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Photography with one speedlite hot shoe flash and pocket wizard trigger
Off-camera flash with a pocketwizard lets you use your flash in several positions with a minimal requirement of power supplies and the availability of quick lighting changes. The old IR system caused several issues in bright light, radio control works very well. ETTL tends to get a little confused f...
Photography with 1 flash – One softbox, varying results
One flash can give you a lot of lighting options, here are a few lighting set-ups with one softbox. One flash with softbox positioned at 45 degrees. Softbox in front of the subject One flash via softbox on the side of the subject. One flash via softbox on the side ...
California sunbounce + sunlight + fill flash
Here are a few photos using the California sunbounce, sunlight and some fill flash to photograph these portraits. Color filters on the edges and a vignette added in photoshop So we waited until the sun was setting down, bounced the sunset light with the California sunbounce, and added some fill flas...
Photography via window light on an overcast day with and without reflectors.
Taking photos during an overcast day presents the option of using very soft light through the windows, it’s like someone put a huge softbox in the street and you are able to aim it indoors. Here is an example of light coming from the window with and without the use of reflector to bounce the l...
How to draw custom 3D arrows with photoshop tutorial.
Open a new document at for example 20×20 cm - Create a ‘new layer’ by going to LAYER —> NEW LAYER or clicking the ‘new layer’ icon in the layers palette - Select the pen tool - Make sure that PATHS is selected, on the top left-end corner of the screen, and draw an arrow like ...
Zoom burst effect with layer mask in photoshop tutorial.
Zoom burst effect with layer mask tutorial Open the image you wish to have the effect applied to and duplicate it by dragging the background layer to the ‘create new layer’ icon or by pressing ‘Control + J’ With your duplicated layer selected, go to the menu bar and choose fo...
Dodge and burn tutorial with soft light layer in photoshop
Dodge and burn tutorial with soft light layer in photoshop. While you can use the dodge and burn tools, using a soft light layer gives you more control and is a less ‘destructive’ approach. Open the image you wish to darken / lighten locally and make a new layer by clicking the new layer...