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LightSource Photography Podcast E022 - Jeff Shaffer
In this episode, Bill and Ed talk with New York based commercial product and still life photographer Jeff Shaffer.
Hosts:
Bill Crawford, publisher of StudioLighting.net (Flickr)
Ed Hidden, exclusive IStockPhoto.com photographer and inspector (Flickr)
Special Guest:
Jeff Shaffer, commercial product photographer.
Jeff and his wife have been involved in commercial photography for over 15 years. Their wonderful portfolio is chock full of amazing product images, beverage and beauty still lifes and more.
View Jeff's web site at: ShafferSmith.com
LightSource Episode 22 (Interview Series) [60:04 minutes]
Download the show: LightSource022.mp3 [26.6 Mb]
Ed and Bill discuss:
Nikon D80 is really here
Two new Nikon Lenses, 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G DX and 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR
Photoflex announces new line of monolights, StarFlash
New Pocket Wizard Plus II
Sony GPS-1CS adds coordinates to your images
Blender pen transfer fun [via: Photojojo.com]
Special Guest Jeff Shaffer discusses:
Getting started in a photography career
Challenges to still and product photography
Handling splashes in a photo
Digital post production
Capturing splashes in the studio by adjusting flash duration
Camera types and using a DSLR in product photography
How to choose a lens for effect
Essentials for getting started in product photography
Types of modifiers used in his studio
Keeping things in place
Reflections
Lighting a car and breaking rules
Multiple exposures
Light tents and diffusion issues
Shooting flatware
Subtractive lighting
Finding and making great backgrounds
Jeff's lighting course and egg photography
Email your lighting and photography questions to: studiolighting@ gmail.com or leave a voicemail with your SIP phone at (747) 600-3900 and we'll try to answer your question on the show. Also, don't forget to visit our LightSource Flickr Group for photo feedback and discussion.
LightSource is our lighting and photography podcast that introduces photographers to studio lighting and digital photography techniques and equipment.
Thanks for listening!
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August 18th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
A 100mm lens perspective is NOT the same on a full frame and 1.6 crop sensor. Ed almost hit it, when he said the perspective is controlled by the distance to subject, only that he then stated that the distance would be the same. If I'm using a 100mm on a 1.6, I will need to be much further back(more distance) than a full frame to get the same shot. Hence, the perspective equals out due to the distance change. If I want the same distance and same perspective I need a 65mm or so.
I believe you guys had it correct the old podcast, and the correction is incorrect.
April 18th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Hey, I just found your podcasts recently… they are great! Thanks.
I am disappointed that when I go to the link above for Jeff's lighting course and egg photography I can not find the egg photography, just a link to the school back east (I'm in the west).
I did not find the class outline and excerpts from handouts link that Jeff mentioned. Did I miss it?
Thanks,
She