Archive for February, 2011
So I wish I were as smart as Bob Bly – and able to put words to paper as well. No sens in my rehashing this topic when he says it so well. And oh by the way – the fact he used “photographer” as an example is happy coincidence – I didn’t ad it [...]
Here are your Photoshop Actions for the week along with a very short video demonstrating how they work. Enjoy. CLICK HERE to get the actions
My siblings are all BIG fans of the Mel Brooks movie “Blazing Saddles”. I watched it not too long ago and it does seem to have lost some of it’s glamor with the 53rd viewing. As I recall it was released in 1974 or ’75 and was rated “R” – oh my!!;-) I mention this [...]
For those of you interested in creating a killer marketing campaign that will bring business to your door – I thought you might enjoy this follow up to Bob Bly’s USP article I posted the other day. Great stuff here!!! In my last article, I showed you how to create for your business a Unique [...]
So a couple of days ago I posted a 12 minute video detailing the different types of background light modifiers. In today’s post you’ll find a video where we actually create some images and then compare the results. You’ll also find links to the actual images we created so you can compare them yourself. Here’s [...]
The proper use of background lights can make a huge difference in the success of your studio style portraits. In addition, with a little “outside the box” thinking you can create a bunch of different looks just by varying the light modifier and it’s intensity. Adding a colored gel compounds that potential variety even further. [...]
I subscribe to a variety of on-line newsletters and Bob Bly’s is one of the best. With his permission I’m reprinting on of his articles here. I’ve talked about this in blog posts and newsletters but it’s always good to hear it from someone else. If you like Bob’s stuff be sure to visit his [...]