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by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
The most engaging portraits seem to have direct eye contact between subject and viewer, as if the camera were simply a window through which we’re looking. But is it that simple? So much goes into making a good portrait, can success simply come down to eye contact between subject and camera and is it even necessary to concentrate on the eyes for a portrait? There are certainly wonderful portraits that do not focus exclusively on the eyes that illustrate character with other aspects of the body, from posture to hands, but as an introduction to
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Making something "easy" doesn't mean you have to compromise on creativity! Follow along as director Chystopher Rhodes shares five easy yet creative music video lighting techniques.
0:00 - Introduction
0:17 - Motivated Lighting
2:33 - Color Contrast
4:11 - Lighting for Post Effects
5:21 - Rembrandt Lighting
6:12 - Background Lighting
Rhodes will also be speaking at the B&H Bild Expo.
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Composition can be a powerful tool for storytelling. Jess Santos tells her stories through landscape photography and, in this video, she shows you the tools to help you craft your own.
0:00 - Introduction
1:16 - Finding and Translating the Story
6:40 - Tools to Tell the Story
16:27 - How the Sky Interacts with the Foreground
20:41 - How Light Affects Color
22:28 - How the Milky Way Interacts with the Foreground
26:56 - Techniques & Elements Used to Tell the Story
47:58 - Ideas to Spark Inspiration
52:39 - "Creativity is not learned, but
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Scott Robert Lim is a master of lighting in any location. Watch this B&H video and learn how he utilizes continuous and natural lighting to capture cinematic portraits and candid photos.
0:00 - Introduction and Overview
2:48 - Wedding Photographers Are the Best
5:57 - What Are Cinematic Weddings?
7:52 - Gear
12:46 - Lim’s Techniques
22:59 - Eight Essential Cinematic Weddings Shots
56:08 - More from Lim, and Recap
1:00:01 - Q&A
Is there anything you'd like to add from your own experience? Have at it in the Comments section!
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Join Jabari Holder in the studio as he breaks down a three-point lighting setup in less than five minutes. He explains why a basic lighting technique is perfect for interviews, talking-head shots, YouTube videos, portrait photography, and more. What is your go-to lighting setup?
0:00 - Introduction
0:21 - Initial Tips
0:55 - Key Light
2:12 - Fill Light
2:41 - Hair Light
2:58 - Additional Tips
3:12 - The Possibilities
3:49 - Final Thoughts
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Professional photographer Shiv Verma shares some tips and techniques for time lapses, including typical mistakes to avoid, camera equipment, potential subjects, composition, and more.
0:00 - Introduction & Overview
2:00 - What is a Time-Lapse?
3:29 - Example
5:15 - What Can You Capture?
6:22 - Camera Gear
13:37 - Light
14:44 - The Process
17:24 - Framing & Flicker
21:50 - Holy Grail
22:53 - Animation & Motion Control
23:44 - Final Thoughts
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In this B&H video, National Geographic photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Keith Ladzinski shares his experiences in the field and the techniques, gear, and solutions he’s used along the way.
0:00 - Introduction
0:37 - Versatile Bag
1:15 - The Great Lakes
17:41 - Speedlights
27:56 - Panning
25:05 - Mono Heads
27:37 - Multimode
29:09 - Light Painting
30:57 - Exposure
31:41 - Split ND Filter
34:09 - Get Wide
35:57 - Get Low
40:50 - Creativity on a Budget
43:17 - Q&A
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by Cory Rice · Posted
Mastering studio lighting can feel like a Herculean feat when you’re just getting started. Like any aspect of photography, it requires patience, practice, and plenty of mistakes before it comes naturally. In an effort to shorten your learning curve, we’ve rounded up 10 common issues that beginners encounter and how to fix them.
Technical Issues
Lighting setups can be as simple or complicated as your heart desires—or your shot requires. However, before you can begin to think about how to use your lights creatively, you need to understand how
by Jill Waterman · Posted
Sidney Baker-Green was still in high school when he first embarked on his creative journey as a wedding photographer and content creator, which now spans still photography and filmmaking. Over the past seven years, he has shared a wide variety of image-making adventures, gear reviews, business advice, and tech tips with a growing audience on social media, leading us to invite him to collaborate as a B&H Creator of the Week.
By means of introduction, we recently asked Baker-Green to respond to a
by Steven Gladstone · Posted
Green screen compositing today is ridiculously easy compared to days gone by. Years ago, when shooting and finishing on motion picture film, one had to shoot the subject against a green screen, then create film mattes, and combine it all using an optical printer. Generation loss, contrast shifts, and registration problems were the bane of the filmmaker. This doesn’t even begin to encompass all the other problems, such as matte lines, elements that drift out of alignment, transparency issues, and garbage mattes. The introduction of high-
by Jill Waterman · Posted
Here’s a hot tip: In addition to photo, video, and audio gear, as well as other tech products, B&H carries thousands of books and tutorials covering the fields of photography, video, audio and computers, plus inspirational titles to get your creative juices flowing. For all you bibliophiles out there, we’ve compiled this shortlist of must-have publications spanning photography basics, photo careers, marketing and promotion, business practices, teaching photography, lighting technique, specialty photo subjects, creative inspiration,