As destination workshop providers, instructors and guides, we don't get to shoot nearly enough studio images. So when an opportunity comes along to break out the studio strobes and craft some well thought lighting and imagery, we get excited. When Profoto sends us their new flagship portable strobe we get downright ecstatic. As we both love landscape images, what better product to test out, in the great outdoors and put it through its paces.
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Written by: Tim Neumann and Lorie McQuirt We have been doing a lot of street photography lately. It’s the in thing to do when the weather starts to get nicer out and the locals come out of their self imposed hibernation and explore the warrens right outside of their Winter dens. If you are like […]
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Written by: Tim Neumann and Lorie McQuirt You may have noticed, macro lenses come in a variety of focal lengths, a few of the more popular from Nikon and Canon listed below: ~60mm Focal Lengths Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens Nikon AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED Lens ~100mm Focal Lengths Canon EF 100mm […]
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Written by: Tim Neumann and Lorie McQuirt Question: One of our followers asks, “When shooting long exposure images of waterfalls, how do I know when the exposure time is just right?” Introduction: This question could be interpreted more than one way. Are we thinking about “exposure time as the right amount of light?”, or are […]
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The Daily Photo #147 by Tim Neumann of Softlite Studios.com Behind Door Number Two Another image from the ArielFoundation Park shoot. One of the cool things that they have done at the park is leave small segments of the original manufacturing plant in place. Not enough to be distracting, yet just enough to fit well within the overall design of the park. […]
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The Daily Photo #145 by Tim Neumann of Softlite Studios.com Outside Looking In I love the interplay of the skylight’s lines with the interior building lines in this shot of the interior of the Thompson Library at The Ohio State University. ISO 1600 1/60 @ f/8.0 at 24mm This image was really about alignment. I wanted the interior scene aligned with […]
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The Daily Photo #144 by Tim Neumann of Softlite Studios.com The Scarlet Path Another shot from my recent photo trek through The Ohio State University campus. This one, a bit of an abstract shot from the RPAC ISO 1600 1/1000 @ f/14 This image had me taking advantage of the dark overcast skies and adding in a little […]
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The Daily Photo #143 by Tim Neumann of Softlite Studios.com Through the Looking Glass Spent some time working lines and shapes on the campus of The Ohio State University. Found this scene at one of the newer buildings, really liked the angles coming together here and the interplay of interior and exterior light. ISO 1600 1/8 @ f/16 51mm […]
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Tim’s Daily Photo #142 by Tim Neumann of Softlite Studios River Bend The new riverfront greenway project is finally showing some signs of grass growth and overall Spring colors. Not the ideal night for taking pictures, as the clouds were a little flat, got this image on a recent Central Ohio Photographic Society outing. ISO 400 480” […]
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The Daily Photo #141 by Tim Neumann of Softlite Studios.com Stairway To… If you’re hearing a Led Zeppelin riff here I totally get it. This staircase is wrapped around the remains of an industrial smokestack and can be found at the Ariel Foundation Park. A former PPG glass plant converted to a community park and gardens. ISO 100 1/60 @ […]
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