Some new images from Nadine
Today a few images from a workshop with Nadine.
All styling was done of course by Nadine 🙂
My blog, although I don’t see myself as a blogger but as a Photographer I will try to blog some interesting material during the weeks.
Expect at least 2 updates a week.
The DOORhof is always open EP12
We released a new episode of our videowebpodcast “The DOORhof is always open”.
It’s episode 12 already, time flies.
Now it has been a bit longer to release this one due to all the things happening over here, the new book, the new studio etc. etc., and this episode is the first one in a new concept, we made the run time a little bit shorter, max 30 minutes to make it a bit more manageable for you guys. Some special editions in the future will probably still run longer but the interview versions will be shorter from now on, and will be released it bit faster after each other.
This time we have interviews with Tamara Lackey and Shelly Girard.
So enjoy the new “The DOORhof is always open”.
Cyber ……. weekend ……
It’s cyber weekend readers…..
And that means some really good deals.
These are the ones I really liked.
Kelby Training has a killer deal going on Nov 29 – Dec 2. It’s photography training from the world’s best photographers (you can also find me there ;)) for the lowest price of the year! This is the perfect gift for the creative person in your life. Here’s the link: www.kelbytraining.com/cyberweekend
Topaz
Topaz will be running a great discount action from November 28 to December 2nd (cyber) you can get the WHOLE suite with a 50% discount now it’s becoming a no brainer. Personally I love to use Clarity for that pop effect (hyper sharp) and Clean3 for the Skin retouching for some more difficult skins but there is of course way more, and again for this discount it’s really cool to step in.
The code for Topaz is : blackfriday2013
And order it please via this link : http://www.topazlabs.com/716.html
Alien Skin
Now the other one that is really interesting is Alien Skin.
I use Exposure 5 a lot for the tinting of my images and especially in the batch mode Exposure 5 really shines.
You can get a 10% discount on their software if you use the code FDH1321 and if you order in December use the code FDH1312
Our videos
And we also have a cool discount for you guys of course.
If you order any downloadable video from our website (you find them here) and you use the code ROGUE78 you will get a cool 25% discount.
Enjoy the discounts, and feel free to share them.
Using the sun in the shot
Yesterday we looked at using the sun as the main lightsource, but today we take it one step further.
When using strobes (and even without) you can really play with including the sun into the shot, in the next series I used the Elinchrom Ranger RX to fill in the model while using the sun (in the frame) as a strong backlight and creating some interesting lens flares.
In these shots I also lowered the brightness of the sky to make it more dramatic, you can do this with a lot of power like the Elinchrom Ranger RX, but also with speed lights and the use of HSS (HighSpeedSync). As long as you lower the brightness of the sky in comparison to the strobe output.
Now we could of course just shoot Marie posing and rely on a great model, cool clothing and great light… but that’s not what the viewer will remember in the end. One of the most important things in a shot for me is the inclusion of a story, this can be done with adding props, sets etc. but also very simple by just giving some extra attention to the pose like you can see here.
It can be just as simple as this, but as you can see when you see the rest of the shots, this image really tells a story while the other ones are just…. well nice. So the next time you’re on location try to not be afraid of the sun and give some extra attention to the posing of the model and lift your shot from ok to WOW.
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