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Just for the record, I really like Scott Kelby. I've heard he's an incredibly giving person and I have a lot of respect for him and his career. This was one of my first times on camera and I was trying to be professional by imagining what other people in my field do. Scott Kelby was the most professional person that came to mind.
This video just covered everything what i needed to move away from boring "standard" portrait photography to something more awesome. Will definitely get the book. Giga like!
No, it's a 240-page full color paperback, too, with QR codes and links for all the videos. Here in the US you can buy it at Amazon or Barnes & Noble, and quite a few other bookstores. You can also buy it direct from us. Links in the description!
Sure, Ashley. Just buy it using the third link in the description (the one that mentions 'Worldwide' and has a coupon code.) We'll even sign it if you ask :).
It's always nice to hear the perspective of someone who has worked both in front of and behind the camera. I've got years of experience behind the camera, but since I mostly do weddings I don't get a lot of perspective from the people I shoot. PS I bought the book (two copies actually so I could give one away) and it really is super good. I'm recommending it to all of my friends.
"Makes me look better than I actually look." I'm a big fan of both yourself and Tony, and, I always avoid anything like some of the adolescent comments I see about your looks. But in truth anyone who has had a camera for more than a week will notice your amazing eyes and mouth, especially when you smile. Strangely the model you often use, the one with beautiful freckles has the same qualities. You are also an amazingly talented lady, who comes at photography from the arty side which massively compliments Tony's scientific side. Brilliant video as usual, and if anyone hasn't got your book I strongly recommend it, even if you're an experienced photographer there's something in it for you.
Yep, we ship worldwide. Just use the third link in the description of the video. Of course, there's no shipping on the ebook version. And trust me, Fiji's on our short list of places to visit :)
You can use a generator or battery pack. I generally just use battery-powered flashes and umbrellas/diffusers/reflectors on location. You can get battery-powered fans, but I usually just have an assistant flap a diffuser or reflector.
Loved watching this video. at times, such videos tends to get boring mid way and by the time they end, we loose interest. But thanks to Chelsea, she kept the video interactive and the details were nice. Great work.
As the guy who filmed the video and edited together the blooper reel, I'll vouch for Chelsea that she wasn't being negative in any way, she was making fun of her own goofiness in contrast to Scott's well-known professionalism.
Yes, the camera doesn't do any processing to RAW files, which is the best thing about shooting RAW. You do have the option of shooting JPEG+RAW if you want the best of both worlds.
Guys, this is a great video. I keep stumbling upon your stuff on youtube and you do such a nice job. And Chelsea... the out-takes at the end brought back some great memories of those 14-year-old years. You're such a goof ball! Thanks for making me smile.
Great video. At the end you made the whole thing fun. I had to watch again. There is only one other person who plays at the end of his videos but your prettier then Jared.
This is my first time viewing your videos. I LIKE IT! Really nice tutorial. Thank you. I'll be checking out the book as well. The out takes were amazing. You, Chelsea, are adorable.
IMO, it's helpful, but not critical. The lenses without IS are so much cheaper that I usually recommend them. In low light you'll have to watch your shutter speed to make sure it doesn't get too slow, and maybe use a higher ISO. Check Chapters 4 and 5 in Stunning Digital Photography for more info about hand-holding and IS.
Nice to see good people doing good work and having fun while they do it. The book is great, too. A lot of work went into that, and it shows. Keep the tut's coming.
can't wait to get the book! Actually.. I'm gonna get a LOT of your stuff! Thank you for being so clear and thorough in the way you explain things! Glad i found you! :)
You can't get those settings into your RAW file, though I recommend applying those types of settings in post-processing. RAW files are always just the RAW data from your camera's sensor, with no additional processing. However, you can shoot RAW+JPG. Use the RAW if you want to do post-processing on your computer, and use the JPG if you want the camera's post-processing.
Liv Tyler with a brain. My god she's adorkable. I've been struggling to get my key light off my black backdrop and don't have the luxury of 15' in my living room studio. But just letting the backlight show in the frame behind the subject is a great idea that I'll likely end up stealing. Ugh, I could just marry this girl.
Dear Chelsea and Tony! Just found the tutorials of you and your lovely wife! They are very very nice! Competent, informative, easy to understand (also for non-native speakers) and also very entertaining in a humble natural style - thank you so much and please keep up the good work! ... Oh and BTW... I am just downloading your book on my iPad right now...! ;-)
thank you so much! I am an aspiring photographer and I usually do my photo shoots outdoors and now I am learning how to shoot inside a studio. You were able to explain all the things I need to know!!! :)
You guys are fantastic at teaching and breaking things down! Thanks for sharing your knowledge, and for making it accessible to everyone. And Tony, you are one lucky guy!
15:22 "All this stuff is free and you didn't buy our book yet? You CHEAPSKATE!" Lol! I have been rightfully shamed into buying this book hahaha! Honestly, you guys are great and so much fun to watch and I'm learning a ton from these videos. Thanks for doing all that you do! (seriously...I'm going to Amazon to buy it right now)
Haha, thanks for the kind words and for buying our book :) Don't forget to join the private readers group! It's fun! We have photo challenges and give a lot of feedback.
AWESOME tutorial......Chelsea & Tony......you guys are amazing! THANK YOU for sharing valuable knowledge.....and the outakes in the end Chelsea.....are hilarious! :-) Will buy your book soon.
We're both photographers now (and we both do editing), though initially I hired Chelsea to do post-processing... Her name is Chelsea Northrup, as of about two weeks ago ;). She's using the medium Wacom Intuis board. I prefer a mouse for editing. The boards are only really useful if you have drawing experience.
His camera is functioning fine. The level of noise was normal for the 7D, which (like any other camera) shows some noise at ISO 100, especially in shadow areas. The picture he sent was underexposed by a couple of stops, which makes noise much worse. Chapters 4 and 5 of Stunning Digital Photography (links in the description) have much more information about noise, exposure, and reducing noise with post-processing.
We're working on a new book and product photography is one of the topics we plan to cover. Rick, the differences between Canon and Nikon are minor. If you email me (tony@northrup.org) I'll send you the draft of my buyer's guide, which covers it all in lots of detail. The camera I use most is a Canon 5D Mark III, but I recommend different cameras for different subjects, including some Nikon cameras. I only use Canon because my first camera was a Canon, and it's expensive to switch.
I've owned both, and the 85 f/1.8 is good on a budget, but I sold it after getting my 70-200 f2.8. It's just much more versatile. Tamron makes a model for $799 new (though IS is a nice-to-have).
I watch a lot of tutorials for fashion photography, and THIS video has been the most helpful i've watched! It was perfectly explained, and even have the same sense of editing I love. Thank you for taking the time to do these tutorials :) *SUBSCRIBED* lol
your teaching is so precise i actually remember stuff when i was shooting !11 and your book , i'm still reading , great job guy!!!!! and for the record your eyebrows and eyes are so amazing !!!!!!each pic someone gets lost in your eyes !!! great tutorial!! keep up the great work
Such natural beauty....and with great personality....hubby a lucky man...wish my wife was more like you (hope she don’t see this lol)...I just came across your channel....love what you guys are doing...keep it up!!!!
Chelsea you are one crazy girl....but we would not have you any other way. It takes a clever person to make something hard look easy. And you succeeded.
Ha great tutorial Tony I particularly liked the outtakes Chelsea always looks so serious in your videos and this montage was so funny keep up the good work !
Great video and series. Bought 3 of your books and love the way you all set up the videos to back up the text in the book. Makes it easy to follow. The bloopers are a riot. Thanks again and keep up the good work.
I'd love to see a whole video of Tony's outtakes too... I just KNOW there's a fun and crazy guy under that cool exterior! Chelsea, great video, wonderful shots, gorgeous! Joe
Thank you! Just had a photoshoot doing almost this exact thing (the background wasn't of strobes but of just directional lights) because I wanted to try out the tutorial. It worked wonderfully!
If you want something free, check out Google Picasa--it handles RAW files really well. Lightroom is pretty much standard among serious photographers, however.
Congratulations you two! Funny I started watching your videos about a year and a half ago. I liked the first one so much that I looked up your other videos. I found one about coding or other technical computer tutorial of sorts. The first video was about using a flash outdoors. After watching that video I tried outdoor shots both with and without flash and wow what a difference. Every shot with the flash looked better. Interesting progression of chelsey as the assistant to partner and now wife
Chelsea you cracked me up! Great video, you killed it. Just to be clear I have the book, it's awesome, and you guys rock. Keep up the good work. Tony, I'm loving the new look of your channel. :)
First time I saw you guys was in a video with a third guy talking about cameras and bird photography. I liked it a lot. I remember the third guy saying how lucky he was to get a super telephoto lens dirt cheap on Ebay. The other thing I noticed was Chelsea's facial features. I'm also a photographer and I pay attention to those details and I thought: This girl also could be modelling! And today I found this video. I have to say this: the last part of it, was hilarious! I can only see Scott Kelby laughing his butt off with Chelsea impersonating him. From that video I saw whie ago, I could never imagine that she was so funny. Good work, I loved it!
Hey Dave, you're right that the movement of the model means you'll want a bigger DoF. The high ISO problems were only a problem when I took pictures without a strobe. I did these shots with and without strobes for the photographers on a budget. If you don't have strobes, you're relying on ambient lighting because a flash would light up the background... unless you used two flashes on either side of the model... but I didn't cover that and I'm rambling.
Great video. I would like to see Chelsea do more videos. Especially videos on Lr4. She has great knowledge on it and I feel like I could learn a lot from her. Thanks Chelsea.
Chelsea, you should check out a photoshop technique called "frequency separation". It's more work than a plugin (like PORTRAITURE), but it's a better result.
Doubledeej, :) I'm glad you agree that the book is "super good"! Tony and I have been working on it for 3 years and hope we'll have the best photog book ever made. I'll have to make another video on working with people/models. It really is so difficult to be in front of the camera.
