Episode 35: Flash Photography with Roberto Valenzuela
Roberto Valenzuela is an accomplished wedding, fashion and portrait photographer, author, and educator. His command of artificial light and dogged pursuit of meticulously-crafted portraits make him an authority on flash photography. In his new book, Picture Perfect Flash, he shares his secrets to success and in this episode we talk with Roberto about his work and how noobs like us can create captivating portraits.
Roberto has developed a handful of helpful memory aids and workflows that will help anyone who is working with artificial light get the results they seek. We explore some of these techniques and Roberto explains the process he used to dream them up. In addition to the tips on flash and people photography we dig into Roberto’s practice of identifying mistakes in his work and how he painstakingly analyzes them and works through solutions. His methods are incredibly simple and applicable to any photographer seeking better images.
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Some Things Are Better Left Unseen
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