portrait photography
Shooting For Friends And Family
This is not a DIY kinda post, it is more related to my career as a photographer. If you here for the nuts and bolts,…
A Light Wall Of Light From Bed Sheets And PVC
The Lastolite Hilite is a really neat, lightweight, and portable high-key background that can double as a softbox. Oh, did I forget to mention what a bargain…
Mrs Scissorhands – Shoot Anatomy: Q&A With Benjamin Von Wong
Benjamin Von Wong is a commercial and editorial photographer based in Montreal. In this post we try to get inside his brains with some Q&A…
Huge iPad Arrays Used As Portrait Lights
What happens when you cross Kirk Tuck’s insatiable love for LED panels with Jim Goldstein’s unstopped craving for iPads? Nothing, ’till you add in a…
One Light Portrait Setup #1 – Butterfly Lighting (+ Optional Strobe)
Yuval needed a few pictures for her facebook, twitter and other social media services she consumes (or is being consumed by hehe). As profile pics…
Using a Collapsible Backdrop On Location – Product Review
Some time ago, I was contacted by B&H to do a review on Impact’s Collapsible Background (Black and White 5′ X 7′). I love using…
Portrait Photography In The Eyes Of 5 Years Olds
I had the honor and the pleasure to give a talk at my daughter’s kindergarten on Friday. We recently moved to a new place and…
Portrait Professional 8 Giveaway Winners – Part One
It is amazing to see the wide spectrum of interpretations to the work portrait. My last DIYP group project was to ask DIYP readers to…
Light Falloff Cheat Sheet Card
As part of my ongoing exploration of portrait photography in general and flash studio photography in particular, I wanted to examine the effect that a…
The Green Bean Hair Light
Reader Jerry Hamby just sent in this great hair light project. It is made from a cheapo 45 ws ebay flash and – believe it…






































