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Basics > Lighting
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Articles
Five tips for great night shots with or without a tripod
Connected Photographer Magazine - November 2007
It's the magic hour, that half an hour window of time after the sun goes down. The sky turns to dusk. An amazing cobalt-blue colored atmosphere reveals itself in the twilight. Lights twinkle in the city and street lamps flicker on for their evening shift. This may be the time that you think to yourself, "Wow! I wish I could capture this scene with my camera." Wish no more. Grab your camera, pull over somewhere that inspires you, and get ready to take your own postcard-worthy night pics. In this article, Anne Violette shows you how this can be done, with or without a tripod.
How to buy a basic lighting package
Connected Photographer Magazine - September 2006
When photographer Jackie Kamp sent in a letter about how to find basic portrait lighing gear, Senior Editor James Booth came to the rescue. If you'd like to know what to look for in a lighting package, you should read this article.
Correcting eyeglass glare without any fancy software or specialized equipment
Connected Photographer Magazine - September 2006
In the July 2006 issue of Connected Photographer Magazine, Photoshop guru Jane Conner-ziser gave an excellent tutorial on how to remove eyeglass glare using Photoshop. But what if you don't have Photoshop? Or any way to get your images into Photoshop? In this helpful tip, Senior Editor James Booth shows you how to eliminate eyeglass glare when taking the picture.
An exposure to exposure meters
Connected Photographer Magazine - February 2005
In another installation on the basics of photography, Senior Technical Editor James Booth provides an introduction to the exposure meter. Find out why this little gadget in an indispensable tool for any photographer.
The basics of winter photography
Connected Photographer Magazine - January 2005
Winter photography presents a whole new basket of challenges when it comes to getting the correct exposure. The unique environmental variables presented by snow can challenge the most advanced photographers and equipment. With the recent glut of snow that's been dumped on the U.S. this past week, Senior Editor James Booth felt a little information on how to deal with this cold, white, nuisance was in order.
Basic portrait lighting
Connected Photographer Magazine - July 2004
Portrait lighting can be one of the more difficult things to learn in photography, particularly if you're doing it by trial and error. This article, by our own James Booth, finally makes this critical skill understandable.
A guide to guide numbers (and how knowing about guide numbers will make your flash photography more successful)
Connected Photographer Magazine - May 2004
What the heck is a guide number and why is it important? In essence, a guide number, or flash factor, is a measurement of light output for a given flash at a given film speed. In this article, Contributing Editor James Booth is your guide to the guide number system.
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