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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Background story and tutorial for the Lightbulb shot: [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] I wanted to do something with a light bulb. I saw a photo online of a light bulb lying on a sheet of perforated aluminium. That inspired me to do something like that, but different. [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="219733" img_size="full" alignment="center" img_link_large="yes" el_class="prettyphoto"][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I already had a sheet of perforated aluminium, which I sew in half to be able to put it in a V shape. [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="215701" alignment="center" border_color="grey" img_link_large="" img_link_target="_self" img_size="full"][vc_single_image image="215702" alignment="center" border_color="grey" img_link_large="" img_link_target="_self" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]I’ve put a Quadra flash with a 60 degrees reflector on both sides...
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[vc_row bg_type="bg_color" css=".vc_custom_1444192118674{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;border-left-color: #27485c !important;border-right-color: #27485c !important;border-top-color: #27485c !important;border-bottom-color: #27485c !important;}" trigger="scroll" viewportfactor="0.33" effect="bounce" timing="linear" duration="1000" delay="0" iteration_count="1" bg_color_value="#ffffff" animation_type="h" horizontal_animation="left-animation" vertical_animation="top-animation" disable_on_mobile="disable_on_mobile_value"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Pro Club Photography Assignments Tutorials for the assignment are on the left, Review and Critique for submissions are on the right. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row bg_type="bg_color" bg_override="3" trigger="scroll" viewportfactor="0.33" effect="bounce" timing="linear" duration="1000" delay="0" iteration_count="1" css=".vc_custom_1453582566345{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}" bg_color_value="#f7f8f9" animation_type="h" horizontal_animation="left-animation" vertical_animation="top-animation" disable_on_mobile="disable_on_mobile_value"][vc_column][vc_text_separator title="Future Assignment" color="custom" border_width="3" el_width="90" accent_color="#dd3333"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row animation_type="h" horizontal_animation="left-animation" vertical_animation="top-animation" disable_on_mobile="disable_on_mobile_value" css=".vc_custom_1453582264627{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 25px...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Best Photos From Our Photigy Community and the Thoughts that Inspired Them Issue: July - August, 2015 Every couple of months we are publishing images from our Facebook Community to show off a great work of our talents and so it could serve as inspiration to others. Below are some great photos that were shared with us within the last couple of months. We asked each photographer to tell a short story behind the shot. How the image was created. What inspired them to create this shot. The answers you find will not only surprise you, but we hope they inspire you as well. ...
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[vc_row full_width="" parallax="" parallax_image="" bg_type="" parallax_style="" bg_image_new="" layer_image="" bg_image_repeat="" bg_image_size="" bg_cstm_size="" bg_img_attach="" parallax_sense="" bg_image_posiiton="" animation_direction="" animation_repeat="" video_url="" video_url_2="" u_video_url="" video_opts="" video_poster="" u_start_time="" u_stop_time="" viewport_vdo="" enable_controls="" bg_override="" disable_on_mobile_img_parallax="" parallax_content="" parallax_content_sense="" fadeout_row="" fadeout_start_effect="" enable_overlay="" overlay_color="" overlay_pattern="" overlay_pattern_opacity="" overlay_pattern_size="" overlay_pattern_attachment="" multi_color_overlay="" multi_color_overlay_opacity="" seperator_enable="" seperator_type="" seperator_position="" seperator_shape_size="" seperator_svg_height="" seperator_shape_background="" seperator_shape_border="" seperator_shape_border_color="" seperator_shape_border_width="" icon_type="" icon="" icon_size="" icon_color="" icon_style="" icon_color_bg="" icon_border_style="" icon_color_border="" icon_border_size="" icon_border_radius="" icon_border_spacing="" icon_img="" img_width="" ult_hide_row="" ult_hide_row_large_screen="" ult_hide_row_desktop="" ult_hide_row_tablet="" ult_hide_row_tablet_small="" ult_hide_row_mobile="" ult_hide_row_mobile_large=""][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] The idea behind the “Photo Challenge” is to get photographers out of the comfort zone and really put their skills to the test. The Challenges will be based on already existing...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hey guys, I was working on this image and decided to share BTS with you. It was a fun shot, and you may pick up some ideas for your future work:-)[/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title="The Final Image" color="custom" el_width="90" accent_color="#dd3333"][vc_column_text] At the beginning of this project I wanted to create a nice lit object on a black background. I planned to get simply and stylish shot, but as it was self assignment I decided to add few more elements. I drew pretty raw sketches for better understanding of process for myself. Magnifying glass was also a part of the possible composition, but lately I decided...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Steam and smoke is a way less popular theme in advertising than splash but equally interesting. This is a short behind-the-scene from one of photography advertisement jobs we had in past for one of our clients. We made it for you to inspire and show a little bit of the creation process of Nescafe coffee, Enjoy! We are working on new courses that will be released soon, please check out the Photigy Store for the release.[/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title="The Final Image" color="custom" el_width="90" accent_color="#dd3333"][vc_single_image image="215831" img_size="article-fullwidth" alignment="center" img_link_large="yes" el_class="prettyphoto"][vc_column_text] 1. Concept & previsualization The idea was to create a coffee bean made out of...
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[vc_row full_width="" parallax="" parallax_image="" bg_type="" parallax_style="" bg_image_new="" layer_image="" bg_image_repeat="" bg_image_size="" bg_cstm_size="" bg_img_attach="" parallax_sense="" bg_image_posiiton="" animation_direction="" animation_repeat="" video_url="" video_url_2="" u_video_url="" video_opts="" video_poster="" u_start_time="" u_stop_time="" viewport_vdo="" enable_controls="" bg_override="" disable_on_mobile_img_parallax="" parallax_content="" parallax_content_sense="" fadeout_row="" fadeout_start_effect="" enable_overlay="" overlay_color="" overlay_pattern="" overlay_pattern_opacity="" overlay_pattern_size="" overlay_pattern_attachment="" multi_color_overlay="" multi_color_overlay_opacity="" seperator_enable="" seperator_type="" seperator_position="" seperator_shape_size="" seperator_svg_height="" seperator_shape_background="" seperator_shape_border="" seperator_shape_border_color="" seperator_shape_border_width="" icon_type="" icon="" icon_size="" icon_color="" icon_style="" icon_color_bg="" icon_border_style="" icon_color_border="" icon_border_size="" icon_border_radius="" icon_border_spacing="" icon_img="" img_width="" ult_hide_row="" ult_hide_row_large_screen="" ult_hide_row_desktop="" ult_hide_row_tablet="" ult_hide_row_tablet_small="" ult_hide_row_mobile="" ult_hide_row_mobile_large=""][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] Older iMacs built before 2011 were complicated to calibrate but things have improved since then. Newer iMacs 2011/2012/2013 uses the best IPS technology and are amazing, once calibrated. But for best...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sony RX10-II Review This is a second part of my review of Sony RX10 MK2 camera. It includes in-studio demonstration of camera focusing performance, as well as some footage outside. I also compared RX10-II to Sony A7 MK II photography performance in the update to this review.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBjGDo43paI"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title="Sony RX10-Mark2 4K Video" color="custom" border_width="3" accent_color="#dd3333"][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG79oUkqKCw"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text] Conclusion [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Sony RX10-II is an awesome camera with a great glass for it's class, but a tiny sensor negatively impacts image quality and can't deliver sharp images comparing to Sony a7 and a7II. See the actual image quality form Sony RX10-II on a first...
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[vc_row bg_type="no_bg" css=".vc_custom_1416070569016{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}" trigger="scroll" viewportfactor="0.33" effect="bounce" timing="linear" duration="1000" delay="0" iteration_count="1" animation_type="h" horizontal_animation="left-animation" vertical_animation="top-animation" disable_on_mobile="disable_on_mobile_value"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1416071503550{margin-top: 25px !important;}" trigger="scroll" viewportfactor="0.33" effect="bounce" timing="linear" duration="1000" delay="0" iteration_count="1"][vc_column_text]Inspired by Alex's cool iPhone vs Hasselblad whiskey shoot, I thought it would be nice, to take that idea one step further and try an iPhone SPLASH! :-) That is not easy, because splashes normally need flash light and the iPhone really does not work all that well with flash. The rolling shutter and the missing flash sync capability make it very hard to use a flash with that smartphone. The...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For the past couple of years, many of my monthly photography assignments have been food related. This type of assignment has its benefits! Aside from eating really well, and discovering a ton of great new restaurants, I've been able to gradually raise my food photography game with the best possible coach- experience. Here are seven basic tips to help elevate your food photography game. 1. Fill the frame. Beautiful, sweeping table scapes a la Pottery Barn are always cool, but often times restaurants and environments where you would shoot food commercially just don't have the beautiful, highly styled environment to...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Best Photos From Our Photigy Community and the Thoughts that Inspired Them Issue: April-June, 2015 Every couple of months we are publishing images from our Forum and Facebook Community to show off a great work of our talents and so it could serve as inspiration to others. Below are some great photos that were shared with us within the last couple of months. We asked each photographer to tell a short story behind the shot. How the image was created. What inspired them to create this shot. The answers you find will not only surprise you, but we hope they inspire you as well. Thank...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There is some debate over JPEG vs. RAW, though it is generally accepted that RAW is a better format. But, why? In this tutorial, Timothy Kou gives some perspective on how to understand the two formats, and shows you one of the major areas where JPEG fails the competition: post-production. You will learn: What makes a RAW file raw, and why we should appreciate them the way they are Why JPEG is evil when it comes to post production [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][beforeafter][/beforeafter][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][photigy_video video_url="https://vimeo.com/132490996" group_id="2" type="proclub" title="Please Login to Pro Club Account" subtitle="To watch this video, please login to your pro Club...
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[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Hi Guys! I am Aron Czapiewski and this is a behind-the-scene of a whisky bottle shot [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="135841" img_size="full" alignment="right"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_single_image image="141850" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As shooting surface I used lid from wooden chest. I used real wood (not laminate) because I real wood have nice texture. As a background I used old wooden planks and I hang them on c-stand.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="141843" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whisky in the glass is real. Ice is acrylic. Three fights has been used for this shot: First light with honecomb grid is for background. Its located on the floor. Second light is behind diffuser with strip...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Best Photos From Our Photigy Community and the Thoughts that Inspired Them Issue: February -March, 2015 Every couple of months we are publishing images from our Forum and Facebook Community to show off a great work of our talents and so it could serve as inspiration to others. Below are some great photos that were shared with us within the last couple of months. We asked each photographer to tell a short story behind the shot. How the image was created. What inspired them to create this shot. The answers you find will not only surprise you, but we hope they inspire you as well. Thank...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The complete BTS of creating a ”Papo Seco” wine bottles shot from Rui Bandeira [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hi Photigy readers! It's a honor to be published on Photigy, and I hope my behind the scene will help those of you who is interested in learning a creative product photography. My name is Rui Bandeira, I'm a photographer from Porto, Portugal. I really love product and commercial photography, but I also love concert photography. I’m an ex drummer and I've always had a passion for image and photography. I used to have a music teacher that said: “In music there are no teachers or students,...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today we'll be having interview with Ilya Plotnikov and his team. [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="140639" img_size="1170x636"][vc_column_text]Ilya has grown from an in-house photographer to the founder of one of the top Russian photography, cgi and creative retouching studios - Doberman Studio. Along with his team he managed to build a studio that helps keeping Russian advertising industry on the highest possible level. Ilya has been chosen by Luerzer's Archive as one of the best ad photographers in the world two years in a row. He works for major worldwide ad agencies such as McCann, BBDO, DDB and others, for companies and brands including Coca...
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[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. ~George Washington Carver This is our new online course made specifically for photographers who need to photograph large quantity products in a studio, such as catalog work, etc. The course covers everything needed for this: from the variety of studio equipment to essential lighting techniques that any studio product photographer should know. [divider style="clear"] Lessons include: Lighting, Camera and Lenses for studio photography Shooting a white subject on a white background How to show a texture on the subject: clothing, shoes and fabric photography Clear glass on...
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[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] In this article Victor Wolansky shares with us how 3D Printing technology can be used in product photography. You will see how Victor created custom "Invisible neck" holder for his jewelry photography. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="grey"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]I was contacted by a new client, Beth Farber, who wanted something different, something that looked unique and at the same time show the best of her pieces, 2 beaded necklaces, with a cloth like drape, which makes very difficult to shape them, it is like trying to shape a strip of cloth, it might work if you lay it on a table, but...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Best Photos From Our Photigy Community and the Thoughts that Inspired Them December, 2014 - January, 2015 issue. Every couple of months we are publishing images from our Forum and Facebook Community to show off a great work of our talents and so it could serve as inspiration to others. Below are some great photos that were shared with us within the last couple of months. We asked each photographer to tell a short story behind the shot. How the image was created. What inspired them to create this shot. The answers you find will not only surprise you, but we hope they inspire you as well....
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[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1424564867394{margin-top: 40px !important;}" trigger="scroll" viewportfactor="0.33" effect="bounce" timing="linear" duration="1000" delay="0" iteration_count="1"][vc_column_text]I am Ian Knaggs. An Engineer by trade working in the Aerospace industry and have a passion for producing high quality still life and product images. I enjoy the technical challenges of building lighting setups and particular relish the challenge of creating images without the use of expensive equipment. I also enjoy dance and family portrait photography. I am currently building a portfolio of product images with a view to soon gaining work in this field.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="137019" img_size="full" alignment="right"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="136957" img_size="full" alignment="center" img_link_large="yes" el_class="prettyphoto"][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Having seen a huge number...