Prasenjeet SC Gautam Photography Blogs

I hope you must have heard this name "GRID" several times in the world of photography and must excite you to explore "what is this grid". Well, our today topic is to explore Grid, what is this and why we use this in the photography and what are the effects while using this. Is this really useful for the photoshoot?  The Grid is one of the light accessories, light modifier and looks like in the shape of the honeycomb and whose job is to create a dramatic, soft light effect on to your subject. Grid controls the light and the area of coverage.   This grid easily fits in front of the light, reflectors, softboxes to create the soften light.  As our job is to create amazing light effects, stunning photographs by using different light modifiers as discussed in my earlier blogs too. The grid is one of them and which can be used to creates dramatize photographs. The grid is quite cheap and can be attached to your softbox, the metal grid can be attached to yo...

I hope, few of beginner photographer would have hardly heard this word Photography Gel ever? Because gel sounds something liquid foam and how a photographer can add a liquid thing to the photography's equipment or photography. Even I understood the same things in the beginning but when I see this gel physically then I understood it clearly. let's understand this GEL how someone can add this gel creatively to the photography. Photography Gel - It is a transparent coloured film plastic sheet or transparent material .   Which modify the lights, create dramatic lights for photography and cinematography. It is placed on the light source to create creative light effects, There are two types of gels. Colour Correction Gels and non-corrective  - Color correction is the t echnique of matching and balancing colours throughout your film . It is used when you are shooting with multiple light sources and you need to correct the light to get the balanced and better shots. Co...

As long as you start getting involved in the photography world as much as you introduced yourself with new photography technologies, new modifiers, new accessories, new content, new genres etc means to write that there is no end of the photography. I hope you must have noticed one posted an interesting photograph above, Yeah! that is our today's article. It is one of the interesting light modifier called beauty dish in our photography world, What is a beauty dish? - A shallow parabolic disc which is attached to a light source, you will find one plate which is covering the flash head. It causes the light to reflect back to the base. The Light will   spill out to the sides of the main dish and aimed/hit forward to your subject because of the size and curvature of the dish. It's a simple definition to write, But I suggest you see this beauty disc physically near your any photography shop then you can really understand the mechanism.  Beauty dish's performance -...

As we all know, there are two types of lights in the photography, 1st is Natural light, 2nd is artificial light. Mostly photographer prefers natural light and enjoys the best of it. But sometimes artificial light plays a major role in the world of photography.  The Reflector is the major tools who add the magical quality of lights to photography. One must know how to to use it, required sizes?, The material of the reflector. All this important knowledge helps you to improve your photography by adding a reflector's job. Choose right reflector -   The reflectors to provide a soft fill light so please buy it wisely, It is one of the difficult tasks to choose or find out the right reflector for your photography need. There are all sizes available in the market, small to the large reflector, All shapes are available like round, rectangular, triangular etc.   Colours available Gold, silver and white etc and combinations of all three colours are...

When a beginner photographer starts their photography career, the first thing they buy along with a camera that is none other than the UMBRELLA . The first photography accessories to buy ever. First accessories help you to spread, soften  & diffuse the light on to your subject.  The photography umbrellas are cheap and portable to buy. These are one of the inexpensive diffusers which spread the light,  Allowing for off-camera lighting without the hard and harsh shadows. Also, like to mention that umbrella is the only accessories which are misused often. But using it incorrect way can give you great desired results.  When planning to buy an umbrella, then a beginner photographer must be cleared about the buying of type of umbrella-like Shoot through umbrella or Reflective umbrella. But I suggest you must buy both of it, this really works better in all the outdoor or indoor condition.  Reflective umbrella (Silver) - I t gives maximum ou...

What is softbox?  I hope every photographer knows or beginner photographer may not aware of this. A photography accessories/device which work between harsh light and the subject and the purpose of the softbox is to DIFFUSE the light into a pleasing soft light.    Theoretical language- A softbox is comprised of translucent/transparent cloth and attached to a light source (usually a  studio strobe or speedlight ) on a light stand. The cloth, white or silver for the interior and black for the exterior, is wrapped around a wire-framed box covered over the front with a diffusion panel. The black exterior prevents light from spilling out and reflecting back in the studio .  The light transfer from the strobe or Speedlight is bounced around the fabric box and scattered in all directions inside the box At the beginning of your photography career, you must not hesitate to buy the softboxes because these are the few accessories and which really performs...

In the photography world, There are so many different types of lighting accessories and light shaping tool introduce in the market every day. Sometimes it becomes so difficult to keep all the light accessories in mind before planning the shoot and not possible to have all the light shaping tool under one roof. But being a professional photographer we need to know most of the interesting technology, devices and other up-gradation that can boost your photography style and your level of photography.  I hope you must have heard about the Snoot (light shaping tool) if not then let's discuss the snoot and how this small light shaping tool/accessory can create wonder in photography and how can benefit to the photographer.  What is the Snoot - The Snoot is a light shaping tool and it is a single beam light and a small source of light, which attaches in front of the studio light, portable flash to spill a creative light on to your subject. The purpose of attaching this ...

Captured with TTL flashlight in Natural Light. Nov 28, 2019 I hope, All the articles based on the flashlight would help you to improve your flash photography. Finally, I would like to mention a few important points where flashlight support or in which circumstances flashlight is required. Once you are aware of the light situation on where you wanted to use a flashlight to create magic to your photographs. One thing you must know that is, If you are capable of handling natural light then using the flashlight will be the easiest thing to shoot for all the photographers. I know some of my friend photographers who love to shoot in the natural light but scare of using a flashgun. I would like to convey a message to all those photographers, who scare of using flashguns but master of photographing in natural light. Never ever afraid of using a flashgun and Flashgun will definitely improve your photography. Try it. Let's wrap up with the important function of the flashlight. ...

Nov 26, 2019 Once you are through with the understanding of the flashlight, I would like to mention one important technique to take your photography level at one step ahead. The technique is nothing but create a stunning light effect to your photographs. The technique name is  BACKLIGHT TECHNIQUE.  This technique always helps you to build and bolster your portfolio also establish you as a professional photographer. You need less photography equipment For creating such a beautiful backlighting effect to your photographs like Two Speedlights or Medium Strobes along with gel, grid and other things to make light soft. Now discuss, how you can create a backlighting effect to your photographs. Always remember, it is only a game of two lights, not more than of it. One is key light and secondary light. Let's understand. Placement of first Key Light  - I guess you all aware of the key light, the first and most important light to create magic in front of the m...

Nov 21, 2019 Now understand the modifiers, What is this and why we use this? Do we really need the modifiers in photography?  This first job was to understand the flash, start practising with the flashguns. Now we are planning to move one step ahead and that is how we can correct and create the light with the help of MODIFIER. What is MODIFIER - Modifier is light accessories, which sit or work in between your subject and the flashlight or any other light source. The job of modifier is to reduce, correct, create the amount of light that falls on or reaches to the subject. Also, the Modifier adjusts the light exposure and quality of light to get a perfect shot. Professional Output - I suggest all the beginner photographers or those never ever heard the word of the modifier. Please start practising and see the difference. Using light modifiers can transform your images from good to wow factors and highly professional image. remember one thing flashlight is a small lig...

Nov 20, 2019 As much as you involve in learning flashlights into deep, as much as new flashlights technique introduced to you and the important things is, There is an incredible improvement in your photography. It is very important for a photographer to invent new photography tricks for him and for all photography community. Bounce and direct flashlight are the basics of using a flashlight in low light conditions. But, everything starts with basic education. It is important to know this if beginners are about to start with flash photography. Let's discuss the few flashlight photography tips. Which really works for a shoot. What is Bounce Flash - When you do not fire the flashgun directly to the subject. You fire the flashgun somewhere else, like point to the ceiling, wall etc at a specific angle to get a soft light to the subject. That's called bounce flash. Bounce flash is a good option for indoor, interiors or where are the ceiling is bright. and that can f...

Nov 18, 2019 Finally, The only things matter that is quality of light, how beautifully you managed to create the light on your subject. That time your light pattern does not matter like you are following these light pattern Split, Rembrandt, flat, loop, directional and butterfly. If you are subject's lighting is enough to convey the feel of the image, message of the image etc. That is the win, win situation for a photographer. Photographer spends their whole life to understand the light, to create a quality light by using his skills, knowledge of light, reflector, diffuser, gel, end number of light accessories to create a good quality of lights. There are four types of lights in the photography, Let discuss and try to understand the types of lights. Four Types of Light Harsh Light Soft light Diffused Light Specular Light Harsh Light -  The Hard light is when the light source is small relative to the subject . This light is very bright, even your subject may squin...

Nov 16, 2019 Gradually when you started becoming more familiar with the light and then you must also work, explore, create for a pattern of the lights, which is more important for the portrait, model, headshot photography. On the basis of deep knowledge of the light pattern then you actually shoot portraits, headshot etc These all lighting pattern are the backbone of the portrait photography, without having a deep thorough knowledge of light pattern, it is hardly impossible to create magic in your portrait photography. It takes a lot of time and patience to capture the portrait with the required light pattern. Also, no pain no gain, Lots of famous professional photographer spend the whole day to settle light pattern before shooting the portrait. Once the light pattern is settled then they proceed to shoot if no settlement of light pattern till that your model has to wait. It is a pure matter of capturing magical light patterns along with the model. let's discuss th...