Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Color of Light

As I look at the images posted on-line of my family and friends it occurred to me that the color of light is the place I should start with my tips to improve your images. Since photography is about capturing and manipulating light to enhance your subject, I think this is the most important place to
start.


So what is light? According to Dictionary.com it is "something that makes things visible or affords illumination".
Light can either be
- Natural Light (the sun or moon); or
- Artificial Light (man made light including light bulbs, candles, flashlight, fire, etc.)

Start looking at your images for color. Are the clothes of your subject the color they were actually wearing? Do your images look to yellow or blue? Are they too light or too dark? Do you shadows look purple or blue? Do your shadows look the same color as your subject? What color is the snow
from your ski vacation pictures? What color is the sand from your summer beach party pictures?

Watch the color in your house through the day. Is it more blue (cooler) looking in the morning? Does it warm up and look more yellow or orange as the day progresses?

When you in your car in the morning take a moment to look at your skin color (do this before you start the car) then in the evening do the same. Does it look the same? How is the light affecting your skin color?

How does your skin color look outside versus in your house?

Let's start by noticing the color of the light.
Next time, we'll talk about how to control and maninuplate the color of your images.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Professional Portraits

With the popularity of social networking with Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, etc. The image you portray in your on line photos is more critical then ever. What does your profile picture look like you? What do your on-line photos say about your and your business?

Whatever is posted on the Internet never really goes away. What do you want your digital legacy to look like? Be wise about the images you post.

Elizabeth Toller Productions can help. February 6th is Professional Portrait Day. The session and one retouched electronic image that is printable to 8x10 is only $95 ($195 value). You can schedule on line at http://elizabethtollerproductions.brownbookit.com/schedules or call us at 714-985-9543

Elizabeth Toller Productions is here to help you preserve your memories for business and personal.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Welcome to Elizabeth Toller Productions Blog

Elizabeth Toller Productions is a professional photography studio that specializes in photography for the digital age. We can create images for you for both family and business in portraits or events.

We look forward to connecting with you here on our new blog.

Coming soon - tips and tricks to improving your snapshots.