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Behind the Scenes of a Maritime Shoot: FREE eBook

As I promised last month in my article on ProPhotoResource.com I would share behind the scenes of our Maritime Fashion shoot. Well, here at long last is the link to the full ebook–free of charge! This was an exciting project and a lot of fun.

Free eBook and Videos after the Jump

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Understanding the Hair Light

Quality of light issues are among the topics that we discuss in my Fashion Lighting Workshop. We are usually talking about the relative harshness or softness of the main light when discussing quality of light. A larger light source will yield a softer quality of light with a smoother transition from highlight to shadow. The distance from your light source also plays a factor in this equation: lights that are farther away create a harsher quality of light. It is critical to remember that these same laws pertain to ALL of the lights on your set and changing the quality of your accent lights can have a profound impact on your image.

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What’s Your Actuation? Finding Your Camera’s Shutter Count

It’s inevitable, eventually there will come a day when you want to sell your beloved digital companion and the potential buyer is going to ask you something like, “What is the Actuation on Your Camera?” After some head scratching and Google searching you’ll finally decipher what they are really asking you is how many shutter clicks or pictures has your camera taken. Some camera’s make the process of finding this data easy, however most don’t. After the jump I’ll share a great little FREE software program to help you determine your camera’s actuation, shutter count or images taken… whatever you want to call it.

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