As you might know, there is a technical side to lighting and then there is a design perspective. Surprisingly, while you’ll be able to find a ton of info on the technical aspects of lighting (like inverse square law, light spill, color rendering index, flash duration and whatnot) you won’t actually find a lot of…
Every product photographer knows this problem and pocket watch photographers especially. Underneath a glass cover you have some wonderful metal parts that you’d like to show. But if you put your light or even just a white card in the right position, the glass cover will reflect that light source/card as well. Usually a photographer…
I’m excited to finally release this Hunger Games themed image and along with it a tutorial about how to blend photography with 3D. Specifically, how to create a believable photo composite inside a 3D-rendered background. Let me start by saying, this is a little bit of a fringe tutorial. It’s targeted at artists who have…
A couple of days ago, my friend Ethan Oelman, also a Switzerland-based photographer, has posted his new series simply entitled “Emotions”. As with any great project, this one really has got me thinking – about our ability to read and project emotions and also on my own approach to emotion in visual artwork, especially, emotion…
A little more than a year ago, I replaced my Hasselblad H4D-31 with the then brand new Pentax 645z. The reviews of this camera were (and are still) raving. “The perfect camera for wedding photographers” Gavin Cato calls it, “the best stills camera I’ve ever used” Jaron Schneider. It has won numerous awards and continues to do…
Die Komplexität realistischer Schlagschatten In diesem kurzen Tutorial möchte ich einen Weg beschreiben, realistische Schatten in Photoshop künstlich zu erzeugen. Schatten, insbesondere Schlagschatten, sind eines der grössten technischen Hürden in der Fotomanipulation/Foto Compositing. Schauen wir uns als erstes mal an, warum das eigentlich so ist. Zonen, die im Schatten liegen sind nicht nur dunkler, sondern…
Floating A collaborative conceptual project by John Flury and Ethan Oelman I’ve been friends with Ethan for a while now. He is a full-time professional photographer working in Zurich and we’ve had several exchanges in the past and complement each other really well. The concept for this project came to him while relaxing in Zurich’s…
Last saturday, we held our first ever BUNO FONDUE night at my place. And because a BUNO night without at least a couple of photo projects is like a (traditional Swiss) fondue without cheese, we spent most of our time fooling around in my next door studio. Here is the result from my project .”FischGUGEGL” (translation:…
concept/photography: John Flury model: Christoph Dill shot at the Obsoquasi studio, Zurich, Switzerland Oct. 23 2014 Concept: The man in “It’s Always Raining” is certainly a dreadful figure, a victim of his unwillingness to let go of his own misery. Who is he? What’s the source of his dread? Has he loved and lost someone?…
A big thank you to Davide di Prossimo for the opportunity to be featured on Writeca, one of the most constructive art news online source. If you don’t know it yet, be sure to add it to your links or follow Writeca on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/writeca). Link to my feature article: https://www.writeca.com/2014/10/21/photography-john-flury/