By Betsy Finn on January 27, 2010
On May 4th, 2010, I’m hosting “Advanced Outdoor Lighting Techniques,” taught by Jeff Dachowski of Dachowski Photography.
The class will be limited to 10 students, and will provide plenty of hands-on learning. If you’re looking for a chance to learn outdoor lighting AND get a PPA merit, this is a chance you won’t want to [...]
Posted in General | Tagged Education, Lighting
By Betsy Finn on January 19, 2010
Tonight at DPPA, Claude Jodoin presented his program, “Lighting Magic with your Flash.” I’m going to live-blog for a bit, hopefully it will make sense! Claude is planning to do live demonstrations of lighting, and then we will examine the SOOC camera images after he creates the images.
Myth #1 Dispelled – Lights do [...]
Posted in Studio | Tagged flash, Lighting, PPA
By Betsy Finn on August 25, 2009
Are you curious what work goes into the cover image for Macworld? Peter Belanger shares his secrets in this time lapse video. There are three parts of the movie: photography, Photoshop, and InDesign. Find out a few more details on Belanger’s blog post: cover creation.
I enjoyed watching this video because it really highlights [...]
Posted in Studio | Tagged Commercial, design, InDesign, Lighting, Photoshop, Retouching, video
By Betsy Finn on August 18, 2009
I stumbled across a cool “behind the scenes” video on Strobist the other day. I’ve included it here for you to see… here’s the link to the Strobist article if you’re interested.
The video features a behind-the-scene with photographer Robert Benson. On a side note, Benson’s blog is really quite interesting; he [...]
Posted in General | Tagged Commercial, Lighting, video
By Betsy Finn on December 12, 2008
If you don’t know what GLIP is, you’re definitely missing out. The Great Lakes Institute of Photography (GLIP) is a yearly opportunity for continuing education and a chance to “escape” from the grind of business for a week. The classes are great, and it’s fun to be around other photographers who [...]
Posted in General | Tagged Business, Education, Lighting, Marketing, Photoshop, Posing, Studio, Travel, Wedding
By Betsy Finn on March 30, 2007
Lighting: for Portrait Photography, by Steve Bavister, is a compilation of images created by different photographers. Each image is accompanied by diagrams and discussion. I found this book enjoyable because I think it’s interesting to see how other photographers set up their images and arrive at the finished photograph. The format, film, [...]
Posted in Studio | Tagged Books, Lighting, Portrait
By Betsy Finn on February 28, 2007
Authors: Leslie Stroebel, John Compton, Ira Current, Richard Zakia
I admit, I haven’t completely read Basic Photographic Materials and Processes yet. But I wanted to give you an idea of what the text covers. It is actually very interesting to me, and I plan on completing the text soon.
Basic Photographic Materials and Processes discusses [...]
Posted in General | Tagged Books, CPP, Lighting
By Betsy Finn on January 18, 2007
In Wedding Photography: Creative Techniques for Lighting, Posing, and Marketing, Rick Ferro discusses his strategies for wedding photography, from before the consultation through the proofing process. Although it’s important to develop your own strategy, learning from others and finding ways to improve your business never hurts. The analysis of a consultation appointment was [...]
Posted in Studio | Tagged Books, Lighting, Marketing, Posing, Wedding
By Betsy Finn on November 28, 2006
I enjoyed Photographing People: Portraits – Fashion – Glamour
primarily because of its unique setup. Instead of a discussion of lighting techniques and how to use studio equipment, the book provides a visual glossary of terms, and then shows you many images. Each full-page image is accompanied by another full page containing the photographers’ notes, [...]
Posted in Studio | Tagged Books, Commercial, Lighting, Portrait
By Betsy Finn on November 28, 2006
Light, Science & Magic was a more technically-oriented read, and I’m not sure that others will appreciate the reading as much as I did. Most of this text discusses lighting as relates to things in the typical studio “still-life” realm. There is a section on portrait photography, but the main focus of the book is [...]
Posted in Studio | Tagged Books, Commercial, CPP, Lighting
Betsy is a Michigan-based portrait photographer, and a contributing writer for Professional Photographer. In college, Betsy majored in Business Management and Studio Art, giving her a unique viewpoint of the industry.
