I'm a couple of days late on this, so I apologize. Life has just been super busy for me these last few months. Between helping with Wu's Feet Links, running Soles of Silk, shooting new sets, my full time job, and the extra work I get on the side for my job (advertising & graphic design work), I've been kept very busy. I hope everyone understands.
Anyhow, this month's Columns Blog entry is something I've wanted to do for a while as I'm often asked about the locations I shoot my models. Yes, there are some people who look past the pretty feet and female in the photos and like the settings too. Strange, I know!
Again, I thank you all for your patience. I hope this blog helps out some of my fellow photographers no matter what their skill level or devotion to the craft. For others, this will just be an insight into some of what I do running Soles of Silk. Either way, I hope you find some value from this piece.
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Thanks everyone. And speaking of being busy, it was brought to my attention that Phil from BHE hasn't been getting back to people the last few days. I told them to just wait as he's got a lot on his plate too. Now I see he hasn't updated the main page with this blog update and the contributions haven't gone up. Anyone been in touch with Phil recently or someone from BHE? Hope things are okay.
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Inside lighting is certainly not my strong suit. I'd feel like so many other photographers (Adam of Feet Fair) would be so much better at sharing information like that. His lighting and colors for indoor sets are top notch.
quote:Originally posted by Patrick: Thanks everyone. And speaking of being busy, it was brought to my attention that Phil from BHE hasn't been getting back to people the last few days. I told them to just wait as he's got a lot on his plate too. Now I see he hasn't updated the main page with this blog update and the contributions haven't gone up. Anyone been in touch with Phil recently or someone from BHE? Hope things are okay.
Patrick
Phil had been in the hospital for a blood clot in his leg, Mike from BHE said he would fully recover shortly and not to worry. I was withholding this info until someone asked, and if it was supposed to be private please delete this message.
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Phil contacted me the other day too and says he's doing better. I told him to take whatever time he needed to do whatever he needed. I just got a little paranoid with what happened to Wu and wanted to make sure everyone was in good health and doing okay. Glad to see/hear he's recovering now.
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Patrick I will join the chorus on thanking you for this. I have some experience with this, but your tips are spot on.
For those wanting to learn inside lighting, you should observe light itself. Natural or otherwise, it behaves the same.
Also, although the majority of the clips aren't dedicated to foot photography, Youtube offers numerous clips on the subject. I subscribe to numerous channels
quote:Originally posted by Patrick: Inside lighting is certainly not my strong suit. I'd feel like so many other photographers (Adam of Feet Fair) would be so much better at sharing information like that. His lighting and colors for indoor sets are top notch.
Patrick
I've always wondered about this too why so many foot photographers that have been selling pictures for years never work on improving their bad lighting? Would Feetfair really reveal his proprietary lighting techniques though? Mr Adam please shed some light on this.
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lol @ Proprietary, that word doesn't exist in Photography...I would think any indoor studio photographer of a medium/professional caliber can set up lights. Mostly it's personal taste where to set your main and auxiliary based on what works in the confines of your space.
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Feetfair certainly has a unique style that is not seen on other websites whatever lighting he is using. Sites like norcalfeet soulsofsilk futpunktz dicksonjoe akwardfootguy evenpepper national lampoon and many other regulars here could benefit from a lighting course by Adam. For example you would never see a picture this dark and out of focus in a magazine http://www.imagebam.com/image/1d2e92410008497
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quote:Originally posted by Inspector General: Feetfair certainly has a unique style that is not seen on other websites whatever lighting he is using. Sites like norcalfeet soulsofsilk futpunktz dicksonjoe akwardfootguy evenpepper national lampoon and many other regulars here could benefit from a lighting course by Adam. For example you would never see a picture this dark and out of focus in a magazine http://www.imagebam.com/image/1d2e92410008497
It's called natural light, it is totally different than studio lighting. Nothing about any producer's lighting is proprietary nor is it profoundly special. And considering that link is an edited copy that YOU are hosting on your own Imagebam page, you can take credit for darkening, blurring and altering it from the original.
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
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