Julie Powell is a photographer, writer and educator, offers unique photographic opportunities and inspirational ideas to help YOU become the photographer you wish to be.
I was recently asked during a mentoring session what my main go-to’s are in the studio for portrait photoshoots. I guess when you are starting out these are some fairly serious questions. Not all of these are necessities, but I feel I can’t live without them. I wish when I was starting out someone broke it down for me too.
Often when using a large aperture like f/2.8, you get a small or narrow depth of field. A small horizontal slice of the image, rather than the whole image in focus.
I love getting out in nature and capturing terrific photos of wildlife. Due to location, distance and travel requirements during Covid-19, that’s not always possible. I find the next best thing is a wildlife sanctuary or zoo.
Creating posts and banners that stop the scroll has never been easier with Adobe Spark. I have recently found myself using Spark for more and more, from videos for advertising to Facebook and Eventbrite Banners and adverts. It’s simple to use and has some great features.
When you set up a portrait session, whether it is for a client or family member or even if it is a creative collaboration with model and hair and makeup artist, there are certain things that I believe you need to be aware of.
When it comes to flowers what is best to use in still life or macro photography — fresh, dried or artificial? I think there is room for all three, and there are some pros and cons for each. Let’s take a closer look.
Trying to get noticed on Social media is harder than ever, right? Stopping the scroll requires grabbing everyone’s attention. Good news Adobe Spark is a great way to make posts, but also terrific slideshows from videos and photos. Quick and simple, and there are loads of templates.
Owning my own home studio for portraits and still life photography I am always on the lookout for bits and pieces. So when items come across my path I rarely say no, especially if they are free.
If you don’t have a website and don’t wish to go to the expense and hassle of arranging or building one, Adobe Portfolio might be just what you’re looking for.
Are you looking to create a soft romantic look for your portraits? It’s never been easier in Luminar AI. You can also add a creative element to them as well.
Last week I held the 1920’s Great Gatsby inspired portrait workshop. We ended up moving from Moorabbin studio to the Narre Warren studio, but it’s all good, as we have all the goods at the home studio.
Are you looking for some creative ideas to use traditional Valentine Day colors like red and pink? What about picking one and do a selective color couples shoot?
In this last instalment of my colour grading mini-series, I take a little look at the different tones in your image with the Color Balance adjustment, allowing you to add various colours to the highlights, mid-tones and shadows of your images. I personally like to add a little yellow in my highlights and a little blue in my shadows, but you can play around and find a colour balance that’s just right for you.
I thought I might share something a little different with you today. I was recently asked over on Photofocus Community to share more before and after images, so I thought I would create a video of my full edit (sped up slightly) and explain what I did and how I got the finished image.
Covid-19 is making all sorts of things difficult including couples portraits. But if you’re willing to take a break from standard portraits and get into something a little more fun and creative, you don’t have to be seen with those darn surgical masks!
I was not in my studio, I had to carry and take everything with me, so I had to pack (relatively) light. It really got me thinking about what I really needed to shoot macro while out and about.
