Lighting and Portraiture Tutorials

New Photography Book by Neil van Niekerk

Direction & Quality of Light:  Your Key to Better Portrait Photography Anywhere (Amherst Media) is now available!  My good friend Neil van Niekerk’s newest book has hit the shelves.  Here’s the official description of what this new one’s all about:

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Providing readers with a study of learning how to turn poorly lit images into finely crafted, masterfully lit photographs, this guidebook instills photographers with the self-confidence to think on their feet and photograph any portrait subject anywhere. Acclaimed photographer Neil van Niekerk presents seven distinctly different lighting scenarios—available light, exposure metering, a touch of flash, bounced on-camera flash, off-camera flash, video light, and hard sunlight—to show readers how to manipulate the direction and quality of light, the subject’s and photographer’s position, and numerous other variables so as to turn a bad image into a stunning, professional-level portrait. Packed with dozens of instructional, full-color photos, this work also features 10 sample photo sessions, allowing readers the opportunity to see the seven lighting scenarios put to practice.

Make sure to also check out:

Podcast #30: Wedding Photography Tips with Neil van Niekerk

Podcast (Audio only):

Podcast on Video:

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Interview with Neil van Niekerk, a photographer and photography book author who works in and around the NYC area. Lots of example photos in this video. Subscribe to download our podcasts on iTunes.

Check out the video and images for this episode and all podcasts at:  YouTube

What we talk about:

  • Wedding photography workflow
  • Best practices for avoiding problems
  • What makes a good second shooter

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