Exploring Photography with Mark Wallace. This series was created specifically for AdoramaTV.
Mark shows how to take photos that look “high speed” but were really taken with a long exposure and a flash! He’ll be smashing light bulbs, breaking eggs and dropping strawberries. With this simple setup, you can capture the motion of every smash and splash!
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In this episode, Mark shows his tricks for fast and efficient beauty retouching.
Watch as he shows you quick ways to fix skin issues, hair problems and more. Mastering these techniques will improve your beauty photos, and speed up your post-production time!
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Mark teaches you how to get six different looks from one lighting setup using zones.
You can use zones with both speedlights and studio strobes to control lighting groups independently. Mark will be using PocketWizard triggers to control his zones.
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Join Mark as he explores an under-utilized feature of speedlights: the zoom!
Speedlights have the ability to zoom their light to match the zoom on the lens. You can turn the zoom into manual mode though and use it creatively to get unique illumination patterns in your images. Mark will show you how to use this feature on both a Canon and Nikon flash, and then give some examples of the results you can get.
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Mark teaches you how to properly use speedlights and strobes in the same lighting setup.
Mixing speedlights and strobes can be tricky when using an IR trigger, because the speedlight’s “preflash” will accidentally trigger the strobe before the exposure is made. Mark will explain how to use radio triggers to ensure your lights trigger at the same time, every time.
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In this episode, Mark demonstrates how to make sure your light meter is properly set up for use.
Using a Sekonic L-358, Mark shows you how to set your light meter to measure in third-stop increments that will match the settings on your camera, set your sync speed and more. A properly adjusted light meter will ensure that you’ll get accurate readings for your photographs.
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Mark shows how to add a highlight to a model’s face using a grid on the key light.
Using light grids is helpful when shooting portraits because it creates a slightly brighter face for added interest. It also is useful for subjects who have skin imperfections, as this light will help smooth those out in the picture.
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Communicating with your model or subject is key to getting the shots you want.
In this episode, Mark gives you five tips for helping the model hit the right poses. The best way to get the right poses, however, is to hire a professional model!
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Mark tackles the problem of trying to get shallow depth of field with studio strobes.
When shooting with a strobe, you can only turn the power so low, and sometimes that isn’t low enough. To combat this, Mark simply uses the modeling light as a continuous light. This allows him to open the aperture to something like 1.8 or 1.2 to get extremely shallow depth of field and some stunning portraits.
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Mark shows beginner photographers how to use Program mode. Program mode is a great way to start learning how to control your camera and stop using Auto mode.
Mark shows how to capture a background with a lot or a little in focus, as well as how to freeze or show motion. These are the basic skills to then move on to using Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority modes.
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