Confessions of a Photographer – episode 02


KRAAINEM, BELGIUM – There are good backgrounds for pictures everywhere, you just have to find them. I’ll show you a few tricks in this video. For more info and to see the pictures in better quality, please visit www.bertstephani.com/blog BERT STEPHANI (www.bertstephani.com) is a professional photographer based in Belgium

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25 Responses to “Confessions of a Photographer – episode 02”

  1. GameVoid says:

    The camera is set to expose for the amount of light coming from the flash. So the parts of the frame that are outside of the flash are underexposed (dark). That is why he has the tube that is directing all of the light on the model and not on the background. She is ultra bright to the camera and the wall is too dark for the camera to properly record.

  2. solichsolich says:

    RollOff1982: It’s about flash to subject and background distance. Try to have subject and model close and the wall further away. That should help.

  3. mrtorro says:

    get a external flash, to work in ttl mode get a wireless transmitter

    @ bertstephani – what transmitter you use 10x

  4. Iustknott says:

    Boring

  5. sumitino says:

    @RollOff1982

    you can underexpose the background by a few stops and/or whilst keeping your subject fully exposed with the flashgun

  6. RollOff1982 says:

    nice videos!!

    can someone tell me how i can get this DARK backrounds? what should i to do with my camera? low iso, very fast shutter speed, big aperature, very low exposure or just photoshop?? i cant get it :(

    thx for help

  7. apodo360 says:

    after a few beers lol

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  9. whoppers1000 says:

    Thank you for your response and info. I really appreciate it. thanks.

  10. Konotani says:

    Bert, quick question; do you shoot in aperture priority? or do you run back and forth to your flash to adjust manually?

  11. Konotani says:

    get the 70-200 2.8. If you are shooting Canon, the 70-200 f4 is also a good quality lense from Canon. But the 2.8 is a clear value. Remember that lense are way more important then the camera itself and they will outlast any camera you own if you take care of them.

  12. whoppers1000 says:

    Bert, when you shoot models, do you mostly shoot in the 70-200 range? the reason I ask is because my wallet is tight at the moment and having said that, therefore I have to choose between a Tamron 18-270mm lens or the Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.

  13. kikealonso says:

    amazing…just like that!!!

  14. Thebabe16 says:

    Good pic’s, you have the same camera as a photographer who i knows ( im a hobby model to, for fun)

  15. darkkon000 says:

    nice!

  16. AchtKore says:

    If u want a perfect picture u have to use dpp & photoshop or something like that…

  17. geordsta12 says:

    hahahaha

    “It took practice to see these backgrounds while still being able to hold the camera”
    Nice

  18. bprizze says:

    i hate photos that are edited! these sort of effect you can do using photoshop alone! its not really pure photography..

  19. vkotis says:

    i’m sure they are

  20. GrandMasterJun says:

    how about the exposures? or white balance? did you change it on ur camera?

  21. bprizze says:

    these pictures post editeD?

  22. l33thustla says:

    output of the flash and Photoshop :D

  23. perkyJulie4u45 says:

    Cute and very fun girl looking for a good time

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  24. erics1959 says:

    He’s only exposing for the skin tones. Using a flash without the diifuser.
    this will cause the background to remain underexposed. Notice he’s also shooting the model standing in the shade. My insticncts tell me he is probably setting the camera to – 1 stop on the exposure compensation.

    I agree with him about photoshop. Do it right the first time and you dont need to fix what should have been done in the first place. Photoshop is often used as band-aide for poor workmanship.

  25. malcr001 says:

    Didnt he say in one of his videos that he really isnt a fan of photoshopping and that he prefers to get the image right the first time? After he said something like that I assumed that he either does very light touches or nothing at all since he seems to get that great contrast look everytime.

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