Flash vs Sun

Urban Beauty by Antoine Dagobert

This time, let me share with you how to shoot outdoor in bright sun light and under the blue sky.
The important thing here is  how to minimize the shadow and how to put the shadow that causing by the sun in right place. Good analyze and be smart with choosing your camera angle in order to maximize the benefit of the great sunlight are very important.

Creative Artistic Lighting Technique

Creativity is the greatest tools in all lighting technique. It is require, you must use it and you must have it, in order to expand your ability and sense of art in lighting. Creative lighting existed already long time ago, from the era of great painters up till today.

3 Point Lighitng Technique For Interior Shot

3 point lighting technique can be useful for your interior shot. And "Yes", of course we can use 3 point lighting technique for interior shot too. Let's see the diagram below :

How to create a stunning portrait with one light

Today I am going to share with you how to create a stunning portrait with one light only.
This technique will add more drama in to the image. You can use either studio lighting or speed light, but the most important thing is “how you do it.” Think wide open when you are in location shoot. Look around and analyze the area. And try to combine the benefit of the room with your lighting setup. Make sure that you use light stand, trigger and modifiers such as soft box/soft box grid, umbrella (white/black).

How to use 3 point lighting technique in small room

I used 3 Lighting Point Technique in this shot. One Tronic Alpha 1000w with Octagonal Soft Box and 2 Nikon SB900 speed light. One hidden in the sink and the other one hiding in the compartment up behind the model, both of them using a standard diffuser. You can see the compartment right on the mirror. This setup a bit tricky, what you need to do is;

My favorite fashion photographers

Here with is the list of my favorite fashion photographers. They really inspired me from the beginning up till today.  Their works are well known to the industry and to the world.

Helmut Newton; He is so pure in concept and only him can make something out of nothing. He is the first fashion photographer that inspired me and give me understanding about conceptual fashion photography, His black and white collection are remarkable and awesome. "Helmut Newton and his women" published by Vogue Paris, what can I say...,very emotive and explosive masterpiece for sure.
Click here to see more about the maestro work

Night Clubs Digital Photography Tips

First of all, my wish for you on the first day of 2015..., "I wish you all the best blessing in everything that you undertake in 2015, Happy New Year to you all folks"

Shooting in night club always challenging and fun, but it is not easy for sure.