Don’t be afraid to experiment! Don’t be afraid to try something new! Even if you can’t afford the expensive lighting and gear you can still have a blast playing with light. Go to Home Depot and pick up some Sylvania DOT-it lights. They even come in multi packs. For under $20 you can have portable LED lights that can really bring some great light to a photo.
Armed with a Flip video camera, Scott Wyden takes you on a video walk through of a recent studio setup for a clothing line shoot. It’s a great look at the gear he used and how to efficiently set up a small room.
Simon Carter is a professional outdoors photographer recognised internationally for his distinctive rock climbing photography. Named by Men’s Journal Magazine (USA) as one of the World’s Best Adventure Photographers, Simon has worked professionally for 16 years and in the process has travelled widely and built up one of the best and largest collections of unique climbing imagery in the world.
Nikon Professional Services wanted to produce videos highlighting the work of some Australian photographers. They got in touch with Simon to see if he wanted to work with them on their first video which would be shot entirely on the new Nikon D3s camera. Of course he said yes and below is the 2 minute feature they came up with called “The Rock Climber”.
The second video is a longer behind-the-scenes look at Simon’s set up and what went in to capturing some of the footage and stills. He also talks a bit about climbing photography and some of the techniques used.
Scott Holstein is a freelance photographer based in Tallahassee, Florida. He specializes in environmental portraiture and other on location photography.
This video is a behind the scenes look at how Scott made the image “Quagmire.” He set up a scene with a beautiful woman and her unlikely companion in a Florida swamp at dusk. For lighting he used two speedlights which were hidden in the lanterns.