Photographing the Pumpkin House in low light
admin The Kenova, West Virginia Pumpkin House is celebrating its 44th year! The best time to visit is after dark.
Light painting 101: Behind-the-scenes while illuminating an abandoned bus
Light painting is a term that is often used loosely to describe any addition of light to a night photograph. Really, though, light painting is a technique that uses a…
Portrait Tips: One light + one collapsible backdrop = $
Whatever kind of pictures you make, collapsible backdrops can help your subjects stand out appropriately and even stir your creativity.
10-minute DIY: An easy-to-make snoot for light painting
This is admittedly a rather specific DIY project, but hopefully it fills a niche, however small that might be. I can’t take credit for this fine design. Night photographer Tyler Heibeck…
Light In Mamako by Josephine Bamidele Aiyegbeni Völkel
This is the story of a town and its people who lacked the basic necessities of life, such as electricity. But they stayed hopeful, helpful, and kind to one another.…
Getting started with light painting
So what is light painting? It’s a photo technique where you take a very long exposure with a moving light source. This ends up creating cool laserlike effects in your…
Shooting natural light portraits in a backyard shed
Whether you want to shoot portraits on a budget or just want to try something new, you can easily convert a backyard shed into a mini studio!
Judging the quality of light
The following is an excerpt from “The Basic Beginners Guide to Photography Light & Exposure” eBook by Scott Bourne and Richard Harrington. The book is currently on sale in the iBooks Store.…
Light painting 101: Antique stove in a ghost town
What is light painting? You might think of it as gently brushing on some light to the subject. Light painting is the act of adding light to a night photograph.…
Direct your light with this DIY snoot and grid
What is a snoot? A snoot is just a funny name for a piece of equipment — generally a tube or similar object such as a conical, cylindrical or rectangular…