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INSPIRATION

THE IMPORTANCE OF

PERSONAL PROJECTS
FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

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THE BEST
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NATURAL LIGHT

FOR BEAUTIFUL

PORTRAITS

Rafał Lapszanski PHOTOSHOP

Interview

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Understanding & Utilizing
Color Theory

Featured
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We interview Rafal Lapszanski, a London
based, portrait and fashion photographer,
whose work has been featured in various
fashion magazines, including Cosmopolitan.

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Color theory is a subject that any art We bring you an in-depth interview
student will have come across, but with Rafal Lapszanski, a London based,
it’s often overlooked when it comes portrait and fashion photographer,
to photography. Understanding how whose work has been featured in
colors work together is a simple and various fashion magazines, including
extremely effective way to instantly Cosmopolitan.
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We hope you enjoy this issue. If
Also in this issue - we look at the you try out any of the techniques
importance of personal projects mentioned, we’d love you to see your
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by Jo Plumridge

e become photographers at 10. I took photos of everything and
anything as a child, honing my likes and
because we love taking dislikes over the years to settle on my
main photography love (portraiture in my
photographs. Whether case). But of course when I became a pro
photographer, I was no longer entirely
you make your living from free to shoot what I wanted. Whilst
photographers are booked for their style
photography, shoot for stock, or just and the genres they specialise in, clients
will understandably want a certain look
simply take photos for fun and enjoyment, and feel to their imagery.

I’ll hazard a guess that photography is a

passion in your life.

I’ve always loved taking photographs,
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INSPIRATION

Photo by: Pedram Farjam

There’s also the ‘bonus’ of shooting home when you go out on a day out away
digital, in that every client wants some from work, just to get a break. And this is
post production work done when a shame. So, how do we bring the love
you’re shooting their portrait. Every back into photography (and I apply this
photographer understands that people to amateurs, as well as pros, who can get
want to look their best in portraits and into the habit of just shooting one thing)?
I don’t know any pros that resent the
retouching (we either see it as part of
our jobs or outsource it) but, either
way, retouching takes time away from

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payments). And, as someone who

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don’t really want to spend my days in
front of a computer retouching.

However much we love photography, it’s
inevitable that just shooting for clients can
begin to make it seem like a ‘job’ and even
a bit of a chore. It can even get to the point
where you start leaving your camera at

INSPIRATION

Photo by: Tim Foster

The answer is personal projects. Setting • To help develop your portfolio
ourselves challenges or simply going – Say you’re just starting out in
out and shooting genres of photography photography, or that you’re a
we wouldn’t usually be interested in can professional photographer who
help to reignite the love for photography. wants to start working in a different
There are lots of reasons to shoot genre. You’re going to need work
personal projects, including: to show potential clients. Shooting
different genres for yourself as
• To stimulate creativity – Let’s take personal projects allows you to
portraiture as an example. Anytime experiment freely and put together
you’re working with the public, be a set of images to attract potential
it in a corporate, family or wedding clients and put on your website.
scenario, you’re not going to be
experimenting creatively with lighting • To get out of your comfort zone –
and composition. Personal projects I’m not suggesting that you try and
allow you to get together friends or do take on impossible tasks, but really
a trade for prints with models to try out pushing yourself with personal
new techniques. The resulting creative work is another sure-fire way to get
push is then something you can add the creative juices flowing. Think
back into your paid work. about photography that you’d never
normally shoot because it’s just a bit
• To get you out of a rut – As already scary and then give it a go! Because
mentioned, shooting the same old it’s a personal project, you don’t
style of work all the time can make have to show anyone the results
photography seem like a chore. Doing and you can, hopefully, just let your
personal projects allows photographers
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ƋĘå ÏʱĹÏå ƋŅ ŸĘŅŅƋ ƴ±ŸƋĬƼ ÚĜýåųåĹƋ
genres and styles, which can help with
re-igniting passion for photography

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INSPIRATION

IDEAS FOR PERSONAL day with just your 50mm attached
PROJECTS (or any other prime lens / zoom lens
fixed to one focal length) and shoot!
There are quite literally thousands of Working with only one focal length
ideas out there for personal projects, forces you to use your creativity –
but I thought I’d list a few to get plus it’s good exercise for the legs!
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• Black & White – With digital
• Project 365 – An oldie, but a goody. technology you’ve got two choices
The idea is that you take a photo each here. For the best results, I’d shoot
day for a year. This simple idea can everything in color to convert in
really focus you to be self-motivated post production. Try and ‘see’ what
and to start planning out different you’re shooting as a black & white
shots that you’d like to include. Too image – think about the tones and
long term? Try starting with a photo contrast in your shot. You could also
every day for a month. try this project with your camera set
to monochrome.
• Day in the life – The idea is that you
take photos from dawn till dusk • Practice different composition rules
of your life (or you could choose – Composition becomes intuitive
someone else), documenting your for most photographers the more
day to make a cohesive story through they shoot, but it’s likely there will
your photos. be some rules you use more than
others, depending on what genre
• The 50mm challenge – Street of photography you shoot. So try
photographers such as Henri Cartier- going out and shooting different
Bresson shot almost exclusively with composition rules exclusively each
a fixed 50mm lens. Go out for the day. Rule of Thirds, leading lines etc,
etc!

Photo by: Tim Mossholder

INSPIRATION

Photo by: Cody Scott Milewski

IN CONCLUSION allow photographers the opportunity
to experiment without any pressure,
Photography has so many creative as well as hopefully bringing back the
possibilities, but sometimes it’s easy fun! So pop a camera in your pocket
to get mired down in shooting the and get out there!
same old subjects. Personal projects

About the Author:

Jo Plumridge is a UK based photographer, writer and lecturer. She specializes in
portrait, corporate and travel photography, and writes photography, travel and comedy
pieces for magazines, websites and books. You can see some of her work at her

website or follow her on Twitter.

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HOW TO BEST USE

NATURAL LIGHT

FOR BEAUTIFUL PORTRAITS

Photo by: Rosivan Morais

by Krystal Kenney

s a portrait photographer in portraits, no matter the circumstances.
Paris, France, I use natural So, let’s get started!
light for my portraits daily.
We shoot mainly around the WHAT IS NATURAL LIGHT?

)ĜýåĬ ‰ŅƵåųſ üŅų ĵ±ĹƼ ÏĬĜåĹƋŸØ Simply put, natural light photography
it’s a once-in-a-lifetime vacation they uses the sun or moon to capture photos
want to remember for a lifetime with without artificial light such as a flash,
flashlight, or other man-made help. As
Æå±ƚƋĜüƚĬƤŞĘŅƋŅŸţ we all know, the sun's light changes
hourly, drastically affecting how your
But sometimes, natural light can be images will turn out. So, here’s how to
tricky, when it comes to clouds, time avoid any harsh sun images.
of day, weather restraints, and much
more. That is why I’ve written this article
to help you make the best natural light

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Photo by: Hassan Ouajbir

SHOOT DURING THE certain parts of the Eiffel Tower that
GOLDEN HOURS the sun will shine in their eyes during
sunrise and sunset. I always plan to put
Shooting during sunrise or sunset is one the sun behind my clients, as mentioned
of the best ways to avoid bad lighting in above, so they are not staring into the
your photos. During these times, the sun sun and to create that golden glow
creates a beautiful golden glow around around their bodies.
your subjects. I like to place the sun behind
my subjects to create nice hallows around Try to scout locations before your shoot
them and stop them from squinting. You to see where the sun will be for your
can use a weather app to see which times planned time. That way, you are better
the sun is best for sunrise and sunset in prepared to place your portrait model.
your region.

Try to set your shoot a few minutes later, USE A POLARIZING
depending on whether you work in a city FILTER
or a forest. Oftentimes buildings or trees
Ï±Ĺ ÆĬŅÏĩ ƋʱƋ ĀųŸƋ čŅĬÚåĹ čĬŅƵØ ±ĹÚ My polarizing filter is one of my favorites
there is no reason to stand around in the for natural light portraits. I never take it
dark with your portrait client or friend. off my lens. This filter protects my glass
and helps keep the sky and clouds from
PUT THE SUN BEHIND washing out. Especially if you shoot
YOUR MODEL JPEG so if you want to save room on
your camera, consider buying a filter to
I always check about the placement of bring back the sky in your natural light
the sun before telling my clients where portraits.
to meet me. For example, I know for

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PUT YOUR MODEL IN THE The last thing you want from
SHADE your models is squinting eyes or an
uncomfortable look on their faces.
If you have to shoot during harsh
sunlight, consider finding the shade COLOR AND NATURAL
of a tree or building to help diffuse LIGHT
and soften the light. Remember to put
sunlight behind them, but keep them Pay close attention when you are
in the shade for some lighting effects. shooting certain colors in natural light.
I often shoot at f2.8 as well so I can White bounces light back at your camera
diffuse the light once more and blur and black absorbs light. This can prove
out trees or buildings. åŸŞåÏĜ±ĬĬƼ ÚĜþÏƚĬƋ ƵĘåĹ ŞĘŅƋŅčų±ŞĘĜĹč
weddings as most brides are in a white
USE PROPS dress and grooms in a tuxedo. To work
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Even if we love shooting during the situations, it’s a great idea to move your
golden hours, this is just not always models into the shade once more. Or
possible. So, in cases where you have even better in certain cases you can use
to shoot in harsh sunlight it’s also a the brides dress to bounce light back onto
good idea to give your model props. the groom. This is when posing comes
Something like sunglasses, a large into play.
hat, or other materials to drop the sun
from going directly into their eyes.

Photo by: Brooke Cagle

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Photo by: Nataliya Vaitkevich

LOOK FOR THE MOST your model but also reflective sunset
IDEAL LIGHT light from a wall or a window. Try to
place your models so the light can
Before your models or subjects arrive, bounce around on them to look best.
make it a point to search the area for the
best lighting. Whether its light bouncing EXPERIMENT
Ņý ƋĘå ŅÏå±ĹØ Ņų ± ĹĜÏå Ƶ±ĬĬØ Ņų ± ŸĘ±ÚåÚ
tree line. Preparation is key to have The most important thing you can do
the best lighting when you can control with natural lighting is have fun and
the light the same way you would in a experiment! It may seem like something
ŸƋƚÚĜŅƤŸåƋƋĜĹčţ is not working, so you backup and try
a different angle or move your model.
DIRECT LIGHT With digital photography don’t be
shy to try lots of different angles and
¥Ņƚ Ï±Ĺ Ïųå±Ƌå ± ƋŅƋ±ĬĬƼ ÚĜýåųåĹƋ ĵŅŅÚ methods to make sure you get exactly
using direct natural lighting. Think of what you are looking for, you just may
weddings, newborn babies or a pet’s face. surprise yourself!
If you can put direct light on them and blur
the background more, your compositions IN CONCLUSION
will become much more interesting and
desirable to the human eye. Using natural light for your portraits
can be a fun challenge. I rarely shoot
MIXED LIGHT SOURCES in a studio, and I like the challenge of
adapting daily to create new lighting
Whenever working with natural light, you effects with the light that nature
have to work with what nature gives you. provides me. If you want to challenge
But that doesn’t mean you can’t mix up yourself, try shooting on a full moon
light sources. For example, try playing night. This can add more drama to your
with sunset lighting as the backdrop to photos and help you better your craft.

About the Author:

Krystal Kenney is an American photographer residing in Paris, France. She also runs a
popular podcast about artists with French connections called "La Vie Creative" available
anywhere podcasts can be found. You can see some her work on her website or Instagram.

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COLOR THEORY

by Jo Plumridge

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olor theory is a subject that color wheel (invented in 1666 by Sir
any art student will have Isaac Newton, no less!). Color evokes
come across, but it’s often emotions in images, so using the right
overlooked when it comes to colors can make a huge difference
photography. Understanding to your work. And understanding how
and utilising color theory revolves colors interact with each other makes
around using and understanding the this far easier.

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THE COLOR WHEEL EMOTIONS AND COLORS

Although obviously not set in stone,
ÚĜýåųåĹƋ ÏŅĬŅųŸ ƋåĹÚ ƋŅ åƴŅĩå ÚĜýåųåĹƋ
emotions in a viewer. Here are my
thoughts on a few of the most common
colors:

• Blue – cold, trust, sadness, serenity

• Red – passion, anger, energy

• Orange – warmth, happiness,
enthusiasm

• Green – calm, natural, balance

• Yellow – cheerfulness, friendliness

This is the most common color wheel USING THE COLOR WHEEL
used by painters as it’s based on the
RYB color system. Red, yellow and blue We’re going to look at six easy ways
are the primary colors. Mix these colors you can use the color wheel to help
and you end up with the secondary strengthen your images. Here are the
colors of orange, green and violet. schemes we’ll cover:
Combining these results in one of six
tertiary colors: red-orange, yellow-
orange, yellow-green, blue-green,
blue-violet or red-violet.

As a photographer, you’ll probably be
more familiar with the RGB system
used on computers and in camera
technology, whereby red, green and
blue are the primary colors. But, when
it comes to using the color wheel, we’ll

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MONOCHROMATIC create a sense of flow in an image and
is a scheme that’s quite often found
A monochromatic color scheme is one naturally in nature. Try picking one
that uses one of the twelve colors on dominant color and use the other two
the color wheel with different tints, in a more supporting role. Or you could
shades and tones. In this scenario, tint try the ’60-30-10’ rule often used in
refers to adding white to a color, shade design, whereby the main color (which
to adding blacks and tones to adding will usually be a primary or secondary
gray. color) takes up 60% of the space, the
supporting color (secondary or tertiary)
Using one color throughout an image 30% and the final color 10%.
with just a combination of gray and
black notes can bring a sense of COMPLEMENTARY
harmony and calm to an image or be
used to create a bold and dramatic Perhaps the simplest color scheme to
statement shot. It’s all about using the use, complementary colors are those on
single color you choose to create a opposite sides of the color wheel (e.g. red
mood that’s appropriate to it. and green or blue and orange). When you
combine the two, you’ll provide contrast
ANALOGOUS in your images, as well as a pop of color.
Complementary colors can be very
Analogous color schemes use three dramatic and can help make one color
colors that sit next to each other on the look more active.
color wheel. It’s a useful technique to

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SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY complementary’ scheme, as it includes
two sets of complementary colors. So
Split Complementarycolorschemes are you could, for example, use orange
a variation on a complementary color and blue alongside green and red. This
palette. You select your base color, for is probably the scheme that’s easiest
example blue, but instead of selecting to get right in a controlled environment
orange opposite you’ll use the two colors such as a photographic studio or at
either side of the orange. The colors home where you have control over the
will still complement each other, but colors you include in your image.
the resulting image should be a little
softer than a straight complementary COLOR VARIABLES
image.

TRIAD There are three basic variables (or
components) of color – hue, value and
Triad or triadic color schemes use any saturation. These all help to further
three colors that are evenly spaced create images with accurate balance
around the color wheel (for example red, and harmony.
yellow, blue). Using a triadic color palette
produces vibrant images that are bursting HUE
with contrast – this is because the three
colors work in harmony to bring out the If we’re talking about color in a
tones in the others. colloquial fashion, we’re really talking
about hue. Red, yellow, blue, green
In the majority of situations, you’re etc. are all examples of hues. To
best off using the three primary (red, simplify things greatly, a color’s hue is
yellow, blue) or secondary colors determined by light frequency. Red has
(orange, violet, green). Using too many a lower frequency, blue a higher one
tertiary colors tends to produce a more and green is in the middle. You’ll often
‘muddied’ image that doesn’t have find hues measured in degrees using
enough contrast and color to ‘pop’. a similar color wheel to the ones we’ve
already talked about. By tweaking one
TETRADIC hue in an image, you can easily evoke a
completely different feel to your image
This is the trickiest of the color schemes and different emotional responses in
to get right, as it uses four colors. You your viewers.
might also hear it referred to as a ‘double

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VALUE into it. The more gray that’s added to a
color, the more desaturated it becomes.
Value measures how light or dark a color Painters also desaturate colors by
is. White is obviously the lightest and mixing them with the color opposite on
black the darkest, with all other colors the color wheel.
falling in between. If you’re working
with a single hue (color), it’s easy to see Bold, vibrant and heavily saturated
the difference between a high-value colors are an easy way to grab a
red (for example) and a low-value red. viewer’s attention and make an image
The best images tend to have a range Ĭå±Ş Ņý ƋĘå Ş±čåţ ƚƋ Ú埱Ƌƚų±ƋĜĹč ƼŅƚų
of different values that are still similar colors is also a powerful emotional tool,
enough to provide balance and depth. producing ethereal and gentle images
But if you’re using more complicated that can also add a touch of nostalgia
color schemes it can be harder to spot to a shot. There’s no right or wrong – it
variations in value. A simple trick to really just depends on the mood you’re
practice with is to convert your images trying to convey.
into black and white. If you have too
much that’s middle gray, you’ll find that IN CONCLUSION
you’re lacking in tonal contrast. Work
out what’s missing for future reference Color theory may look complex but
ƵĘåĹ ŸĘŅŅƋĜĹč ĜĹƤÏŅĬŅųú understanding it is actually quite
logical once you take a step back!
SATURATION Understanding how colors work
together is a simple and extremely
Saturation (also known as intensity) effective way to instantly improve your
measures the purity of a color. What images, so it’s worth taking the time to
does this mean? Well, a color that’s get to grips with.
heavily saturated has no gray mixed

About the Author:

Jo Plumridge is a UK based photographer, writer and lecturer. She specializes in
portrait, corporate and travel photography, and writes photography, travel and comedy
pieces for magazines, websites and books. You can see some of her work at her website
or follow her on Twitter.

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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER:

RAFAL LAPSZANSKI

In this issue, we feature Rafal Lapszanski, a London based, portrait and fashion
photographer. Rafal predominantly conducts his shoots outdoors to great effect,
aiming to capture the true beauty within his subjects. His work has been featured in

various fashion magazines, including Cosmopolitan.

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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER

Photographic Speciality/Style: Photographer, Art of Portrait, Hazl
Portrait / Fashion ±ĹÚƤš¬„cţ
Short Bio:
How did you get into portrait and
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My name is Rafal Lapszanski and I’m a F ÆŅƚčĘƋ ĵƼ ĀųŸƋ ϱĵåų± ƵĘåĹ F Ƶ±Ÿ Ŏƅ
photographer based in Greater London. years old and, since then, I have been
I’ve been a photographer for the past taking photos of my friends and family
10 years with successful publications – this was my entry point. I attended
in fashion and photography magazines multiple photography workshops,
such as Cosmopolitan, Digital learning through practice as well as
YouTube tutorials.

IN THE EYE OF
THE BEHOLDER

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER

THROUGH THE GLASS

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER SETTING FREE

I notice that there is a strong human newly met people. A little small talk
element to most of your images. How and a joke always seems to be a great
do you go about capturing a moment in ice breaker because there is nothing
better for stress release than laughter.
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they are playing a role or becoming a
Every face has story to tell, and beauty character - that gets us on the same
does not have to be obvious. Capturing page and allows us to understand what
personality, emotions, lighting, poses, pose is required. My favorite one is
and facial expression is the greatest "thinking face".
way of exposing the true beauty.
What’s your long-term photographic
Tell us a bit about how you go about ±ķÆЃĞŇĻů
getting a subject relaxed and how you
go about getting them to pose for you. Running my own workshop :) Also being
Do you have any favorite poses you like featured in more and more publications!
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It's not always easy to get your subject
relaxed straight away, especially with