Top 10 must have camera accessories for portrait/studio photographers
1. Tripod
2. External Flash
3. Light meter
4. Wireless flash trigger
5. Backdrop
6. Props/dress changes/make up
7. A stool
8. Stool
9. Reflector
10. Green Screen
Showing posts with label studio photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label studio photography. Show all posts
Thursday
Studio photography - Headshot
Today I worked on some photographs I had taken in the studio a while back, below you will see a before and after ad see how I achieved it.
1. I cropped the picture into a nice rectangle.
2. Used levels to brighten the picture correctly and used the select white tool to get rid of the background.
3. I then made the curves into a very slight "S" shape to improve the contrast.
4. Next I airbrushed the face a little by painting on a layer of her skin tone (used eye dropper) then added noise Filters > Noise > add noise, and blurred it appropriately Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur.
5. With this layer on top I reduced the opacity to about 40% - play around with this until it looks right. Turn the layer on and off to see the difference :)
6. The final two steps were a small adjustments to the levels again just to neaten up the airbrush layer.
7. Then I flattened the image.
8. Lastly, I added a vignette Filter > Lens correction > Custom > Vignette (The "midpoint" and "amount" sliders)
1. I cropped the picture into a nice rectangle.
2. Used levels to brighten the picture correctly and used the select white tool to get rid of the background.
4. Next I airbrushed the face a little by painting on a layer of her skin tone (used eye dropper) then added noise Filters > Noise > add noise, and blurred it appropriately Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur.
5. With this layer on top I reduced the opacity to about 40% - play around with this until it looks right. Turn the layer on and off to see the difference :)
6. The final two steps were a small adjustments to the levels again just to neaten up the airbrush layer.
7. Then I flattened the image.
8. Lastly, I added a vignette Filter > Lens correction > Custom > Vignette (The "midpoint" and "amount" sliders)
Before.
After.
Wednesday
Photography tutorial - Multiple flash
Multiple flash is a technique that ought to be done in the studio.
You will need.
Dark room with black backdrop
External flash
DSLR
Firstly, set the shutter speed on you camera to "Bulb" This means the shutter will stay open as long as you hold the shutter release down.
Next you'll need an assistant and a model.
With the lights turned off, open your shutter - keep it opened.
Have your model pose in the first position, and ask your assistant to fire the flash.
The have your model move into the next position and have your assistant fire the flash, do this as many times until you're happy with the photo, and then release the shutter release.
You'll end up with a photo like this.
You will need.
Dark room with black backdrop
External flash
DSLR
Firstly, set the shutter speed on you camera to "Bulb" This means the shutter will stay open as long as you hold the shutter release down.
Next you'll need an assistant and a model.
With the lights turned off, open your shutter - keep it opened.
Have your model pose in the first position, and ask your assistant to fire the flash.
The have your model move into the next position and have your assistant fire the flash, do this as many times until you're happy with the photo, and then release the shutter release.
You'll end up with a photo like this.
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