3 Tips for Finding Best Light for Photo Shoots

  When clients tell me they want to go to a special location for their photo shoot, I always try my best to accommodate their wishes.  I'll let you into a little secret...the location matters very little for great photos. The absolute best factor for photos is good light. Some of my favorite shots have been taken in parking lots, alleyways and plain business doorways. Here are my 3 tips for finding the best light for photo shoots - Time of day   You may have heard of the "Golden Hour". This is roughly an hour before sunset or and hour after sunrise. Sunset tends to have a little more warmth than sunrise and I've only had a couple people willing to be photographed first thing in the [...]

Take your portraits to the next level with a reflector

One of the things I appreciate about Portraiture is that it forces you to be aware of light in a way that I think other types of photography don’t.  I have learned a lot about how light behaves through Portraiture, how it play across a face or lingers in someone’s eyes.  One of my biggest a-ha moments was when I started using a reflector to bounce light back into faces or add highlights to eyes. Camera gear is often not cheap but the great thing about reflectors is they are pretty inexpensive!  Not only that, you don’t have to buy the official “reflectors” to bounce light.  A cheap piece of foam core will do the trick or even the side of a building that is bouncing light can [...]

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