Erick Lirios

Putting it to Work–
So much for bounced light – for now. There is still direct light though you still have to soften the thing so that there isn’t any hotspot on your main subject unless you want it there. Part of the creative process here is to know where to put the light so that [...]

Putting it to Work (Part III)–
First off, my apologies for the typos (take note: it’s not “typo error” which is redundant since “typo” is short for “typographical error”) last week. I seemed to have typed “link” instead of “pink” and that definitely will throw off a lot of people. There were others also. Sorry about [...]

Putting to Work–
We went into some discussion last week of practicing some food shots. This is probably one of the easiest and most fun things you can experiment with when you’re getting into photography. For one thing, food is food and you can always eat it afterwards.
That’s something people seem to forget when they always [...]

Scrounging Around–
Things don’t always go your way. When you’re a photographer though, you have to always keep that in mind so that you’re more prepared to deal with it when it comes and, mind you, it does come.

Those of us who went through a degree in communication, whether it’s called Mass Communications (a limited name, [...]

Getting it done–
There are a lot of things that can happen before a shoot. Part of that involves knowing just what you need to shoot and how it may be done. You also have to know where things are going to happen so that you can gauge what things are available to you. Environmental props [...]

Another Take at Being Patient–
Shooting photos is all about handling limitations and irritations. There are just so many things that can get you down – if you allow them to.

Without trying to belittle people, let’s just say that there are those who will most likely test your ability to hold your anger if you aren’t [...]

Humility and Patience (Part II)–
We started last week by talking about the importance of humility in learning and how this makes you a better photographer and person altogether.
Now, going back to the photo we were discussing…

Another problem here is that there’re just too many things going on. (That’s one magazine editor’s way of telling me [...]