Studio Portraits

Two Photographers, One Subject: What Fine Art and Fashion Posing Can Teach Each Other
Video Tutorials

Two Photographers, One Subject: What Fine Art and Fashion Posing Can Teach Each Other

Most posing disagreements I see in studio work come down to one unresolved question: are you photographing a person or a feeling? Fashion posing optimizes the subject. Fine art posing subordinates the subject to a concept. Both are legitimate answers, but mixing them up mid-shoot is where things go sideways. I’ve watched it happen to assistants on my own sets, and I’ve done it myself early on, trying to make a model look great when the brief called for something more unsettling and symbolic.

Low Key Lighting: The Master's Guide to Shadow and Control
Lighting Techniques

Low Key Lighting: The Master's Guide to Shadow and Control

Low Key Lighting: The Master’s Guide to Shadow and Control Low key lighting isn’t moody for mood’s sake—it’s a disciplined approach to controlling what your viewer sees and, more importantly, what they don’t. I’ve spent twenty years refining this technique, and I’m going to give you the exact framework I use on every low key shoot. What Low Key Actually Means Let me be direct: low key doesn’t mean dark. It means a ratio between highlights and shadows of at least 4:1, typically ranging to 8:1 or higher.