Feature Articles
Aug 26th, 2008 |
By Mr.K |
Category: Feature Articles
That’s right. The question isn’t whether to gel or not. If you use studio strobes or battery powered flashes at some point you are going to want to use a gel. The question is why.
Tags: car, fine art photography, gel, photography technique, Scream, strobe accessories
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Aug 20th, 2008 |
By Mr.K |
Category: Feature Articles
A few months ago I was contacted by a rep from a circus training facility here in Los Angeles. They wanted some simple, but dynamically lit training photographs. Fun, right? Totally. But…
Tags: boom, Circus, Photo Shoot, portrait photography, Zeke Kamm
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Aug 13th, 2008 |
By Mr.K |
Category: Feature Articles
So you dropped the cash, did the time waiting in line, and now you love those little Radio Poppers like they were your own kids (except every time you have to unscrew them to pop in a new battery - ahem). The only problem (besides having to unscrew them to change the battery - did […]
Tags: flash, glove, how to, mod, optical trigger, radiopopper, studio strobe
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Aug 6th, 2008 |
By Mr.K |
Category: Feature Articles
You keep a pen in your camera bag, right? Now with this fancy little trick, you’ll always have your gaffers tape with you, too.
Tags: gaffers tape, photography gear, quick tip, trick
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Jul 30th, 2008 |
By Mr.K |
Category: Feature Articles
You do it. You know you do. It’s okay. We all do it. It feels good. Everybody crops. Oh, you’re a full-frame never-crop guy? Well, you cropped your image when you took the picture by deciding where to stand and how you positioned your DSLR. Ha! Got you there. What’s that? You don’t decide where […]
Tags: Arlington West, creative, crop, cross, Santa Barbara, tip, war
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Jul 23rd, 2008 |
By Mr.K |
Category: Feature Articles
What’s the perfect gift for a creative photographer? What do you ask for when your birthday comes around?
Me? I have too much stuff. By the time I turned 24 I was fortunate enough to be in a position where I no longer had to wait until my birthday or Christmas to get something I wanted. […]
Tags: birthday, clown, cupcake, inspirational, perfect photographer gift
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Jul 9th, 2008 |
By Mr.K |
Category: Feature Articles
Have you ever looked at a photo you just took on the back of your camera? Of course you have. How about in the field all hunched over, the afternoon sunlight turning your LCD screen into a mirror? Now instead of seeing your model’s lovely face — YIKES! All you see is your own ugly […]
Tags: DIY, Hoodman Loupe, Photo Equipment, Photo Gear, review, view LCD outdoors
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Jul 2nd, 2008 |
By Mr.K |
Category: Feature Articles
I am of the opinion that everything in life has value - or a value. Depends how you look at it. Of course, money has a value. But even that value can be different for everyone. $5 could make an enterprising twelve year old mow my lawn. Where as I wouldn’t get behind one of […]
Tags: fine art photography, what do you want to say, why-to
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Jun 25th, 2008 |
By Mr.K |
Category: Feature Articles
So you got the gear. You got the know-how (or at least you’re working on it). You even got the idea. Whatcha don’t got is a model. Right? Follow these steps and you’ll be covered with models in no time.
Tags: how to, model interaction, Photography Tips
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Jun 18th, 2008 |
By Mr.K |
Category: Feature Articles
You could chop your brain up into several parts - but don’t! Different parts do different things. Your left side is responsible for grammar, logic, counting. The right side prefers the intuitive, creative, fantasy. Both sides love ice cream sandwiches. Have you ever wondered which side takes control of your photography?
Tags: ideas, lizard brain, monkey brain, Photography Tips
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