Using a Reflector for Better Outdoor Photos
Dear Reader,
What’s missing from this photo?
It’s from our stock photo workshop last weekend at Lise Gagne’s photo studio in Quebec City, Canada, where professional photographer Shelly Perry was directing shoots outside. You may have seen a similar shot in the workshop dispatches last week.
Here’s what the photographer, Caroline Maryan, says about the shot...
“Shelly and I were photographing my ‘spa’ set-up outside in the shade. It was sunny out, but something wasn’t right with the light. Shelly kept saying ‘There’s something missing,’ but we couldn’t figure out what it was. Then suddenly she said ‘Oh I know what it is,’ and ran off. She came back with a gold reflector and bounced some sunlight down into the middle of the scene. What a difference it made!”
Here’s Caroline’s second photo, with light reflected onto it from a gold-colored reflector:
Notice how this photo is the exact same set-up... but it’s much warmer and the light is more balanced than in the first shot.
All that was missing was a little light. A reflector is the perfect, two-second fix.
Try to get out this week and shoot in the shade, reflecting light down onto your objects with a reflector or a piece of white foam core or poster board.
Then, if any questions come up while you’re shooting, you can post them on the Breakfast StockClub Facebook page.
We’ll be shooting saleable stock photos both inside and out alongside the pros at our upcoming Ultimate Stock Photo Workshop in Delray Beach, Florida. Join us there this October and learn all sorts of take-home tricks that’ll give your photos more professional polish, and ultimately make them more saleable. Hurry, though, because only seven seats are left! Sign up now to guarantee yourself a seat and save $400 on admission. Get more details and sign up here.
Your Weekly Breakfast Dish
The latest from your Breakfast StockClub Facebook Page
People are spotting Shelly’s iStock photos everywhere -- from an ABC News story to a digital photo magazine. Go Shelly!
Sharon French is upgrading her camera and noticed that when you buy a used camera, you can ask the seller how many "shutter actuations" there are on the camera. What that means is how many times the camera has actually shot a photo. Thanks, Sharon -- that’s good to know!
What’s missing from this photo?
It’s from our stock photo workshop last weekend at Lise Gagne’s photo studio in Quebec City, Canada, where professional photographer Shelly Perry was directing shoots outside. You may have seen a similar shot in the workshop dispatches last week.
Here’s what the photographer, Caroline Maryan, says about the shot...
“Shelly and I were photographing my ‘spa’ set-up outside in the shade. It was sunny out, but something wasn’t right with the light. Shelly kept saying ‘There’s something missing,’ but we couldn’t figure out what it was. Then suddenly she said ‘Oh I know what it is,’ and ran off. She came back with a gold reflector and bounced some sunlight down into the middle of the scene. What a difference it made!”
Here’s Caroline’s second photo, with light reflected onto it from a gold-colored reflector:
Notice how this photo is the exact same set-up... but it’s much warmer and the light is more balanced than in the first shot.
All that was missing was a little light. A reflector is the perfect, two-second fix.
Try to get out this week and shoot in the shade, reflecting light down onto your objects with a reflector or a piece of white foam core or poster board.
Then, if any questions come up while you’re shooting, you can post them on the Breakfast StockClub Facebook page.
We’ll be shooting saleable stock photos both inside and out alongside the pros at our upcoming Ultimate Stock Photo Workshop in Delray Beach, Florida. Join us there this October and learn all sorts of take-home tricks that’ll give your photos more professional polish, and ultimately make them more saleable. Hurry, though, because only seven seats are left! Sign up now to guarantee yourself a seat and save $400 on admission. Get more details and sign up here.
Your Weekly Breakfast Dish
The latest from your Breakfast StockClub Facebook Page
People are spotting Shelly’s iStock photos everywhere -- from an ABC News story to a digital photo magazine. Go Shelly!
Sharon French is upgrading her camera and noticed that when you buy a used camera, you can ask the seller how many "shutter actuations" there are on the camera. What that means is how many times the camera has actually shot a photo. Thanks, Sharon -- that’s good to know!