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Erica, Darin, & Nick gather to discuss the best for portraiture, weddings, & life events. Tips on essential gear & things to leave at home when shooting weddings & portraits. Q&A with two readers of the Improve Photography website.
What's in this episode:
- Our favorite lenses for shooting portraits!
- Best lenses for wedding receptions & events!
- If forced to work with only one lens, which one would Nick, Erica, & Darin keep? – The why behind the decision.
- Three lessons learned by Darin, Erica, & Nick.
- YN-560ii's explode?! – Maybe it is time to move on to the YN-560ii or YN-568EX.
- How a creepy mannequin head can help sharpen your focus skills & help you learn more about lighting.
- Lessons learned from other photographers.
- How to remove stretch marks in a portrait.
- Benefits & Drawbacks of on-camera flash.
Resources Mentioned:
- Improve Photography Portfolio Reviews! – (Get REAL feedback on your work from Erica, Darin, & Nick!)
- Ice Lights – (Erica's thoughts on this powerful lighting tool!)
- Neewer 60”/152cm Umbrella versus Wescott's more expensive offering – (Nick picks the winner & shares why he loves the Wescott 7-foot Umbrella!)
- Manfrotto 190XPROB 3-Section Aluminum Tripod & Manfrotto 496RC2 Ballhead – (Darin talks about why this has served him well, but is moving on.)
- Erica's Website
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I vote we ban Erica from the podcast until she has binge watched all of the Star Wars episodes!
Hahahaha! I’ll catch up one day 😉 Don’t ban me!
I second the Motion! 🙂
Hi Erica (spelled correctly!) How would the Ice Light work on newborns? I wonder with their thin and often orange tinged (jaundice) skin, if this light help or hinder? I hate showing up at a family’s house to find that they don’t have much light in their home!
Thank you!