Welcome student of photography! Here you will find some helpful tips and tricks when it comes to everything photography and some business thrown in. Got a Question: Email Jen at jen@jenosullivan.com LEARN SOMETHING NEW! PHOTO TIPS Using Clean Light Bounced Light Diffusing Flash Photography Passion Is Everything Window Lighting Darkening Day Lens Flare Be a…
First and foremost: Forget what other photographers tell you about fill flash. The effect is ugly. Why? Because your flash is not a full strobe. Well, it is, but it is not a studio strobe light that is large. You do not have a soft box that is 3 feet wide. The only way you…
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Studio sessions of kids are always fun. Even though they are a bit more tricky because you are dealing with equipment and safety issues they always tend to have a very different feel then location work. Here are a few studio tips to remember: watch your equipment for the safety of the kids, have props…
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It is no wonder most professional photographers love using daylight. It is the “cleanest” light around. Natural daylight is also infiltrating. What does that mean? Because the light source is so large (the sun) it bounces off of everything. If sunlight is clean, what is dirty? Anything man made other than professional strobes. Even on…
Lighting is crucial to a great photograph. How big your light source is in relation to your subject is also key. The smaller the light source the harsher the light. The larger the light source the softer the light. As an example, the sun, while in reality, it the largest light source we know, however…
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If you find yourself in a room with a large window, get your subject as close to it as possible and shoot away. Window light is some of the prettiest lighting because it is super soft and directional meaning the light will wrap around the person with both highlights and shadows that create better depth….
Bright sun: too squinty. Under a tree: to dappley. What do you do? No usable shade (because, really, who wants a bunch of dots on their face?) and there is nothing but sun, sun, sun for miles. Diffusion panel to the rescue! Bring along an assistant and create your own shade. You can make your…
