Shallow Depth of Field Portraits Using High-Speed Sync
One of the advantages of using high-speed sync off-camera flash is for shallow depth of field portraits.
One of the advantages of using high-speed sync off-camera flash is for shallow depth of field portraits.
One of my favorite things about studio photography is that it provides a blank canvas for endless possibilities.
Who loves shooting a session through golden hour and sunset? I know I do! But why stop at sunset, especially now during the winter months when days are shorter?
On a recent trip to New Orleans we rented this bad ass Airbnb in the warehouse district, the one thing you will see are the killer windows very much part of those old warehouse buildings.
The most common question I’m asked is how I come up with my ideas for Fine Art Portraits. I have a notebook filled with possible next creations. My biggest regret is having more ideas than I can ever create in this lifetime.
We love shooting baby portraits. More specifically, we love simple, minimalist portraits that keep all of the attention on that adorable little subject.
The luxury condo we rented was a far cry from any conference room. It had become our standard practice once a year to rent one of Orlando’s many vacation homes so we could sit down for a few days to crunch numbers, cry a little bit, and make plans for the coming year in business.
Photography is a creative space that is always changing. From new ideas to old, from old techniques to new. It is always changing, and the rules are being broken all the time. The old school advice has given way to the new cool techniques.
Getting started with off-camera flash is already scary enough, right? Now add the element of a dark night sky and trying to create portraits that doesn't look like artificial light has just been thrown in with no control and it's an entirely different ballgame.
There is just something special about black & white imagery. Perhaps it’s the way we look back at the photographs of the masters like Richard Avedon, Peter Lindbergh and Ansel Adams to name a few, or perhaps it’s the way old movies have a specific feel to them as we watch them in monochrome.