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What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 5

What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 5

What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 5

What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 5 A very important aspect of choosing which part of the subject …

 
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professional photographer magazine uk

professional photographer magazine uk

professional photographer magazine uk

Just want to thank everyone for their support and wished to announce that (link here)  Professional Photographer UK Magazine have posted my making of “In …

 
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What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 4

What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 4

What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 4

In this installment I would like to discuss how to control your light with greater precision by mixing “Hollywood Grids” (Cookies) with either bare head …

 
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“In the wind” Making of Video

“In the wind” Making of Video

“In the wind” Making of Video

I have been asked more times than I can count, if I can share my lighting with photographers wishing to understand what I did for …

 
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What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 3

What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 3

What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 3

Or how I learned to play with glass, vases, plants and other stuff… I have for years pondered how to render 3 dimensions on to 2 …

 
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What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 2

What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 2

What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 2

When attempting to control lighting, it is important to decide which part of the subject area you wish to light or which sector will have …

 
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What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 1

What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 1

What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed to Sculpt or Paint with Light? Part 1

I like to look at lighting in two ways.  As sculpture or as painting.  As sculpture when you start with an overall wash of light …

 
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A Day with Benjamin Kanarek

A Day with Benjamin Kanarek

A Day with Benjamin Kanarek

Above photo “Chucky’s in Love” by Benjamin Kanarek “Chucky’s in Love” shoot by Steve Jacob Steve Jacob joins Benjamin Kanarek at the “Chucky’s in Love” Fashion …

 
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Beauty Shoot for “Citizen K” Magazine “How Did I Do It?”

Beauty Shoot for “Citizen K” Magazine “How Did I Do It?”

Beauty Shoot for “Citizen K” Magazine “How Did I Do It?”

Recently, I received an e-mail from someone who saw my image on my introduction page of my blog, asking “…how did you do it?” …

 
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Take a Bow for the Bow tie…

Take a Bow for the Bow tie…

Take a Bow for the Bow tie…

by Frédérique Renaut Portrait of French Designer Alexis Mabille photographed by Benjamin Kanarek for Vogue Brasil Image taken in July 2009 at Alexis Mabille’s show-room in Paris. …

 
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Which Lens and Shooting Space is Required for a Fashion & Beauty Shoot? Part 2

Which Lens and Shooting Space is Required for a Fashion & Beauty Shoot? Part 2

Which Lens and Shooting Space is Required for a Fashion & Beauty Shoot? Part 2

Part 2: Beauty Doing Beauty shots is sometimes more akin to doing still life, as the lighting is over a much smaller area and thus may …

 
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Shooting Débutante Models… A Few More Little Tips

Shooting Débutante Models… A Few More Little Tips

Shooting Débutante Models… A Few More Little Tips

If things are getting a bit stale when shooting a débutante model, what I often do is frame the image move my eye from the …

 
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Why I HATE Ummm…brella Lighting

Why I HATE Ummm…brella Lighting

Why I HATE Ummm…brella Lighting

Why I HATE Ummm…brella Lighting… If you want to get me to fall asleep, just show me some images shot with umbrella lighting. Now I am …

 
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To Tell Me about the Creative You

To Tell Me about the Creative You

To Tell Me about the Creative You

I am asking you to tell me about how you see yourself creatively, about what tools you use to express yourself, what your impressions are …

 
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A Counter Argument to The End of “Haute Couture?”

A Counter Argument to The End of “Haute Couture?”

A Counter Argument to The End of “Haute Couture?”

I am quoting Glenda Bailey, editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar offering a compelling economic argument for the institution’s importance: “When it comes to couture, in addition to …

 
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“Le Book” the Bible of the Industry

“Le Book” the Bible of the Industry

“Le Book” the Bible of the Industry

If you are looking for the ultimate creative source book , look no further. I am posting this for  anyone needing information regarding Ad Agencies, …

 
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Continuous vs Flash Lighting and Everything in Between…Part 7

Continuous vs Flash Lighting and Everything in Between…Part 7

Continuous vs Flash Lighting and Everything in Between…Part 7

In Part 6 I stated that I would discuss a more complex set up of the same setting.  When using your standard flash head, i.e. (those …

 
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Continuous vs Flash Lighting and Everything in Between…Part 6

Continuous vs Flash Lighting and Everything in Between…Part 6

Continuous vs Flash Lighting and Everything in Between…Part 6

Continuous vs Flash Lighting and Everything in Between…Part 6 In this section, we will discuss the importance of scale. In the last sentence of Part 5 …

 
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Continuous vs Flash Lighting and Everything in Between… Part 5

Continuous vs Flash Lighting and Everything in Between… Part 5

Continuous vs Flash Lighting and Everything in Between… Part 5

Continuous vs Flash Lighting and Everything inhttp://www.benjaminkanarekblog.com/wp-admin/edit.php Between… Part 5 In Part 4 we were left facing the subject, we had tested the light and had …

 
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Shooting Small Object Still Life

Shooting Small Object Still Life

Shooting Small Object Still Life

I am posting this for those wanting to try small object still life photography. This is just one of a multiplicity of ways to do …

 
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Was asked “What Kind of Photographer are You?”

Was asked “What Kind of Photographer are You?”

Was asked “What Kind of Photographer are You?”

That is a difficult question to answer. I am not your classic photographer. By that I mean, I never intended to be a photographer.  It …

 
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Add Dimension to Your Flat Photos. One Post Production Technique…

Add Dimension to Your Flat Photos. One Post Production Technique…

Add Dimension to Your Flat Photos. One Post Production Technique…

The work flow I employ that is intended for press or print. When shooting in RAW which is always the case, I open an image …

 
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