pr epstein

  • BIO:

    At the age of 18 and barely out of high school, Patrick snuck into a movie theatre to see a film by a relatively new director in the U.S. called Ridley Scott – “Blade Runner”.  After three viewings and several hours later, Pat emerged with a huge desire to manipulate moving images and sound.  It…

  • Butterfly Lighting

    Butterfly lighting uses only two lights. The key light is placed directly in front of the subject, often above the camera or slightly to one side, and a bit higher than is common for a three-point lighting plan. The second light is a rim light. Often a reflector is placed below the subject’s face to…

  • Windowlight Portraiture

    Windows as a source of light for portraits have been used for decades before artificial sources of light were discovered. According to Arthur Hammond, amateur and professional photographers need only two things to light a portrait: a window and a reflector. Although window light limits options in portrait photography compared to artificial lights it gives…