Archive for March, 2008

Few weeks ago I initiated a project on blog statistics asking photography related bloggers to share what interesting, stupid or otherwise special search terms they encounter when checking their blog statistics.

I received entries from too amazing ladies (and of course I list my entry too ):

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Extremely useful complete training on studio lighting by Ken Henderson for free.

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Last Sunday on the third session of the portrait photography class Martin Szipal, our instructor was wearing a grey suit. He said that it was not for us, but for his friends who invited him for a Sunday lunch in some fancy restaurant.

We started with available light shooting on the balcony of the studio. The Sun was hitting the scene from behind the model and only those white boards were used as reflectors. The model’s hair was wonderfully bathed in light while her face was also lit properly. Martin explained that when the Sun is right above the model some artificial shade is to be constructed above her to avoid deep shadows in her eyes and under her nose and chin.

Martin mentioned Richard Avedon again. He said “Avedon was regarded the best photographer of the world. There was him and only the Almighty God above him.”

“The eye and the light reflected in the eye is the most important. When something is in golden ratio that’s good. When the eye is in golden ratio, that’s the best.”

“When one of the model’s eyes is looking into my eyes while the other is staring my ear, that is the the sign of distress. Distress might contract some muscles, for example muscles in the eye. You have to ask her to shut her eyes and open them again a few times to release those muscles in the eye.”

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Only a few days left.

I am still very much interested – and surely some of our readers too – in what stunning search terms you, my fellow photography blogger can find in your blog statistics that bring people to your blogs. Here is my entry as an example.
If you are a blogger and would like to share your search term related experiences please submit your entry by March 21 the latest.

The second occasion of the portrait photography class took place last Sunday. Martin Szipal, our instructor, looked just a bit less extravagant than last time.

The session was devoted mainly to lighting.

“Why do we talk about light, when shadow gives the essence of the photo? Shadow gives dimension.”

We started again with his pictures as good examples and he brought quite some magazine pictures as bad ones. “A student of mine once asked me: ‘Why do you say bad things about other photographers?’ And I told him: ‘Seeing only good pictures you cannot learn anything.’”
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Yes, maybe. If his name is happen to be Joe McNally. It’s only for left eyed shooters but it’s so cool it might be worth to switch. Watch his video here: