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'Clare' - July 2010

This month's image was taken the evening after I attended a Lighting Seminar with the outstanding talent that is Joe McNally Joe's Portfolio

We spent the day dispelling the myth that you need to speed £1000s on 'Big Lights' to get a nice Portrait shot.

This image of Clare:

was shot with a single SB-900 Flash, fired into a small Ezybox softbox.

The original was is colour, but I thought B&W would suit is far better...

I converted to B&W in Photoshop, and added a little sparkle to Clare's eye to make them 'ping' a bit.

As you can see from the original image:

The cupboards in the background reflected some of the light, and were therefore very distracting - I worked around this by adding a texture layer to the B&W image, and masking out the area where Clare was standing.

I hope you like the results as much as I do.

Photography Copyright Protection: Online Resources

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Photography Copyright Protection: Online Resources

via A Picture's Worth | PhotoShelter by Andrew Fingerman on 7/16/10

We spend a ton of time talking about marketing photography online - helping photographers extend their reach through websites, blogs, social media, etc. So, it should be no surprise that we often get questions about protection. There are some amazing resources for photographers to learn more about protecting their copyright. We've taken a stab at gathering up *some* of the best resources we've found - mostly from industry organizations, government and nonprofits, and a few voices of wisdom in the industry.

Yes, getting your work online exposes you to risk of theft. And yes, uneducated web users generally have a severe lack of respect for photographers' copyright and image use restrictions. To avoid this risk you can simply not participate. Shut everything down and only share images when asked directly by a potential client. This is obviously a really bad idea, and the worst long term solution for your business. Your customers are doing business online, linking up in social networks and browsing the web, so it's where you and your images need to be if you care about getting new work. So, you'd better understand your rights and the tools at your disposal to both protect you from theft and prosecute when theft occurs. The following should give you a good start...

If you know of articles and resources to add to this list, please share in the comments section below.

US Copyright
United States Copyright Office
A Brief Introduction & History
Frequently Asked Questions
Registration of Photographs
Copyright Office Fees
eCO - Electronic Copyright Submission

PhotoShelter tutorial: Electronic Copyright Registration for Photographers

International Copyright
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Directory of World Copyright Offices
Legal Pitfalls in Taking or Using Photographs of Copyright Material, Trademarks and People
WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook
World Intellectual Property Statistics

American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) Copyright Resources
Registration ©ounts - Recordings from a full day copyright seminar in April 2010
Copyright Overview
Best Practices for Registering
How to Register (Podcast)
What to Do if Your Registration is Rejected
What to Do if Your Work is Infringed
When is an Image a Derivative Work?
A Brief History of Copyright
FAQ on Copyright Law
FAQ on Registration
Summaries of Fair Use Cases

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How to Prevent & Edit out Reflections on Glasses

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Subjects who wear eye glasses can offer a unique difficulty for photographers. First, there's the dilemma of whether they should wear them or not (will they not feel & look like themselves without them? Are they hiding fabulous eyes behind those glasses?) And then there's the problem of glare and reflection. An attentive photographer will pay attention to this factor, but it does cause issues and where a photo might be perfectly composed and lit, but a little glare in the glasses can throw the whole thing off.

{An Ounce of Prevention}

So first, I offer a few tips to prevent glare so you can see those eyes. Then, I'll give you a quick little tip for how I use editing software to soften the blow of glare when it does happen.

• All those tips for creating great catchlights? Forget 'em. Reflectors aimed at the eyes, facing a light source…all these techniques will only show up as mirror-like reflections in the glass.
• When using artificial or studio lighting, have your subject turn away from the lights just a tad and pay attention to what's going on in the glasses.
• As if pop-up flash wasn't already a no-no, it's even more so when your subject is wearing glasses
• A rather strange suggestion is to have your subjects tilt the glasses downward only 1/2 an inch (just push them up from where they rest on their ears). This tiny bit of angle and make a huge difference. In the same manner, you can also experiment with having them tilt their head or the angle from which you're shooting.

{A Pound of Cure}

If you couldn't avoid glare or didn't realise it was happening, there's a rather easy fix you can do in any editing program which allows for work with layers in your image. If you troll the web, you'll find a few ways to edit out glare and no one particular method is a cure-all method. You'll have to use the tools in your editing arsenal to draw on your creativity and what you know to do the trick. For the image below, these are the steps I took to remove the umbrella glare.

Original Image:

1. I used the healing brush tool on 'replace' mode with a very soft edged brush to replace the reflections using a sample of the area directly next to the reflection. In progress using the brush:

2. I sized down the brush and resampled using the black eye liner. I used the brush to draw on new liner, resampling the brush continuously throughout the process.

3. That's it! Check out the after:

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How to Prevent & Edit out Reflections on Glasses

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