by Rachel Redford | Oct 12, 2016 | Blog, Fine Art
Lighting on the Go We live in a fast paced world and sometimes you need auxiliary lighting but can’t carry around a full lighting kit. That is why I learned on my photo excursion about a lighting technique called Mobile Triangle Snoot (MTS). All you have to have...
by Rachel Redford | Oct 12, 2016 | Blog, Portraits
Behind the Scenes of an Epic Portrait Last week I went on a photo excursion with my Professional Imaging class. To say it was amazing would be an understatement. (Exhausting, yes, but amazing.) One of the first things we learned about was making an epic portrait using...
by Rachel Redford | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, Creative
Learning about Movie Poster Magic I recently talked about the work of Annie Leibovitz and how much I admire her photography, so with this project I knew I needed to choose a movie poster featuring her photography. The character posters from the 2012 release of Les...
by Rachel Redford | Oct 1, 2016 | Blog, Fine Art, Portfolio
Seeing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary Taking an extraordinary shot in an ordinary spot is one of my favorite things to do. It all started back in January when I was walking home with my roommates and it was freezing cold. So cold that there were tiny icicles...
by Rachel Redford | Sep 27, 2016 | Blog, Portraits
Learning a new way to light I have always admired beautiful portraits done in studios with nice backgrounds. I love the drama and the contrast between a brightly-lit subject and a dark background and I always thought this could only be done if you have a lot of money...
by Rachel Redford | Sep 24, 2016 | Blog, Portraits
Getting people in their best light. Did you know a photo is a chemical recording of light? At least back when film was the only way to take a picture and digital photography wasn’t around yet. So photographers had to be masters of light in order to capture their...
