Recent content by rjones315

A few years ago, I wanted to work with models. However I was nervous about approaching people on the street. I started a meetup group here for both photographers and models. I also joined Modelmayhem.com. Needless to say, I'm not nervous any more. The reason it's less threatening when you...

I shot a video of our studio. See it here on my blog http://bobjonesphoto.net/wp/?p=66

I've found 500px to be great inspiration. Better than Flickr Also pinterest.com

The main reason for shooting camera RAW is for color. Hopefully you already have the camera settings such as f-stop and camera speed all set correctly. You can usually get that correct by metering in the camera or checking the histogram. However it's very difficult to be 100% sure you have...

You can tell by looking at some of the shadows that it's not from available or ambient light. Looking under the small tables, the shadows drop straight down and there is almost no shadow on the right side. This would indicate multidirectional. Also with ambient light coming from outside...

There is no way to possibly tell how many lights Were used in this scene. Because it's so evenly lit, there are no real shadows or catchlights that you can use for something like this. My suggestion is to simply add broad lights until you get what you want. Ambient from outside is WAY over...

I use sometimes up to 5 strobes on my beauty lighting. And sometimes just 1 light on Hollywood style lighting. It depends on the shot. Star with 1 light and go from there. Good luck. Regards, Bob jones www.bobjonesphoto.net