Photography Unfiltered with Catherine Hall

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When you meet Sue Bryce, you can’t help but be captivated by her tenacity that has helped her build a successful business capturing the glamour and femininity of real women. During my shoot with her (yes, me on the other side of the lens!), she took charge and directed me with absolute ease and confidence – I learned invaluable posing tips from her that taught me how to emphasize the most flattering angles using natural light. See my innate sexiness revealed in a special shoot with the Australian Portrait Photographer of the Year (watch out for our Behind The Scenes coverage on my blog next week). Also, Sue shares her secrets to creating stunning beauty portraits – using only her trusty $15 reflectors and no more than 2 minutes of retouching. Here are her three top tips:

“Learn how to pose real women.”

“Stay away from the “liquify” tool in Photoshop.”

“Chin forward and down for the model.”

Find out more by watching the video here or on iTunes. Next week’s guest: Rick Sammon!

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Don’t miss a chance to watch or listen to your favorite photographers – download the TWiT Photo podcast on iTunes for free :)

Navigating pesky little tots during a photo shoot can be tricky – Tamara Lackey’s protocol for manner-minding parents? “This is not the time to be raising moral humans.” You usually don’t associate the word “ballsy” with children portrait photographers, but Tamara’s not only a “ballsy” shooter dedicated to getting the perfect shot, she also doesn’t let anything get in the way of connecting with her subjects. Get this: she doesn’t have an assistant and holds her own reflector in addition to her 5D camera and somehow manages to get kids to relax and just have fun. Watch Tamara in action with her ninja moves and yes, you can’t help a few “awws” and “so cute” while viewing her authentic images of children. Here are her top tips:

“Meet the child where they are.”

“Look for light around you.”

“Don’t settle for cheese. Don’t settle for pre-conditioned response.”

Find out more by watching the video here or on iTunes. Next week’s guest: Boudoir photographer Sue Bryce.

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Much to the delight of our TWiT Photo viewers, Dutch fashion and glamour photographer Frank Doorhof pulled a Scott Kelby – several times – during the show this week. With an entire crew (including his wife) in tow, Frank explained his technique and process using a live demo shoot with a gorgeous model in his studio. Way to upstage Scott, Frank! Don’t miss the chance to learn from the Kelby Media Training instructor and find out why the lighting whiz never goes anywhere without his Sekonic light meter. Here’s Frank’s top three tips during the show:

“Learn to master your light meter.”

“Why fake it, when you can create it.”

“Make sure a background is white and not nuclear.”

Find out more by watching the video here or on iTunes. Next week’s guest: Children portrait photographer Tamara Lackey.

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Don’t miss a chance to watch or listen to your favorite photographers – download the TWiT Photo podcast on iTunes for free :)

In his decades-long career as a photojournalist then documentary photographer, Steve Simon has traversed the world, using his camera and passionate spirit to work on projects that bring about social change. His evocative portraits, such as his work on AIDS in Africa, have the ability to transport you into that exact moment, place, where you immediately get a sense of the raw emotions surrounding the circumstances of the shot. It was a great honor to have Steve as our TWiT Photo guest this week – where he doled out invaluable anecdotes on becoming a passionate photographer and always seizing opportunities for the perfect shot. Don’t miss Steve at the launch of his book, The Passionate Photographer, at B&H on Oct. 26 in New York. Here’s Steve’s top three tips during the show:

“Do the compositional dance and move in closer.”

“Boldly find your camera position.”

“Find a project or theme and dig deeper, an inch wide, mile deep.”

Find out more by watching the video here or on iTunes. Next week’s guest: Fashion and glamour photographer Frank Doorhof.

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