with Ed Verosky
This is a shot I do in about one-third of my boudoir sessions. I consider it to be a glamour/boudoir hybrid shot. Boudoir in the sense that the subject is presumably in a bed and in lingerie (sometimes topless), and Glamour because it’s essentially a broadly lighted beauty shot, rather than a more dramatically illuminated [...]
This was from an editorial assignment in Austin, TX. The idea was to get a shot of Root Design Company’s partners on location in front of one of their projects. The challenge was to make it all work under some very intense Texas sunlight. Flash for fill light was a given. I’d be using a [...]
In 100% Reliable Flash Photography, the chapter “About Light” contains the following note: “Your flash unit produces a wide, but relatively directional, “beam” of light with rays that shoot out in a huge burst, and in many directions, including straight ahead. It doesn’t just come out in a nice clean beam, it scatters out wide [...]
I’m proud to announce that my new eBook, 25 Amazing Boudoir Photography Techniques, is being released today! Check it out at the book link: http://www.veroskyphoto.com/boudoir-techniques-book.html This is a natural followup to my eBook, 10 Ways to Improve Your Boudoir Photography Now. In this book I’m presenting a quality list of 25 solid boudoir shot examples. [...]
I shot this image for Meagan Tubb’s Beautiful Noise CD (2008). She and her band, Shady People were able to put most of the recording together at Willie Nelson’s studio near Austin, TX after winning a band contest. The prize consisted of studio time which helped with the budget I imagine. Meagan’s not one for [...]
I met up with my friend, Chris awhile back to talk about ideas for photos. Over coffee, we just decided to meet back at her house and come up with something on-the-spot. Our idea was a quick series of images depicting a “jilted” young woman. Chris has got a great smile, but for these shots, [...]
Today I’m releasing my second eBook, 100% Reliable Flash Photography! In it, I cover a variety of topics and techniques designed to help photographers consistently create high-quality images with minimal gear. There are over 60 pages of information, shooting strategies, diagrammed techniques, and examples. I wrote the book to provide pro and semi-pro photographers with [...]
