Photography and Videography Tips by Outdoor Video & Photographic

Naomi Estment, professional photographer

Free Video Content

Do you have questions about studio photography or about how we can help you create video content for your website, for example? If so, stay tuned. In response to enquiries that we frequently receive, we’re sharing the first in a series of free videos that we’re creating for Naomi’s signature site, www.naomiestment.com. These aim to share insight and inspiration about the services that we offer to support you in sharing your marketing message most effectively, while demonstrating how we can assist you to do this using compelling video content. Continue reading “Free Video Content”

Chocolate Easter Bunnies

How to Showcase Products

Professional product photography and videography are crucial elements of the majority of marketing activity both online and offline. From the high-definition still and moving images that adorn billboards and are broadcast on TV to the low res versions shared on Facebook and YouTube, capture quality remains key to effective brand promotion. As with other genres of photography and videography, it’s important to establish an accurate brief up front. Brainstorming ideas can also contribute to superior results, addressing various things like theme, setting, backdrop, lighting, mood, colour scheme, positioning, cast, props and special effects – created during or post capture. Continue reading “How to Showcase Products”

Sandton Gautrain Station by night

Importance of Retouching

Debates sometimes rage about the degree of retouching that is appropriate – or in the case of photography competitions, acceptable – in the arena of digital photography. Opinions range across the spectrum from purists who feel that photos should be mastered entirely before being taken, through to artistic creatives for whom Photoshop provides a playground where the sky is the limit. Continue reading “Importance of Retouching”