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Turning Sunlight into Moonlight for Stills or Video: A Lighting Tutorial

By Jay P. Morgan | On Aug 9, 2012 | 1 Comment

In this Slanted Lens lighting tutorial, we are going to show you how to change sunlight into moonlight for stills or video. This is not a post process, it’s an in camera technique using two different color temperatures in the same image. People ask me all the time, “Why worry about color in the camera when you can shoot raw…

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Lighting Breakdown! Octodomes, Ping Pong, and Fire at the Beach!

By Jay P. Morgan | On Jul 25, 2012 | Comments Off

We had the opportunity to shoot promotional materials of Cui Baoqun, a national Chinese champion ping-pong player, for a television show called King Pong. He is incredible to watch play and a very nice guy. We shot at a Malibu beach location and applied, to this shoot, some of the information that we learned about Octodomes in our last lesson. We needed both Video…

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Simple Lighting Techniques for Photographers – Kelby Training with Tony Corbell

By Tony Corbell - Nik Software | On Mar 21, 2012 | Comments Off

Master the pro techniques for producing creative and simple lighting solutions with Nik Software’s own award-winning portrait photographer, Tony Corbell. Capturing great portraits is all about understanding how to manipulate the quality, quantity, and direction of light. Learn how the pros use a variety of light shaping tools to create fantastic portraits every time, and in any kind of situation….

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Between Light and Shadow – Scott Kelby’s Guest Blog with Tony Corbell

By Tony Corbell - Nik Software | On Feb 7, 2012 | Comments Off

Nik Software’s Sr. Manager, Industry and Press Relations, Tony Corbell was recently interviewed on Scott Kelby’s blog where he discusses the “Elements of Light”: Light Quality, Light Quantity and Light Direction. Tony is known in the photographic industry as one of the premier Lighting and Educational instructors. Be sure to check out this informative post and find out the differences…

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