Метка: pinhole

For this post I have pulled some shots from last years workshop tour. I will explain the exposure planning as we go along. From mixing the ambient with the speedlights or overriding the ambient altogether, the knowledge of what the image should look like will help you decide.

In the runup to WPD2009, we are churning out pinhole articles! Our latest is a strange one. You all know you can create a pinhole camera pretty much out of anything you can get your hands on, from tin cans, through to wooden boxes. This article lists some of the strangest, most bizarre, funniest, or beautiful pinhole cameras that people have made.

Once again, the equipment to be used is of utmost importance. Since you’ll be shooting really tiny creatures, you should ideally be using a dedicated macro lens. However, if you don’t have a dedicated macro, you can use what is known as the poor-man’s-macro lens. This isn’t a cheap quality sad lens, but basically a reversed lens that acts like a macro. A 50mm prime with a reversal ring should do the trick. You can add closeup filters and teleconverters if you want to increase your working distance, but know that every added piece of glass decreases the quality.

Taking great photos of women relies hugely on great understanding. It is vital to understand your subject, whatever you are photographing, in order to get the best out of them, and no more so than with women. Women are probably the most self-critical people to photograph, and I should know, I’ve photographed over 10,000 of them throughout my career! Even models think they are fat, so there is no hope for us mere mortals!

То, что лайт-куб очень удобен для съемки большого количества предметки – распространенное заблуждение. Его использование часто не ускоряет процесс, а замедляет его – особенно при смене изделий или ракурса. Лайт-куб создает скорее не рабочую среду, а жесткие рамки, снижающие планку качества съемки. Лайт-куб – дешевое решение на один день, и если вы будете развиваться как профессионал, то очень быстро поймете, что пришло время организовать более полноценное рабочее место для качественной, творческой съемки.