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PHOTONEXT 2016 イルコ セミナー動画

PHOTONEXT 2016 セミナー / フォトネクスト２０１６年 この記事に私がカメラの大きなイベント、 PHOTONEXT 2016 に出てる動画をアップします！2日間のイベントです！長いので、是非お時間があるときに見ていただければうれしいです！2016年は私が3回目…
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PHOTONEXT 2015 イルコ セミナー動画

PHOTONEXT 2015 セミナー / フォトネクスト２０１５年 この記事に私がカメラの大きなイベント、 PHOTONEXT 2015 に出てる動画をアップします！2日間のイベントで、今回は2日目のみアップしてます！撮影・ライブシュート&トークショー…
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PHOTONEXT 2014 イルコ セミナー動画

PHOTONEXT 2014 セミナー / フォトネクスト２０１４年 この記事に私がカメラの大きなイベント、 PHOTONEXT に出てる動画をアップします！2日間のイベントで、一回ずつ撮影・ライブシュート&トークショーをしてるので、動画4つ入っています！長いので、是非お時間があるときに見ていただければうれしいです！2014年は私が最初に…

Photoshoot in Bulgaria, Plovdiv Old Town / ブルガリアの街並みでポートレート撮影

Finally after long time this winter I managed to go back to my home country Bulgaria and do some photoshoots there too! So here is the a BTS article of one of them, well probably one of my first shoots! I'm having info of the gear I have been using and some of the final shots in the end of the article! Also I am having a making video for the photoshoot, make sure you check it out and also subscribe to my YouTube channel!
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Gear: Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L II USM Lens

Many of you guys know that my signature and favorite lens is the Canon EF 135mm F/2, but actually there is another one that I really love, and for most of my photoshoots I go with just that 2 lenses! The second one is Canon EF 24mm F/1.4 lens! Yeah, is is a wide angle prime lens! It has very little distortions, not that this matters a lot for what I am shooting lol, and it has really great

RoundFlash™ Ring & Dish / ラウンドフラッシュ™ リング & ディッシュ

RoundFlash – RingLight & SoftBox is a really cool modifier, I've been using as a main light quite a lot for my recent photoshoots! It's very handy easy to setup, and has really beautiful light especially for closeups! I also use it just as a softbox when I'm outside! Well, I have a few videos and a lot of shots taken with it, check them out below! Some things to mention about it! ラウンドフラッシュ

Locations: Takedao abandoned railway / 武田尾 廃線 トンネル 鉄橋 綺麗な自然

For long time I wanted to introduce you one of my favorite locations in the Kansai Area, where I live, Takedao! I've been shooting there so many times that I can really call this nice spot kinda my studio! It's really close to where I live, and it is easy to shoot there without being disturbed by anyone, since not many people are going there... well probably not after I post this article! lol Why I love Takedao
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Shooting it: Red leaves portrait shoot with Helios 40-2 (strobist video)

Japanese red leaves season is in it's most beautiful stage now, so here is another article with some photos taken in that beautiful time of the year! I'm having also some behind the stage video from that photoshoot! I'm also using some really interesting lens, the manual focus Helios 40-2, which is making some impressive bokeh! Model for this photoshoot is Yuzuki Aizawa, I am shooting only
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Natural Light Portraits at Night / 夜景 自然光 ポートレート

Photographing people at night can be technically one of the most difficult time to do portraits, since using some lighting might be really essential and it is not as easy to go without using flash for example! But even at night if you look around there might be some items on the street that can be used to lit your subject! One of the most common light sources I would use for night portraits are
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Shooting it: Self-Portrait with creative Body Painting / セルフ ポートレート

Here is a self portrait photoshoot, something I really have fun doing! We photographers very underestimate one very important thing when we want to shoot and don't have a model, it is that we could always shoot ourselves! For this shoot I'm also having a behind the scenes video, feel free to check it and also don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel, where I'm uploading
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Location: Nakatsu / 中津 & 高架下 大阪の消えていくロケ

Recently a lot of old cool locations fantastic for photography have been disappearing from Osaka and the areas, being renewed and now having now buildings there! Nakatsu is one of them! There used to be a lot of cool spots for photoshooting an the undergrounds around the station, but unfortunately now they are not accessible! I often shoot at the night view just next to the
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Single Shoot-Through Umbrella / 透過アンブレラ 一本だけで ポートレート

Portraits with a single Shoot Through Umbrella used When I want to be really quick with my setup, this is what I am doing! Shoot-though umbrella is one of the things I definitely have with me all the time, ready to be used! It's very quick…
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Portraits with Back Light / バックライト ポートレート 逆光

Portraits with Back Light used only Shooting with a back light as a main light can be really fun thing to do, but it is also very tricky way to shoot portraits such you really need some experience using lighting, and knowledge on how light…
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Night Portraits / 夜景ポートレート

Night Portraits Here is an article I've wanted to post for long time! It is for portraiture at night, but I will not put setups for all of the photos in the gallery! Well, it is actually more a kind of gallery with photos taken at night! Generally…

Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5 Lens

Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5 Lens This time I want to show you some of the photos I have taken with one really special and cool lens! Well, I had only been using it for about a month, and it was enough to see how cool it is, so now I'm thinking that…
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Natural Light Portraits / 自然光ポートレート

Natural Light Portraits Hey, I guess the image that I have for using strobes and artificial lighting on my photographs is quite strong, and I think it's normal, but to be honest quite often I do rely on Natural Light to shoot portraits! Yeah,…

Shooting it: Portraits in Cherry Blossoms / 桜でポートレート

A portrait photoshoot in the Japanese Cherry Blossoms, one of my favorite times in the year in Japan! Here it's all with one light, check out the lighting setups below! Next month in Tokyo I will be doing some really big seminars for compact strobes, if anyone is around there feel free to join to the PHOTONEXT event! 今年の桜もあっという間に終わりました！桜の時期で撮ったポートレート写真

Shooting it: Rocky Beach Long exposure strobist portrait

Here are some shots from the type of locations that really make me very excited! For this article I will be doing some long exposure strobist lighting, in order to get some more dramatic look! The model is on a rock and not really able to move too much! Also I am having a making video for the photoshoot, make sure you check it out and also subscribe to my YouTube channel!

10 Inspiring Examples of Portrait Photography (vol.1)

Welcome to the Inspiring Portraits Gallery Vol.1 Starting from now every month I will be making a similar kind of contest on my Facebook page, and pick a few of the best examples to feature them in a gallery like this! This is Vol.1 and the…