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nedstudio

May 15, 2019
2 min

Movement: Count to Three then Jump

Photographing movement underwater

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nedstudio

Apr 29, 2019
2 min

Colors and Emotions

Colors play an important role in setting the emotional context of a painting or a portrait. We could use the word "mood" to describe the...

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nedstudio

Mar 13, 2019
1 min

Creativity is about Collaboration

Photographers often have preconceived concepts prior to getting to the shoots. It is often a requirement, particularly if material or...

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nedstudio

Dec 19, 2017
2 min

Working underwater with a model

Underwater photography has it specific set of constraints. For example, you will be sharing a pool with your subject, be it a pregnant...

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nedstudio

Dec 19, 2017
1 min

Wedding Photography

Traditional wedding photography is repetitive. I did it once, in 2004, for a friend in Colorado. The setup was idyllic: Durango is a...

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Underwater Photography Equipment that I Currently Use (2017)

nedstudio

Nov 6, 2017
2 min

Underwater Photography Equipment that I Currently Use (2017)

This article is mostly geared toward the gearheads that most photographers are! When photographers meet, guess what, 90% of the...

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nedstudio

Oct 30, 2017
2 min

Enlightenment

Photography is sometimes about taking a concept, and trying to model it in one picture. Difficult endeavor if the concept is intangible....

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nedstudio

Oct 16, 2017
1 min

A Rainy Day in Florida

Models often tell me how they hope for a good weather day for their photoshoot. And I acquiesce, of course. Except that ... A good...

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nedstudio

Oct 12, 2017
1 min

Uniqueness of Underwater CosPlay

CosPlay (contraction of Costume Play) started gaining ground in Japan and moved to the US in the 1990’s. Serious CosPlayers often sew...

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nedstudio

Oct 11, 2017
1 min

Preparing for an Underwater Photoshoot

A successful underwater photoshoot requires some preparation, some are common sense, but many are specific to shooting underwater. Weeks...

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nedstudio

Oct 11, 2017
1 min

Running Clouds

Late afternoon, as the skies turned warm, Ryann and I were still in the pool, trying different set-ups. The cool colors of the pool...

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nedstudio

Oct 9, 2017
1 min

Unwrapping The Gift

On a Sunday late afternoon, MacKenzie and I were discussing the challenges of finding the right gift to the loved one. The conversation...

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Above Us Only Sky - John Lennon, Imagine, 1971

nedstudio

Oct 9, 2017
1 min

Above Us Only Sky - John Lennon, Imagine, 1971

The human brain is a paradox. While it allows for tremendous creativity, for dreams and for nightmares, it is also bound in a set of...

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