Photographer

White-Line and Black-Line Lighting
Dr. Glenn Rand demonstrates how to use lights, reflectors, flags, and mirrors to create precisely controlled shots of glass objects in this excerpt from his Amherst Media book Lighting and Photographing Transparent and Translucent Surfaces.
Glenn Rand, David Ruderman, Joe Lavine, Mary Ehmann, Bob Coscarelli, Douglas Dubler
Category: How-To

The Separation Light
How do you highlight or play down specific areas of portrait subjects and make sure that dark hair doesn't merge with the background? Jeff Smith explains how to set up and meter separation lights in this excerpt from his Amherst Media book Corrective Lighting, Posing, and Retouching for Digital Portrait Photographers.
Jeff Smith
Category: How-To

Exposure with Off-Camera Flash
Allison Earnest explains how to take control of the balance between background and subject exposure on a location shoot in this excerpt from her Amherst Media book The Digital Photographer's Guide to Light Modifiers.
Allison Earnest
Category: How-To

Selections from Wes Kroninger's Lighting
Commercial and editorial photographer Wes Kroninger tells the stories behind his images, providing lighting diagrams, technical details, and tips in ten selections from his Amherst Media book.
Wes Kroninger
Category: How-To

Flash Photography for Macro and Close-up
Robin and Rod Deutschmann explain how to light and expose the foreground and background of your images when you're shooting close-up in this excerpt from their Amherst Media book Flash Techniques for Macro and Close-up Photography.
Rod Deutschmann, Robin Deutschmann
Category: How-To

Concepts for Flash Photography
When should you use high-speed flash sync, how do shutter speed and sync speed relate, and what the heck is propagation delay? Neil van Niekerk explains it all in this excerpt from his Amherst Media book Off-Camera Flash.
Neil van Niekerk
Category: How-To

Incident and Reflected Light
Allison Earnest explains how to evaluate, manipulate, and meter incident and reflected light to sculpt a portrait. Read the excerpt from her Amherst Media book.
Allison Earnest
Category: How-To

Lighting Ratios for Small Flash Photography
How do you control contrast and use light to shape your subject? Learn to apply lighting ratios with this excerpt from the Amherst Media book Bill Hurter's Small Flash Photography.
Bill Hurter, Jim Garner, Dan Doke, Cherie Steinberg-Coté, Dennis Orchard, Marcus Bell
Category: How-To

Overcast Day
How do you take advantage of the soft, even light of an overcast day without ending up with images that look flat and unflattering? Don Marr explains in this excerpt from his Amherst Media book Available Light.
Don Marr
Category: How-To

Portraits Against a White Background: Step by Step
Kirk Tuck explains how to get lighting and exposure right when shooting a portrait with one or more people against a clean, white background in this excerpt from his Amherst Media book.
Kirk Tuck
Category: How-To