In this edition of LightSource, Bill and Ed talk with fashion photographer Nicholas Routzen.
Hosts:
Bill Crawford, publisher of StudioLighting.net (Flickr)
Ed Hidden, exclusive IStockPhoto.com photographer (Flickr)
Special Guest:
Nicholas Routzen, fashion and editorial photographer.
LightSource Episode 37 (Interview Series) [41:36 minutes]
LightSource E037 [19.0 MB]
In this episode:
Bill and Ed discuss:
- Preview of the Alien Bees remote trigger system
- Sigma releases a mammoth lens
- Ed goes to philly for an iStockphoto minilypse
- America’s next top model on iTunes
Special Guest Nicholas Routzen discusses:
- Getting started in fashion photography
- Keeping energy high in a photo shoot
- Shooting on location versus the studio
- What comes first, the location or the concept
- What lighting he takes on location
- Favorite light modifiers
- Using a collapsed umbrella
- Beauty dishes
- Using a ringflash
- His diverse lighting style
- Taking a concept to a session and keeping things free
- Making a story out of a session
- Most interesting locations
- Shooting partially under water
- How to downplay ambient light
- His post processing time
- Test work and on the job experimentation
- Getting photos published
- Advice for budding fashion photographers