Life seen through the lens of photographer Phil Steele
Amazon: My Inexpensive “DGK” White Balance Card
Note: After my review caused them to sell out, they doubled the price. Still cheap though.
Amazon: A More Expensive “High End” White Balance Card
Secrets of Successful Event Photography
If you have trouble watching the Video here you can watch on YouTube at this link:
How to Set Your Camera White Balance Using a Gray Card
Click here for a huge discount on Brent’s “Portrait Photography for Profit” course
As a way of saying “thanks” to my subscribers, who inspired him to create this course, Brent is offering you a huge discount, but only for a limited time.
So if you’ve ever dreamed of making a living from your photography, grab this course now. Even if you’re not ready to launch your photography business yet, you get lifetime access to this training, so you’ll find it waiting for you when you’re ready.
I hope you find it as helpful and inspiring as I did!
— Phil
P.S. What’s also great is that Brent will share a portion of any sales from that link to help me create more free tutorials for you.
I know many of you love photography e-books because they are:
(a) Inexpensive,
(b) Easy to refer back to any time,
(c) Portable on all your devices, and
(d) Did I mention inexpensive?
Well, while I was busy finishing my Event Photography course, two of my favorite photography teachers put out great new e-books that I am long overdue in bringing to your attention.
Let’s look at each separately. (more…)
Shop for Lightroom 5 on Amazon.com
Ligtroom 5 Upgrade from Earlier Version
You can also watch this on YouTube: Using Lightroom on Two Computers
The winning outfit. Looks strange? Read the explanation below. Click to enlarge
I love shooting fashion shows. They combine several of my favorite aspects of event photography into one package: interesting lighting, beautiful people, music, and night-life. (more…)
You can also watch this video on YouTube: Lens Hoods (aka Lens Shades)
Here are five things I wish I had known about focus when I started shooting with a DSLR. Maybe I can save you from having to learn them the hard way like I did.
For those of you interested in how these videos are created, this video was recorded on the Canon 5D Mark II using a Sennheiser wireless microphone. This is a big step up from my previous videos which used a Kodak Zi8 with a wired Audio-Technia mic. The new rig costs 20 times as much as the old rig, but I think the improvement in quality is quite apparent.
I hope you find this helpful.
CLICK TO ENLARGE --- Bliss Dance, sculpture by Lloyd Taylor
Some people think of photographic post-production (especially if the word “Photoshop” is used) as synonymous with trickery—as an underhanded way of creating something fake, of “doctoring” a photo, like some supermarket tabloid cover featuring Gary Coleman partying in a hot tub with an extra-terrestrial. Sure, you can do that with Photoshop.
But for most of us photographers, post-production is not some diabolical plot to create something fake, but a useful tool to help us re-create what we saw in reality but were unable to capture in the camera. Or sometimes what we saw in our mind’s eye as the potential shot, if not for the unfortunate accidents of poor weather, bad lighting, or fat tourists.
It’s a tool to help re-create the shot that should have been. (more…)
Gotta love YouTube for always coming up with a splash screen where I have a funny expression on my face. They must have a special filter that searches for those frames.
If you’re interested, here is my course on Off-Camera Flash Photography.
You can also view this Flash Photography Tips video on YouTube.
For me, this feature alone was worth the $99 upgrade from Lightroom 2. And it’s just one of many improvements. If you want to buy me a beer, use one of the links below when you buy or upgrade.
