by LeeVaris | Mar 3, 2014 | Tutorials
My favorite white balance tool is by far the SpyderCube from DataColor. This little tool is always in my camera bag, and I find it invaluable on set, not only as a simple white balance reference, but as a lighting ratio reference, as well as a black point reference....
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...
by LeeVaris | Nov 16, 2013 | Tutorials
Here is my last tutorial post for the year! I will be traveling across the country in the Technopod as part of my re-location to Boston adventure, and I’ll be posting updates from the road. For now though, just to usher in the holiday season, I’m giving...
by LeeVaris | Sep 15, 2013 | Tutorials
Digital capture technology is really awesome and has truly changed photography, improving it in a multitude of ways. But sometimes, digitally captured images have a certain exaggerated colorfulness, that just looks a little off, for those of us raised on the old...
by LeeVaris | Aug 19, 2013 | Tutorials
I recently posted a tutorial for my “False Color Technique” here and I’ve had to revise the technique drastically. The basic approach involves placing different shots of the same subject, with different lighting directions, into the individual...