Pouting & related activities
This is one of the first portraits I took using off-camera lighting. It’s shot against a pure white wall and was really a test shot to help me understand the effects of shutter speed & aperture on the photograph. Now, some of you may have not heard the one statement that really helped [...]
Mum & son at sunset
I’ve watched all of the Zack Arias photo critiques and the one constant theme in all of them is to not post multiple images of the same person on your site. Some of us have no option! I’m an immigrant so the only people I know are through work & are generally not [...]
Monkey silhouette
I have watched the Zack Arias One Light DVD’s a few times now & I believe I’m starting to grasp the foundations. There is a shot he does on the DVD where he turns the room white with Sunpak 120J and I’ve had a go at replicating it but I need more practice. [...]
Capturing a monkey!
It’s very difficult to take photographs of Cameron as he will not sit still, he grabs the lights, punches the umbrellas and just generally is a monster. The bonus is that all his jumping around and pulling faces are quite entertaining and certainly expressive.
Have you ever tried to photograph a two year old? [...]