by Steveschool | Apr 15, 2017 | Cultural Photography, Photography Lessons, Travel Photography
Chinatown, Manila. The sheer variety and amount of traffic is staggering! Chinatown: Travel Photography–There are many beautiful beaches in the Philippines—and we will see several in the coming months. However, the City of Manila has some unique...
by Steveschool | Feb 26, 2017 | Composition, Fashion Photography, Flash Photography, Glamour Photography, Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Photography Lessons, Postproduction, Swimwear Photography
Overpower the Sun: Fashion and Swimwear Photography—We’ve spent the last few weeks talking about creating great images when the light is not the best, namely, when the sun is in front of you. The trick was to underexpose the image to create dramatic images. We have...
by Steveschool | Feb 11, 2017 | Composition, Fashion Photography, Glamour Photography, Landscape Photography, Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Photography Lessons, Postproduction, Swimwear Photography, Travel Photography
Waikiki Hawai’i Sunsets: Travel Photography—Last week we talked about creating great images in bad light. We will continue this theme this week and discuss how to capture those beautiful sunsets. Sunsets are perennial favorite subjects for many photographers...
by Steveschool | Feb 2, 2017 | Composition, Landscape Photography, Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Photography Lessons, Travel Photography
It is not the camera, it is the photographer that matters! Travel Photography—Conventional wisdom tells us that the best lighting is when the sun is low and behind the photographer, and you won’t get an argument from me on this point. In fact, we devoted a blog post...
by Steveschool | Jan 25, 2017 | Glamour Photography, Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Photography Lessons, Reflectors, Swimwear Photography, Travel Photography
“Magic Hour:” Fashion/Swimwear Photography—Last week I posted some images of a surprise fashion shoot in Fiji. Athena in Fiji from last week’s post The lighting for most of the images was natural “Magic Hour” sunlight. It is called “Magic Hour” light because,...
by Steveschool | Jan 20, 2017 | Composition, Fashion Photography, Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Photography Lessons, Reflectors, Travel Photography
Athena on boat: Travel/Fashion Photography—This was a rare opportunity to say the least. It was at the end of an island-hopping tour when this young lady agreed to an impromptu photo shoot on the way back to the main island. Athena was lying alone on a bench closer to...
