Light and The Eye Of The Photographer

A demonstration on how the proportion of light falling on your subject from the main and fill lights is measured in a numerical form known as "Lighting Ratio".

Here we photograph a small product using a very soft light source, yet we still can control our lighting ratio to get the effect we want.

Using daylight as fill and 1 simple light source, we go through a head shot using different camera settings and lighting ratios.

A brief introduction of the crew before we start to look for and find the light and how it's direction, along with a light modifier, can affect your photo.

Using the soft lighting of an overcast day along with our light modifier, we take a closer look at lighting techniques for a front view and profile portrait.

Working in a slight drizzle, I am reminded of a form of lighting technique that results in beautiful imagery.

What happens when a photo shoot doesn't go as planned? Do you reschedule and go home or adapt?

See the results we get while doing a headshot portrait using a simple continuous light source of two fluorescent and 1 LED light units.

Getting studio quality head-shot portraits while on location using a three flash set-up.

Is there such a thing as a photo purists in the digital world.?

Image Enhancement & Post Process Techniques used by Ansel Adams, who was one of America’s greatest landscape photographers for his black & white images.

Use this program for organizing, processing and quick image editing.

We continue with a portrait retouch/enhancement demonstration using two powerful image editors.

We continue with a portrait retouch/enhancement demonstration using two powerful image editors.

Another amazing photo editing program than can be used for making basic tweaks, to completely transforming your photo.

Photography student and one of our models, Gina, sits down to interview Ferdy as he discusses the many forms of light and how light can be modified.

 Starting Part 2 of the interview, Ferdy talks about the two things that he looks for when he arrives at an outdoor location.

Gina asks Ferdy for his advice on handling clients during the photo session. Is it better being pushy or more laid back? Ferdy also tells the story about how Yousuf Karsh photographed Winston Churchill and how he got him to remove the cigar before taking the exposure.

Starting with lighting gear, then a look at some background possibilities.

Part 2 continues with light placement and how these lights affect your photographs.

A background can be an important element of your image. It can be used to add elegance in a formal portrait and also can bring about a casual relaxed look.

 How you can set up a background of your choice when doing full length portraits.