Tag Archives: portrait photography

Trusting Your Craft with Jamie Maldonado

June 13, 2013   Posted by M. Gertz

Jamie Maldonado is an editorial and fine art photographer working out of East Texas whose speciality is environmental portraiture, where he aims to portray the heart and soul of his subjects using richly layered locations. He started out using a … Continue reading →

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Rob Duncan’s First Shoot Using a Handheld Light Meter

May 21, 2013   Posted by M. Gertz

If you’ve always relied on your in-camera meter or histogram and are comfortable with your workflow, change can be hard to take. Aspiring portrait and wedding photographer Rob Duncan had been shooting for 3 years before he decided to take … Continue reading →

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Tommy Næss’ Season of Portraiture

May 17, 2013   Posted by M. Gertz

Tommy Næss is an amateur photographer living in Oslo who says, “photography is about catching moments, situations and people – as a part of everyday life as I’m living it.” Seeking a little more structure, Tommy has embarked on a … Continue reading →

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Jean Sinotte Controlling the Power

April 10, 2013   Posted by Ron Egatz

Jean Sinotte of Studio Fotomode in Quebec City was a longtime user of the Sekonic L-358 light meter. Although Sinotte used the meter with the optional radio flash triggering, what he really longed for was the ability to regulate the … Continue reading →

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Classic Posing and Portrait Lighting Webinar

March 13, 2013   Posted by Ron Egatz

Featuring Guest Photographer and Educator, Frank Dispensa While rules are often meant to be broken, knowing the techniques to create classic posing and classic lighting patterns are skills every portrait photographer should know. Join host Joe Brady and his special … Continue reading →

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Christopher Grey: Double Diffusion

March 4, 2013   Posted by M. Gertz

The name says it all. Softboxes were made to create soft light, but what if you want to go further? Christopher Grey shows us one idea in this how-to article. With examples to illustrate each lighting set-up, Grey walks us … Continue reading →

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Christopher Grey: Soft Retro Lighting

February 25, 2013   Posted by M. Gertz

If you’ve ever wanted to know the secret behind 1950’s-style portrait lighting, Christopher Grey is here to help. The key to a 50’s-style is one part color palette and one part a distinctive lighting. Because this is a more complex, … Continue reading →

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Christopher Grey: Cut Your Background in Half

February 18, 2013   Posted by M. Gertz

In this article by Christopher Grey, he demonstrates a technique that gives the background of your studio portraits some pizzaz. He says to “think of each light modifier as a “personality.” Strong or weak, hard or soft, each modifier is … Continue reading →

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Christopher Grey: Creating a High-Key, Retro Look

February 13, 2013   Posted by M. Gertz

Learn how to create portraits with the look and feel of 70’s film photography with a technique by Christopher Grey. He writes, “Back in the ’70s, high speed color transparency film was push-processed to increase contrast and grain. Images were … Continue reading →

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Christopher Grey: Mixing Strobe and Ambient Light

January 28, 2013   Posted by M. Gertz

Sekonic’s resident lighting expert Christopher Grey takes you through working with ambient light and strobe simultaneously in his article entitled “Dragging the Shutter.” First, he uses a wall sconce to warm up and add depth to the background of an … Continue reading →

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