Here is a video tutorial I made about helping you isolate studio shots using gradients and layer masks.
This is the finished image, as you can see the gradient is much smoother than what the video recording software showed. Here is the lighting setup and it was all shot in our new cape town photography studio.
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A cyclorama or infinity wall is quite common in a lot of photography studios. The curved wall creates a seamless background and makes for a perfect studio shooting environment. That is why I decided to build one in my new Cape Town Photographic Studio. I have documented our progress and below you can see how we went about it and what we used to build with.
Materials:
20 x 5mm masonite sheets each 2440mm x 1220mm
17 x wood battons 38 x 38mm
16 x 21mm shutterply formers
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A healthy lifestyle outdoor adventure couple was the concept of one of my recent shoots. Healthy happy lifestyle images tend to sell quite well and this shoot confirmed that for me even more.
Prop sourcing was not as tough as I thought, I have a friend who had a couple bikes and some of the gear, the rest I bought, rented or used some of my own. The obvious problem with something like extreme sports is not
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A picture from each stock photo shoot of 2010. click the image to purchase or to view more in that series.
© Warren Goldswain | Click to buy this image
© Warren Goldswain | Click to buy this image
© Warren Goldswain | Click to buy this image
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I like to experiment with different types of photography, it helps to keep me fresh and allows me to fine tune my skills as a photographer. A lot of top photographers have a very defined style, they know what type of images they love taking and concentrate on them. While I do have some preferences in terms of style, I need to have a decent variety in my stock portfolio before I can decide on specializing in one particular look for my photos. So while I define my “style” I like to try new things.
