On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm just so attuned to using > available and ambient light that it's become a crutch for me, and not having > a flash unit has become a bit of an excuse for me to not learn anything > about it.
Knowing about light applies to _all_ light, not just flash. Read these two tutorials on using ambient light for portraits: http://robertmccadden.tumblr.com/post/12550201802/molding-ambient-light-part-1 http://robertmccadden.tumblr.com/post/14155197952/molding-ambient-light-part-two Not a flash in sight there. Gorgeous results. > So, over time, I guess I've developed a "close enough for government work" > attitude when it comes to lighting. > > I thoroughly enjoy doing shoots like the one I did with LeeAnn -- as most > men would, I suppose. Unfortunately, my lack of experience shows in too many > of my shots, and I just flat-out don't know any of the experienced > photographers in my area in order to pick their brains and steal their > ideas. Online videos aren't as good as in-person, but they're still useful. I can highly recommend the Manfrotto School of Excellence vids: https://vimeo.com/manfrottomedia/videos and AdoramaTV has a huge number of good 10 minute videos as well. Eg: http://www.adorama.com/alc/0013614/article/Shooting-With-Available-Light-AdoramaTV -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
