Tag Archives: Reflectors

Tabletop Photography Spring Cleaning

Posted on February 14, 2016 by

According to Punxsutawney Phil, Spring is near. This means it’s almost time for everyone’s favorite event, ‘Spring Cleaning’. One might ask how does photography have anything to do with Spring Cleaning? With the likes of Ebay and Craig’s List to sell our unwanted items, having tabletop photography skills may in fact become your best friend.Here are a few tips on how to create images of your old unwanted items so you can make them look awesome for your Ebay and Craig’s List posts (ads) using tabletop photography techniques. Let’s start with the essentials for tabletop photography.  A good digital camera, preferably a DSLR, … Continue reading →

Tame Available Light

Posted on September 13, 2015 by

Learning to use available light in any situation is a skill that takes patience, creativity and practice. It is also one of the most valuable skills to master as a photographer. Since in photography we paint with light it is essential to ba able to identify where the light is coming from and how it falls. Once determined,you can decide how to best utilize/manipulate it so you gain your results optimally. Having a few tools to manipulate light helps as well. I use a number of modifiers ranging from a variety of strobe, diffusers and reflectors in various sizes and materials. As a photographer we need to keep things simple.  I … Continue reading →