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The Canon 5D Mark II – Pros and Cons
I’ve been using the 5d2 as my primary body for the past 6 month or so, and I thought it was about time to give you an update. Some of this will be obvious or a rehash of things people have said in early reviews, but I think it’s still relevant as an actual photographer actually using the thing instead of a lot of photos of charts and graphs. Please keep in mind that my conclusions are based on my shooting style, which is mostly environmental portraits.… Read More
Frank Basile
BusinessWeek – Matsumoto
A few portraits I took a couple weeks ago are attached to the cover story from this week’s issue of BusinessWeek. As usual, I like to show you the results and the uncropped original files. By the way, the second guy lives in Richard Avedon’s old house. Read More
Coney Island
Larry Smith
New Portrait Project – Subjects Needed.
I’m working on a few series of portraits and need volunteers. So, if you or anyone you know in Brooklyn or Manhattan who has lost their job and not found a new one yet. Please tell them to email me at bill@billwadman.com with a brief version of their story and a photo. If selected, commitment would be about an hour of your time at your home.Signed release required. Print of final portrait as payment. Read More
Lindsay
Self-Portrait 090507
Skin Tones, Color, and Custom Camera Profiles
Being a portrait photographer and a mostly environmental one at that, skin tones are very important to me. Most of the time I don’t have complete control over the direction, intensity, and color of the light I use. It might be a tungsten bulb from the lamp next the guy in a room with florescents, and then I bring in a daylight balanced strobe to try to make something nice out of it. It’s a nightmare in post to get all of those lights to merge. Usually… Read More
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