Comments on: Scarlett Johansson Behind The Scenes With Mango

By: Alex Casillas

Alex Casillas — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:39:00 +0000

I feel like, for the professionalism of the photographers and the fame of the model, they could’ve of produced better shots. None of them “wow-ed” me in particular.

By: Ivan Syah

Ivan Syah — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:52:00 +0000

KEREN

By: Jon Dize aka DIZEMAN

Jon Dize aka DIZEMAN — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:56:00 +0000

And frankly… I am not a fan of the HALATION seen in these photos. There are times when it works well, but one of my snarks is…

A pint of water quenches one’s thirst…. 16 pints result in a drowning!

By: Jon Dize aka DIZEMAN

Jon Dize aka DIZEMAN — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:52:00 +0000

Shooting exclusively with one light source or another is limiting. A mechanic does not leave for a job with only a flat head screwdriver in his toolbox, nor should a photographer leave for an assignment with only a reflector as their light source. Understanding the limitations of each tool gives you a better understanding of how to orchestrate and be ready when you need Plan B or Plan C.

Extreme cases, use a tripod to anchor your framing to maintain a accurate registration between the background of each shot of that particular scene.

Shoot an ESTABLISHING shot without the model in place, under expose the establishing shot which includes the background to the degree you want the final EV to be, then bring your model in and shoot however you prefer, from the same tripod setting and register as the establishing shot.

When you get in Photoshop, load the establishing shot, the darker exposed background in one layer, then load the shot with the model which should be in perfect register with the previous background, then just erase the washed out background around the model so the darker establishing shot/background shows through, you have a proper EV on the model and the EV you elected to have as the background.

I think the California Sunbounce reflectors give the best percentage of reflected light back onto the subject, most of the less expensive 5 in 1 circular pop outs seem to reflect much less.

Again, like the mechanic that should carry an array of tools in his toolbox, 4x and 8x Neutral Density filters should be in the toolbox so if FLASHES have to be used, the photographer can regain control of their wider apertures, more shallow depth of field in daylight conditions.

The ND filters bring the daylight down to a manageable EV via wider apertures allowing the photographer to shoot at f 5.6 or even f 2.8 for a beautiful Bokeh, with flash in daylight conditions.

As I often joke about, the one thing I learned in my 27 minutes in the Boy Scouts was… BE PREPARED!

The difference between PROFESSIONALS and AMATEURS is…. PLAN B!

By: Kevin Younger

Kevin Younger — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 04:42:00 +0000

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By: Ero

Ero — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:59:00 +0000

I think strobes will be always in fashion pros bag, because most of the time they like to go easiest and fastest way, but natural light is so beautiful and in my case I try to avoid strobes till my last breath :) Though I am just wedding photographer :)

Kestas
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By: Charles Sanabria-Skaar

Charles Sanabria-Skaar — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:22:00 +0000

Same here! That was my first question!

By: Rob Luckins

Rob Luckins — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:49:00 +0000

I think it depends what effect you are after. I like it when the sky blows out and you end up with blue tinges around the edge that go to pure white when you get to the sun, like in the images above. Maybe if you had a huge reflector it might bring the subjects brightness up enough to expose them and the sky correctly but I wouldn’t want to be the poor assistant holding that reflector!

By: Rob Luckins

Rob Luckins — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:49:00 +0000

By: Marius Manastireanu

Marius Manastireanu — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:52:00 +0000

They removed her tattoo .. :)