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In today's show, we will explore the use of lighting in photography both inside the studio and on location. We will look at the subtle and dramatic effects that lighting can have on your images.

John Siskin is a commercial and fine art photographer who makes architectural, portrait and macro images. He has worked for General Motors and Disney Studios, and has taught photography for more than twenty years. His work has been shown at the Brand Library, 2nd City Art Gallery, Harold's Gallery, Farmani Gallery, The Atelier, and has been a participant in the Valley Studio Tour several times. John has published a number of technical articles about photography. His articles have appeared in Photo Techniques, View Camera, Studio Photography and others. John is well versed in photographic subjects, and is often hired as a consultant by businesses.
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Jim & Kerry

In today's show you will learn how to create great exposures. We will focus on how your camera meters a scene, how shutter speeds and apertures work separately and in combination, and the art of exposure creating mood and enhancing lighting.

Sean Arbabi is a commercial photographer specializing in adventure, lifestyle, nature, & travel - for advertising, corporate, & editorial clients. He has had freelance & contracted assignments with over 250 publications and 125 companies worldwide.
His assignment travels incorporate much of the US, with international locations including Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, & South America His stock image files have been published in advertisements, books, brochures, magazines, newspapers, trade shows, & websites around the world.
Credits include American Express, Backpacker, California Division of Tourism, Endless Vacation, Fuji Film USA, GEO Germany , Microsoft, National Geographic Adventure & Traveler, The New York Times, Nikon Inc., The North Face, Outside, Random House, REI, Runner's World, Sports Illustrated, Timex, & Via magazine. Sean has shot over 200 assignments for Sunset, & authored numerous feature articles displaying his photography.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Commercial photography from Brooks Institute of Photography, & began his business Arbabi Imagery thereafter combining outdoor, on-location, and studio photography.
Recently , he landed two travel guidebook covers, a pair of magazine covers, a catalog cover, & wrote four feature articles, all the while beginning work on a television pilot about photography. He is also writing a 300-page book entitled "Exposure Photo Workshop" , due to appear on the shelves in August 2007
BetterPhoto Course: Exposure A to Z: The Ins and Outs to Metering
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What We Learned with Kerry Drager, Photography Lesson - How to Get Great Exposures

John Siskin is a commercial and fine art photographer who makes architectural, portrait and macro images. He has worked for General Motors and Disney Studios. He has taught photography for more than twenty years. He is currently teaching studio lighting black and white photography at Los Angeles Mission College. His studio is in Reseda California and more of his work can be seen at www.siskinphoto.com
His work has been part of many exhibits. His photographs have been shown at the Brand Library, 2nd City Art Gallery, Harold’s Gallery, Farmani Gallery, and The Atelier. He has been a participant in the Valley Studio Tour several times.
John has published quite a number of technical articles about photography. His articles have appeared in Photo Techniques, View Camera, Studio Photography and others. He has written about photographic lighting, building lenses, framing, photographic lab work, building cameras, as well as some more speculative photographic subjects. Since he is so well versed in photographic subjects, he is often hired as a consultant by businesses.

Learn from John H. Siskin with an online photography class here at BetterPhoto.com:

• 4-Week Short Course: Framing and Mounting Your Photographs
• 4-Week Short Course: Introduction to Product Photography
• 4-Week Short Course: Portrait Lighting on Location and in the Studio
• 4-Week Short Course: Building Better Photographs with Strobes
• 4-Week Short Course: Assignment Photography
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BetterPhoto Instructor, Ibarionex R. Perello is a writer and photographer who has over 15 years worth of experience in the photographic industry. For six years, he was the associate editor for Outdoor Photographer, PC Photo, and Digital Photo Pro magazines. He was a technical engineer for Nikon Inc. for 8 years where he provided technical support and training on both film and digital technologies.

Ibarionex also hosts and produces “The Candid Frame”, an audio podcast where he interviews the best professional and emerging photographers in the world. The bi-weekly podcast is available by visiting www.thecandidframe.com.

His personal photographic projects include a 5-year documentary project that focused on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. He is currently producing a series of portraits on established and emerging writers of Southern California.

Learn from Ibarionex R. Perello with an online photography class here at BetterPhoto.com:
• DSLR Features: When, Why and How to Use Them
• 4-Week Short Course: Available Light Portraiture
• 4-Week Short Course: Posing and Portraiture Techniques
• 4-Week Short Course: Learning the Canon EOS 40D

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BetterPhoto Instructor, Ibarionex R. Perello continued.