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Lighting

A Beginner’s Guide to Low-Key Lighting

Beginner's Guide to Low-Key Lighting in Photography | via iHeartFaces.com

I have a very talented photographer-friend that had an idea for a fun photo shoot with our local photography group:  low-key lighting.   Honestly, I had no idea what that was, so I Googled it. According to my Google search, low-key lighting is the use of shadows to create a mood.  (In contrast, the term high-key [...]

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How to Create Better Indoor Portraits by Bouncing Your Flash

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This week our Creative Team member, Rachel Durik of Savor Photography, finishes up her photography series of lighting tips with this tutorial on creating better indoor portraits by learning how to bounce your flash.  You can read her first two tutorials here: Using a Reflector for Better Outdoor Portraits How to Get Five Different Looks [...]

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5 Steps to Lighting a Newborn Session with Off-Camera Flash

I Heart Faces Off-Camera Lighting for Newborns

Continuing her series on lighting tips for newborn photography, I Heart Faces Creative Team Member, Rachel Durik of Savor Photography, is sharing tips for using off-camera flash with newborns today.  You can read her natural light tips here:  How to Use Window Light When Photographing Newborns  I prefer to light newborns with natural light. There’s something [...]

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How To Use Window Light When Photographing Newborns

Newborn Photography Lighting Tips - Using Window Light for Newborn Photos

If you want to take better newborn images, check out our FREE Newborn Photography Guide with links to over 100 of the best newborn photography tutorials, tips and ideas compiled from across the web! Newborn Photography and Lighting When photographing a newborn session, I find that the easiest lighting is often window lighting. Using a single [...]

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5 Different Looks with 1 Light | Off Camera Lighting Tips

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This week our Creative Team member, Rachel Durik of Savor Photography, continues her photography series of lighting tips with this tutorial on how to get five different looks with just one off-camera light.  You can read her first tutorial here: Using a Reflector for Better Outdoor Portraits Getting just the right look for a headshot [...]

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Using a Reflector for Better Outdoor Portraits

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This month, Rachel Durik of Savor Photography and member of our I Heart Faces Creative Team is going to be teaching us various lighting tips to improve our photography. In this first tutorial, she is sharing tips for getting beautiful lighting by using a reflector. Getting the right lighting is important in every photograph. Good [...]

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How To Use a DSLR Camera Like A Pro Photographer

  Were you lucky enough to get a new camera? Did your dreams of professional quality photos dancing in your head get slightly dashed when the photos you took with your new camera didn’t look much different then the ones you were taking with your cell phone?  (Hopefully it wasn’t that bad!)   Fortunately, there [...]

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Creating Portraits with Drama

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A soft, flatly lit image is lovely and beautiful…and safe. You love safe, but sometimes you just want some Britney Spears instead of Taylor Swift. Some Gossip Girl instead of America’s Funniest Home Videos. Some red instead of white. And of course, some chocolate instead of a lollipop. Some Photographic Drama, if you will. If [...]

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