I have been experimenting recently with my Nikon D80 w/ Speedlight SB-800 set-up in an attempt to get away from the more "automated settings", so I can become more creative and produce higher quality photographs. I recently shot several hundred portrait photos using this equipment with a Nikon...

Hi all, I have been spying on mpix forum for a while and decided to post to seek advice. I am shooting a wedding in 2 weeks and already checked out the venue with the bride. Apparently no flash photography is allowed during the ceremony and I have no natural light to work with. The room is very dark...

I've recently been named the "official" photographer of our local single A pro hockey team. I went to practice yesterday and was incredibly disappointed with my photos. Obviously not being an NHL team, the lighting wasn't the best in the world, but I can't use my flash due to shooting...

The thought 'hit' me last night - why not use my ez-up tent and its walls for a studio? It acts as a diffuser to sunlight. I can bounce the flash off the ceiling. I can hang lights from the ceiling I can put up or take down walls to facilitate needs. Currently I have very limited equipment and...

I recently purchased a Novatron studio lighting set from a retired film photographer to use in my home studio. The lighting system has everything that I will need for my studio except for one thing. I need to find the best type of adapter to allow my digital camera to operate with the system. I use a...

Pretty new at this. I have been shooting mostly for my friends and family and do natural light portraits. I love working with natural light for the challenge of controlling it and being creative with it. Also, I go to people's houses to do these shoots and already have backdrop fabrics, reflectors...

I need some ideas for upcoming family portraits. A couple of things that I'm concerned about is composition and glasses glare-- I only have one Alien Bee 800 with a giant softbox. I will be shooting candids at a birthday party for a 100 year old grandmother and family and friends. The client also...

I am new to photography and would like to learn as much as I can about studio lighting before investing in it. Can anyone please give me suggestions on books that may help me learn the basics of studio lighting and then also books that will help me expand on the basics. Thank you in advance for your...

This girl had gotten a spray on tan before soing her pictures and now her mother is wanting me to fix this picture and this is the absolute worst one of all but she liked her smile so please bear with me as you will see it is awful. So can anyone help with the skin tones and lighting or tell me what...

Hello, my friends. So my issue has to do with shooting handbags and decreasing large amounts of specular highlights. I shot some bags last night for a designer friend of mine and many of her bags have very reflective surfaces. I told her it's going to be tough to decrease the highlights simply because...