by Steveschool | Oct 1, 2017 | Fashion Photography, Glamour Photography, Outdoor Lighting, Photography Lessons, Postproduction, Swimwear Photography, Travel Photography
Fashion Photography and Post-production—I am personally not a fan of “fixing it in Photoshop,” but I am also not a fan of flare in my images. I know that the careful use of camera flare can be an effective tool for the right shot, but, like I said, not a...
by Steveschool | Jul 19, 2017 | Composition, Cultural Photography, Fashion Photography, Flash Photography, Glamour Photography, Landscape Photography, Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Photography Lessons, Swimwear Photography, Travel Photography
7/18/17 UPDATE: I would like to express my deepest appreciation for all the support and concern expressed to Joan and me over the past few months. Summer classes from June through August were cancelled/postponed while I recover from back surgery. I had a...
by Steveschool | May 5, 2017 | Composition, Fashion Photography, Glamour Photography, Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Photography Lessons, Reflectors, Swimwear Photography, Uncategorized
Lisa Marie Scott–former Playboy Playmate and always friendly and supportive even years later. I lost touch with her over 10 years ago. Tripods: Modern lenses have incorporated an absolutely amazing technology that somehow compensates for some of your hand...
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 | 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,...