In this edition of LightSource, Bill and Ed talk with commercial photographer Brandon Voges from Bruton Stoube.
Hosts:
Bill Crawford, publisher of StudioLighting.net (Flickr)
Ed Hidden, exclusive IStockPhoto.com photographer (Flickr)
Theme Music:
Sean Campbell and Steve Hill (Firesickle.com)
Special Guest:
Brandon Voges, commercial photographer.
LightSource Episode 55 (Interview Series) [51:38 minutes]
LightSource E055 [23.6 MB]
In this episode:
Bill and Ed discuss:
- Happy New Year – resolutions
- Listener Questions:
– Using music with web slide shows
– What is the difference between a shoot through umbrella and a standard one?
– How to post in the LightSource Flickr group photo pool - Photographing Christmas
- “Welcome to Oz” book by Vincent Versace
Special Guests Brandon Voges discusses:
- Getting started as a commercial photographer
- How his retouching background helps his photography
- Shooting for composite images
- The making of a paintball office image
- Getting real emotion to come through in a photo
- Using natural light when possible
- Using lamp socket strobe lights and stick light strobes
- Color balance in mixed light
- Lighting in dark settings and bars
- Sharpening techniques and photoshop
- Using the fade command in photoshop
- Using water in the studio
- Lighting for sports portraits
- Not metering and bracketing using raw files
- Creating flare
- Favorite studio equipment
- Using your iphone as a marketing tool