This autumn I decided not to go shooting landscapes, but to make a portrait session with my wife and sister. So we went to Sigulda, it’s a beautiful place in Latvia, it was an overcast day so the shadows was soft and smooth. Had some good time shooting. I also shot film with my Lubitel 166, didn’t finish the film so I’ll share those photos later.

After my previous entries: “Portrait setup examples” and “Basic portrait lighting diagrams” I decided to continue and today I want to share some basic portrait lighting setups with you. I found them pretty useful and you won’t need a lot of studio equipment, just some basic strobist stuff.

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Basics of Portrait Lighting

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Maybe you already know, but for those of you who didn’t heard Chase Jarvis has created an amazing iPhone app and a whole community called thebestcamera.com you can edit and upload your photos directly from the iPhone to thebestcamera.com community, facebook and twitter.
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For some time I tried to think how can I combine a studio softbox and a small studio flash. Today I found a good tip how to use a studio softbox with a small camera flash Yanik’s Photo School demonstrates how you can make your own flash rig using standard studio equipment, it’s really easy. Only one more thing I want to figure out is how can I use my studio reflectors with my small flash. If you have any suggestions drop a comment.

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On the 27 – 28 of august I had a mini Latvian photo tour trip to Ventspils and all the way along the coast to Kolka. I took my Nikon D80, a Lubitel 166 and Smena 8M. This was the 3^d time shooting my new Lubitel 166 film camera. I used the Ilford Delta 100 film.

Old Truck

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