Author Archives: m.chamberlain_photo

This photo is the result of 6 photos, and 2 hours of editing And I did a warm edit

These photos are more formal than my usual casual photography style.

With the school year coming to an end, and graduation drawing near, here are the 10 best photos I took this year. From oldest to newest photo

In this photo shoot we all got outfits and dressed up, here’s some of my favorites.

There are 4 light patterns that I will cover in this post, Rembrandt, Loop, Split, and Butterfly. This is an example of Rembrandt lighting, this light pattern is defined by having a light triangle on the cheek of the dark side, having the light come over the bridge of the nose. Loop lighting is veryContinue reading “Light Patterns”

Black and white is usually used for landscapes, but it can be used just as well when used for portraits, or other photos where there is a main subject, in this photo the black and white aspect of the photo gives it an older look, and much more dramatic, as the original (seen below) isContinue reading “Black and white portrait”

This photo was taken using 3 lights, a key light or a main light that lights up the subject so that they look crisp and are properly exposed, the second light is the fill light, this light fills the shadows so that they aren’t as harsh, the third light is a hair light above theContinue reading “Studio Lighting”

I’ve shown you how black and white can add a lot to a photo, but color can add even more to some photos, color can bring a picture to life and make it more emotional and interesting. In this image, there’s a lot of color, the red leaves in the background emphasize the fall feelingContinue reading “Color”

Let’s start with what I like about this photo, I love the contrast between the dark background and the bright windows, I also like the very defined lighting, the shadow on the table doesn’t have much space between light and dark, and that makes it feel dramatic. Now for what I don’t like about theContinue reading “Photo Critique – Stock Photograph”

For this shoot, I took pictures of my earbuds in a light tent so that I could control the light on a small object and make it look good. I used 3 lights, one high on the right, one low on the left, and one on top of the light tent.

Color can add a lot to a photo, but making a photo black and white can also give a dramatic feeling to your picture. For this picture I made a color edit, then made it black and white, to show how you can get the same feeling from a picture, but with different looks.

This photo was taken at a lake, on a lazy Sunday so there weren’t many people there. I wanted there to be 3 main parts of this image, the lake, the mountains, and the sky.