Video: Capturing skate park rider silhouettes during sunset

Inspired by a portrait taken by my son, I headed down to the local skatepark to see if I could replicate his shot for MasteringPortraitPhotography.com Watch the video to see what’s involved in capturing fast-moving riders silhouetted against the setting sun, from timing to lighting and – of course – health and safety. Location Shooting Skating Silhouette Shutter Speed Depth Of Field Evening Light JOIN NOW to view this and hundreds of articles, videos, critiques and discussions dedicated to the …

Video: Creating a sense of motion

Most of the time, portrait photographers work with a stationary subject and camera. The best action shot of this young skateboarder, however, involved moving both subject and camera at the same time.  When your subject is moving, you typically increase your shutter speed to freeze their movements. But what if you want to capture that sense of motion, rather than prevent it? Here, Paul shows us how he used controlled panning to capture young Kai on his skateboard. JOIN NOW to …

Video: BMX Multiple Exposure Action Portrait

In this video we head to a skatepark for an action portrait with a difference: five exposures combined into one. You’ll find out how I spotted the shot, captured the frames I needed to bring it together and worked safely (well, as safely as possible!). You’ll see my images straight-out-of-the-camera (with the exposure settings I used) as well as my finished edits. JOIN NOW to view this and hundreds of articles, videos, critiques and discussions dedicated to the art, passion …

Lighting An Outdoor Action Shot

This comic book-inspired action portrait was taken for my local junior football team. Here’s how I used two portable flashes to create dramatic lighting. I was asked to photograph the local junior football team, which my son played for at the time. I had seven footballers, all under ten years old, and about a minute with each of them to get the shot done. I wanted to replicate the style of the old Roy of the Rovers comic covers, so …

Including Flash Heads In The Portrait

99.9 per cent of the time, I don’t want my portable flash units to be in the final image. In this instance, however, I kept them within the frame to add interest and atmosphere to this action portrait. I had already created several different shots with this BMX rider, Sam, and in those I focused on lighting him with flash heads outside of the camera’s view. For this one, I wanted him in a semi-silhouette, while still lighting his face, …