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Creating Panoramic Images Digitally
Get A Super Wide View With Normal Lenses
Ben Clay/Web Photo School  |  Apr 01, 2003

Lesson Of The Month

This past summer, my wife and I took a road trip across the country and along the way we spent a few days in Yellowstone National Park and in the Badlands of South Dakota. Both places are visually stunning and...

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LightingPortraiture
Lesson Of The Month
Basic Studio Portraiture
Ben Clay/Web Photo School  |  Sep 01, 2001

The basics of
portrait photography could fill many large books. We have decided to concentrate
on one application with a few variations on the theme for this lesson.

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Lighting
Lesson Of The Month
Contrasting Color For Vivid Results
Ben Clay/Web Photo School  |  Jan 01, 2002

Of the many factors that go into making a great studio photograph (subject matter, lighting, props, composition, camera lenses/settings, etc.), choices of color are often overlooked by photographers. Determining what colors to...

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Lesson Of The Month
Controlling Impossible Reflections
Lighting Techniques To Get You Out Of A "Hot Spot"
Ben Clay/Web Photo School  |  Feb 01, 2004

Most studio photographers would agree that lighting and photographing highly reflective objects can be extremely challenging, particularly curved objects like this turtle that mirror everything in the room. Since your lights will show...

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Lighting
Lesson Of The Month
Correcting Perspective With Architectural Shots
Ben Clay/Web Photo School  |  May 01, 2003

Lesson Of The Month

One of the biggest challenges in taking architectural photographs is being able to control the perspective of the shot. Rendering an image so that the vertical lines of a building are parallel to the crop of...

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Lighting
Lesson Of The Month
Creating And Modifying Soft Light Indoors
Ben Clay/Web Photo School  |  Mar 01, 2002

Soft light is created when a light source (sun, light bulb) becomes diffused. Because diffused light renders people and objects in smooth tonal transitions, it works very well when taking portraits. Soft light is often present indoors...

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Lighting
Lesson Of The Month
Creating Brushed Metal Reflections
Ben Clay/Web Photo School  |  Nov 01, 2001

In the wide world of product advertising, photographic trends and techniques can define the look of an ad. Alternatively, certain designs can influence how products are photographed. Sometimes it's difficult to know which was developed first, the design...

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Lighting
Lesson Of The Month
Creating Cinematic Lighting The Easy Way
Basic Methods For Working With The Sun
Ben Clay/Web Photo School  |  Apr 01, 2004

Anyone who's ever been on a movie set is sure to have a sense of just how involved the lighting setups can be. Because shooting for film is very involved, expensive, and takes up a lot of time, production teams need to be able to create their own...

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Lighting
Lesson Of The Month
Creating Digital Macro Shots On Location
Ben Clay/Web Photo School  |  Feb 01, 2003

Lesson Of The Month

Recently, my wife and I undertook a long day hike through an old growth forest trail in Oregon, where we came across...

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Lighting
Lesson Of The Month
Creating Natural Light Indoors
Ben Clay/Web Photo School  |  Mar 01, 2003

Lesson Of The Month

Have you ever come across a portrait or architectural shot that looks as though the lighting was completely natural, only to find out later that it was artificially lit? It's a sign of a good photographer...

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