Point, Shoot & Share

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How to get the most out of your Point, Shoot and Share Digital Camera.

CrockettCo has released the first in a series of new videos for the consumer market, with Will Crockett presenting easy to follow and useful tips for making better pictures with any digital camera.  Offered at retail by Promaster dealers throughout North America as well as online, the Point Shoot & Share series explores a range of photo  topics that help consumers get the most from their gear, explore creative aspects of picture taking, and learn how to effectively share in a digital world.

 

What are the secrets for getting a great photo from your digital camera...or any digitalcamera? Do you really need an expensive camera with lots of lenses to get great pictures?  Nope, even the pros use small digital cameras for their Holiday cards and Facebook pages!  From affordable point and shoot cameras, to the new mirrorless compact system cameras and DSLRs with interchangeable lenses, you'll learn how to produce great looking pictures the easy way from one of the best photo coaches in the world.

 

Travel along with Will Crockett to his studio to see how to setup your camera, then off to a fun location shoot for some terrific example photos in the French Quarter of New Orleans.  See how he uses available light, good picture taking techniques and shares how he makes drop-dead gorgeous photos and great short video clips while using the simplest of cameras.

Running Time 88 minutes.

 

For more information, visit http://www.WillsDVD.com. You may also order your copy on Amazon.com.

Ultra Portable Power Portraits

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Get TWO complete episodes of Will Crockett's Ultra Portable Power Portraits on one DVD. Learn how to use small lights to get big results in this all new show.

 

Ultra Portable Power Portraits VOLUME ONE: Prepping & Shooting

Ultra Portable Power Portraits VOLUME TWO: Lighting Details and Post Processing

Ultra Portable Power Portraits

 

Volume ONE: Prepping & Shooting

Join Will Crockett on a real client shoot where he uses the simplicity of battery-powered flash to created three "Power Portraits" on three different locations. Known as one of the "go to" corporate photographers in the Chicagoland region, Will is used to CEO's that are uncomfortable in front of the camera and this job is just that - a newly appointed head of a union in Illinois has had some unflattering photos taken in the past and is gun-shy of photographers because of it.

Will needs to get three different looks with this CEO in only 90 minutes time and walk away with great images and a happy client.  To do that, Will and his assistant need to move fast and be smart with their gear choices. Sounds like a perfect job for light, ultra portable battery powered flash with a little TTL exposure control too!

 

Volume TWO: Lighting Details and Post Processing

In this episode, Will shows you the details behind the three "studio look on location" lighting setups from his real client shoot seen in volume ONE.

The ShootSmarter studios are filled with examples of all kinda of lighting from Nikon and Canon. From the flash gear selection and prepping to move it in only a few small cases, to simplifying the wireless systems for the light control and the wide variety of light modifiers used to keep the light interesting, you get to see how a professional travels light and shoots big.  See where this skilled photographer trusts TTL and where he prefers to use AUTO and Manual flash exposure modes to create over 300 images in only JPEG mode with perfect color and excellent exposure - no corrections needed.

Click here to see the final proofs (yes, this is what the client sees!) delivered to the client here!

You also get to see how the entire job is moved from the computer, through post processing for some minor fine tuning, to a web gallery for client access in less than 2 hours.  No matter if you use one simple speedlight or a pile of Qflash T5dR's, making high quality Power Portraits that keep clients happy is easy to do if you understand the Flash Foundations.

Visit ShopShootSmarter.com for more information about Ultra Portable Power Portraits DVD.