topic I’ve been thinking…