Here’s a slideshow I wanted to share from a recent Spring time engagement session photoshoot with some friends of mine. The location was a country New England orchard, and made for great scenery. These images will soon be available for royalty-free stock photo licensing.
One of my favorite selects from the shoot is the photo of the diamond engagement ring wrapped around the wild onion grass. I love it when you are working with a couple who is willing to add their own creative ideas and suggestions. It’s easy to get lost in the photo shoot and to forgot certain details that you wanted to capture, so when I’m able to work with people who are also creatively minded, it helps us to push the shoot to an even higher level or variety. We also were able to hang the ring on some apple flower buds, that was just starting to turn into tiny baby apples. I really enjoy photographing engagement sessions, because there is a wide variety of things to capture – from the location and environment, the couple doing certain activities (such as tossing a frisbee, or riding a motorcycle), down to the very tiny details.
You can see a few more stills from this shoot here on our facebook page.
Did you ever scan a photo or some film negatives on a flatbed or film scanner, only to realize that the image is covered in pieces of dust, pet hair, or lint? Or maybe you photographed a closeup of an object only to find a bunch of obvious dust or scratches that were not very noticeable to the eye beforehand? This Photoshop tutorial by the late Bob Mizerek will show you how to Photoshop out dust and scratches in a jiffy using this simple technique.
While the standard dust and scratches removal feature in Photoshop may be enough, you might find that many times that it takes away too much quality from the original image. Using Bob’s method (as seen in the youtube video above) you will learn that dust removal can be a lot more selective using layers and masking; therefore preserving the important parts of the image, and all of its important details.
Here is a new amazing photography website that helps anyone learn how to light. Ever look at a photo and wonder, “I wonder what type of lighting setup they used?”. Well, now there’s a website (and an app) for that. Strobox is an entire website dedicated to the behind the scenes setups of each and ever image submitted.Here is a stock photo I had shot, along with the lighting diagram I just posted. It took me a total of about 2 minutes to make the diagram and post. I’m definitely going to be bookmarking this website for those days when I just feel dull, and need some strobist lighting inspiration.
Glossy black and yellow shield emblem with vine accents
Close up of real diamond plate material with a slight vignette. Most of the yellow paint is chipped and scratched off.
Person watches TV at night in his bed with his feet sticking up out of the blankets. The TV screen is blank white
Red bell pepper splashing through water over a black background.
