Lighting Academy Part 3
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This month’s feature looks how you can get coloured backgrounds without spending a fortune. All the images to the right were done with colour filter gels and the same grey background.
Advanced Photographer's 'Capture' features are always dedicated to a single photographic style or subject and will teach you everything you need to know to take your images to the next level. Each 'Capture' includes advice on essential camera kit, inspirational techniques, and how best to conduct a shoot – right up to the very moment you press the shutter button.
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This month’s feature looks how you can get coloured backgrounds without spending a fortune. All the images to the right were done with colour filter gels and the same grey background.
Last month, we revealed the basic lighting set-ups you need to know. The next step is to modify and improve those set-ups using an extra light, modifiers and reflectors – and here’s how
In this regular series on lighting we will be showing you how you can do more with studio lights. We kick off this month by taking you through core lighting effects and how you can achieve them at home
Strange colours, dark skies and white foliage are all easily within your reach if you choose to explore the mysterious world of infrared photography
Photographing people is as easy as falling off a log. But taking pictures of people that are worth looking at is difficult, challenging and intensely creative. And that’s precisely why you should do it