In this edition of LightSource, Bill and Ed talk with editorial and freelance commercial photographer Tuan Nguyen.
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:
Tuan Nguyen, editorial and freelance commercial photographer.
LightSource Episode 50 (Interview Series) [40:31 minutes]
LightSource E050 [18.5 MB]
In this episode:
Bill and Ed discuss:
- ACDsee pro software release
- Image importing in Windows Vista
- Photoshop Elements 6 released
- Share your image presentation ideas in the LightSource Flickr group
- New Rotovision book – 500 Lighting Hints, Tips and Techniques
Special Guest Tuan Nguyen discusses:
- Photography curriculum at SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design)
- Moving from painting to photography
- Using the outdoors in his images
- Mixing natural and artificial light
- Lighting for a concept
- Light modifiers for outdoor portraits
- Learning from ambient light
- Planning an image and doing his own art direction
- Getting dynamic night images
- Using color to introduce emotion
- Giving your subjects a story to act out
- Choosing Locations
- Collaborating with other artists
- Doing commercial freelance work while keeping your creativity
- His career plans for the future
- Why equipment doesn’t matter much