by LeeVaris | Jun 16, 2014 | Tutorials
The Fantastic World of Tarot Most of the time I have been teaching about photography, its been devoted to the single image captured in an instant, or built up with multiple exposures. However, much of my personal work takes the form of photo-Illustration, where an...
by LeeVaris | May 28, 2014 | Photography, Tutorials
Everyone would agree that a great photo starts with a great capture—good composition, good light, good exposure, and a certain ineffable quality of magic that comes together at the moment the shutter is released. However, a great photo is not really finished at the...
by LeeVaris | May 6, 2014 | Photography
Summer is Here – Time for Flower Photography I just thought I’d share a quick little lighting technique for your flower photography. Now that spring is past and summer is here, it is almost mandatory that, as photographers, we document the emergence of...
by LeeVaris | Apr 3, 2014 | Photography
Portraits: Natural and Flash The Photographer’s best tool is light. It is used to mold, define, describe and set the mood of a portrait, so knowing how to recognize the light or control it, is of ultimate importance to the artist. I’m both a natural light, or...
by LeeVaris | Feb 19, 2014 | Photography, Tutorials
As some of you may know, I have been teaching workshops on still life photography using a special lighting technique I call “Lighting in Layers.” Of course, this technique is especially well suited to objects that don’t move, but everyone always asks...