by westalex | Oct 11, 2016 | Fine Art, Photography, Portfolio, Portraits, Professional Imaging
Mobile Triangle Snoot A brand new technique that I recently learned was MTS, short for Mobile Triangle Snoot. This technique is achieved by taking pictures with an external light source, such as a speed light, and then wrapping a light flashbender around the end of...
by westalex | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, Creative, Fine Art, Photography, Portfolio, Portraits, Professional Imaging
Are you watching closely? The Pledge As a lover of film and avid fan of Christopher Nolan, I wanted to recreate the movie poster for one of my favorite films; The Prestige. It was fun to figure out how to match lighting, composition, compositing, and typography as...
by westalex | Oct 1, 2016 | Blog, Fine Art, Photography, Professional Imaging
Create a black background wherever you are. C3-PO loves his black background. Now I told him that I could take a great portrait of him with a black background and while at first he didn’t believe me. So how did I achieve this you may ask? That would be the power...
by westalex | Oct 1, 2016 | Fine Art, Photography, Portfolio, Professional Imaging
How to turn any ordinary spot into an extraordinary shot! There are several ways to make any boring subject interesting. We often add a different spin on it or approach it from a new angle. This principle is the exact same with photography! I will show some examples...
by westalex | Sep 24, 2016 | Blog, Photography, Portraits, Professional Imaging
Understanding lighting patterns in order to create powerful, dynamic portraits. Portraits are not only vital towards being true to capturing a special moment, but also to capture the personality of the model being photographed. By using lighting, one is able to create...
