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Girls at Beach
Lissy (left) and Molly
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The 2nd Annual BetterPhoto Summit Photography Weekend was definitely a highlight of the year ... with so many fantastic presentations by BP instructors. But, for those who attended the Post-Summit Photography Tour, the inspiration and information continued for two more days!One special treat took place at the Redmond, WA, studio of Digital Photographic. Noted fashion photographer and BP instructor Bruce Smith came all the way from England to attend the Summit and then put on a terrific demonstration for the lucky workshop participants.
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With wonderful subjects to work with, Bruce set up and shot a series of portraits. Many were formal studio photos with a white backdrop - see "Jules and Denise". These studio photos made use of a seemingly simple yet definitely effective lighting set: a single strobe (out of view at upper right in each image) and the creative use of reflectors to bounce light in all of the right places.One favorite studio scene took place on the "beach" - see the accompanying images of sisters Molly & Lissy and Jules the Pirate at the Beach. Note the camera perspective in the "beach" scenes: low-down in order to photograph the subject straight-on, rather than aiming downward.
Pirate at the Beach
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The ingredients for the "beach" scenes: - A single strobe and three reflectors
- One 50-pound bag of sand
- Two cans of spray paint (different shades of blue)
- One verrrrry fine fashion photographer/instructor - Bruce Smith
- One verrrrry fine studio - Digital Photographic
- ... and, of course, three verrrrry fine models!
Note the beach set-up in the picture at the lower right.
More on Bruce Smith ...
About Author / Instructor / Photographer, Kerry Drager
The content manager and an instructor for BetterPhoto.com, Kerry Drager is also the author of Scenic Photography 101. In addition, he teaches two online photography courses at BetterPhoto: Creative Light & Composition and Creative Close-ups. Kerry's Pro BetterPholio Web site offers an assortment of galleries and illustrated how-to articles on photography. In addition, kerrydrager.com was featured in Shutterbug magazine. His work has appeared in Outdoor Photographer and other major magazines; Hallmark cards and Sierra Club Calendars; and in advertising campaigns for American Express and Sinar Bron Imaging. He is also the photographer of the photo-essay books The Golden Dream: California from Gold Rush to Statehood and California Desert, and is a contributing photographer for the books Daybreak 2000 and Portrait of California. He lives with his wife, Mary, in the country near Sacramento, California, with their six Newfoundland dogs, six cats, two horses, and a mixed terrier.
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