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 | Jun 6, 2017 | Composition, Fashion Photography, Flash Photography, Glamour Photography, Landscape Photography, Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Photography Lessons, Postproduction, Reflectors, Travel Photography
First I want to start by thanking everyone for the amazing support over the past several months. I obviously have not been posting much because I’ve been dealing with some severe back issues that just led to a hopefully successful lower back (L-4/L-5) decompression...
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 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,...
