From the Adroama YouTube Channel:
Sometimes you get lucky with the light on a location portrait shoot and it's perfect for the look you're after. But as photographer Gavin Hoey sees it, if you're adding light to your scene you need make sure what you add looks better then what was already there.
In this video Gavin goes on location to shoot a vintage portrait in a field of long grass. After assessing the quality of the ambient light he uses off camera flash to make the recorded light a lot more dramatic.
Adorama carries the Flashpoint XPLOR AD600.
From the CanonUSA YouTube Channel:
Go behind the scenes with Canon Explorer of Light Tyler Stableford as he photographs a fine-art project with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet dance company. As a lifelong adventure photographer and filmmaker, Tyler had almost never set foot in a photo studio. But then, inspiration came in an unlikely way...
See a collection of the final images here.
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Watch as Zhang Yi Cheng provides a good explanation of how phase detect AF systems work.
From the Adorama YouTube Channel:
Ever wonder why clients don’t read emails? You could wish that clients would read your emails, or you could just better your methods of communication. If you’re a wondering how to set up a wedding photography business, communication is the number one. Actually, communication is key in how to set up up a photography business of any kind… or any business of any kind! If you want to speak so that your customers can hear you, this is for you!
Click here for the FREE eBook 9 Secret Ways to Brand Your Business.
From the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom YouTube Channel:
Discover how to combine bracketed exposures into a High Dynamic Range image that has all of the editing flexibility of a raw file.
*The product featured in this video is Lightroom Classic CC, previously known as Lightroom CC.
B&H carries Adobe Photography Plan subscriptions.
See how easy it is to improve the look of your photos with automatic bounce flash. Join photographer Vanessa Joy as she walks you through the features of Canon's Speedlite 470EX-AI at a lively kids' birthday party.
Order your Canon Speedlite 470EX-AI at: B&H | Adorama | Amazon | Wex Photo
From the PiXimperfect YouTube Channel:
Make hair more glamorous by adding shine and dimension in Photoshop! Learn how to add highlights to hair using the basic concepts of Masking, Curves, and Blend-If.
B&H carries Adobe Photography Plan subscriptions.
From the Adobe Photoshop YouTube Channel:
Learn tips for working with Layer Groups in Photoshop.
B&H carries Adobe Photography Plan subscriptions.
From the Science'n'me YouTube Channel:
Have you ever wondered how Canon rebel cameras (600D+) wirelessly trigger speedlights with just its flash? In this video, the pre-flash signal is analysed, decoded, and finally emulated using a microcontroller.
In this video, YouTube channel Mango Street demonstrates a few fun in-camera video transitions you can use to enhance your story.
David Bergman shows you how to get a wide-angle image with shallow depth of field using a multi-shot technique called the Brenzier Method.
From the Profoto YouTube Channel:
John Russo has spent more than 20 years as a photographer to the stars. Over this time, he has perfected his approach to light and his ability to connect with people. The alignment of these two elements of his work has culminated in stunning celebrity portraits.
B&H carries the Profoto D2 and Profoto light modifiers.
From the Adorama YouTube Channel:
In Ep 121 David Bergman shows you what happens when you shoot through a lens that is detached from the camera body.
From the Adorama YouTube Channel:
Photographing sparklers is great fun and can create a wide variety of images. In this video Gavin Hoey shares his tips for creating simple but beautiful sparkler shots by placing a light bulb in front of the sparkler.
Gavin also shows you how to light the front of the bulb and then dives in to Photoshop for a quick tip on how the merge the two shots together.
This is a great technique to use around 4th of July, Guy Fawkes night, Diwali or new year celebrations but always keep safety in mind. Never touch a lit sparkler and place spent sparklers in water.
Amazon sells antique light bulbs.
From the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom YouTube Channel:
Learn how to create a preset based on edited settings, quickly import and sync profiles and presets, and manage profiles and presets on individual devices.
B&H carries Adobe Photography Plan subscriptions.
From Shutterstock:
Product shots are among the most purely creative projects in visual production. You can throw on some music, take your time, pay close attention to detail, and hone your craft. There are no actors or models to wrangle and, typically, no strict timelines to contend with.
Whether you’re working on photos or video commercials, shooting product shots is pure imagination. You can dream up pretty much any solution to the problems you encounter, and you can create whatever visual world for your product that you want.
In the above video, we cover three vastly different setups for three entirely different products, and we do all of it for under $200.
In this video, Julieanne Kost demonstrates several techniques for findind, filtering, and isolating layers in Photoshop.
B&H carries Adobe Photography Plan subscriptions.
B&H has uploaded 20 presentations from its OPTIC 2018 event to YouTube channel. The presentations last anywhere from [roughly] half an hour to and hour and a half and cover a wide range of subjects.
B&H OPTIC 2018 Presentations
From the Adobe Photoshop YouTube Channel:
In this video, Julieanne Kost goes over four very popular blend modes – Multiply, Screen, Overlay and Soft Light – and demonstrates how they can be used when compositing images in Photoshop.
B&H carries Adobe Photography Plan subscriptions.
From the We Eat Together YouTube Channel:
Ever wondered how to create levitation photography? Quickly learn how to make flying food photos and freeze time and space.