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Nick Fancher

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Recent Work

June 8, 2025

I have fallen behind when it comes to blogging, but still wanted to update it periodically. Here’s some of my favorite work from the last six weeks…

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Images From the November Creative Portrait Workshop

November 10, 2024

Last week I hosted another one of my Creative Portrait workshops, in Columbus, Ohio. Students came in from Toronto, Portland, Asheville, and San Francisco to learn some of my lighting and camera techniques. Big thanks to @westcottlighting for providing the strobes, transmitters, and light modifiers, and to @nanliteusa for providing the LEDs.

My next workshop is January 25-26 and is at a discounted rate until December 15. There are only five spots FYI. More info, here.

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Tags nick fancher, in camera techniques, in camera effects, no photoshop, not ai, shutter drag photography, projector photography, photographers who use projectors, los angeles portrait photographer, los angeles music photographer, los angeles editorial photographer, fine art photographer, photo blog, portrait photography workshop, midwest photography workshops, ohio photography workshops, westcott lighting, westcott optical spot, pavo tube nanlite photography, light painting photography, multiple exposure photography, nanlite fs300c, mylar photography, color temperature, color theory photography, chroma photography
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Images From the May Creative Portrait Workshop

May 29, 2024

Here are some of my favorite images from my latest Creative Portrait workshop. As you can see, we covered a braod range of techniques over the two day class.

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Tags in camera techniques, in camera effects, shutter drag photography, long exposure photography, projector photography, photographers who use projectors, no photoshop, light painting photography, fiber optic light painting, fog machine photo shoot, mylar photography, prism photography, diffraction grating photography, blur filter photo shoot, pavo tube nanlite photography, editorial photographer columbus, new york city editorial photographer, los angeles photographer, los angeles portrait photographer, los angeles music photographer, los angeles editorial photographer
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Technicolor Rainbow

April 3, 2024

Here’s the set of images i made of @larryrobertson during my last Creative Portrait workshop. I have learned that my images benefit from me waiting to color grade the files until I have the time and energy to really explore the possibilities of what they could look like.

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Tags in camera techniques, in camera effects, nick fancher, photography workshop lighting, photography workshop columbus, broken mirror photography, mylar photography, light painting photography, fiber optic light painting, pavo tube nanlite photography, no photoshop
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Tutorial and Preset For Sale!

September 28, 2023

If you’re interested in learning how to create these in-camera effects, I have three video tutorials that detail my entire process. Each episode covers a wide range of techniques and includes everything from coming up with a concept and subject direction to camera settings and how I color grade the files in Lightroom. More info here

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Tags photography tutorial, nick fancher, in camera techniques, in camera effects, shutter drag photography, long exposure photography, projector photography, mylar photography, honey portrait, water drop photography, oil on lens photography, photography lessons, on sale, lightroom, lightroom presets, photography preset sale
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Images From Latest Creative Portrait Workshop

January 31, 2023

This past weekend I taught a 2-day Creative Portrait workshop at my Columbus, Ohio studio. Students came in from Utah, Arizona, Texas, and New York. It was an intimate time of learning, experimentation, and creativity…

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Tags in camera techniques, in camera effects, no photoshop, nick fancher, long exposure photography, projector photography, editorial photographer, los angeles music photographer, los angeles editorial photographer, new york music photographer, columbus editorial photographer, fine art photographer, photo blog, creative portrait photography, creative portrait workshop, photography workshop, colorful lighting, gelled lighting photography, reeded glass photography, strobist, mylar photography, shutter drag photography, dance photography, prism photography
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Behind the Scenes of My Creative Portrait Workshop

September 1, 2022

Here’s a peek at my latest Creative Portrait workshop. Thanks to my wonderful models and students for making it a beautiful time. Check out my workshop page for more info on future classes.

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Tags photography workshop columbus, photography workshop lighting, behind the scenes, photo shoot, lighting effects photography, projector photography, shutter drag photography, mylar photography, reeded glass photography, nick fancher, los angeles editorial photographer, los angeles music photographer, new york music photographer, new york city editorial photographer, midwest photographer, editorial photographer, fine art photographer, photo blog
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Images From My Latest Creative Portrait Workshop

August 29, 2022

Last week I taught a two-day photography workshop called The Creative Portrait. I taught my students a range of innovative camera and lighting techniques that allow them to capture subjects in creative ways. Here are a few of my favorite images from the weekend.

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What Nightmares May Come: Exploring Prisms and Mylar

May 23, 2021

I’ve worked with prisms from time to time over the years and enjoyed the effects that they offer but never really fell in love with them. Last week I decided to see what would happen if I used a prism while photographing mylar. The beautiful nightmarish images that were produced are the closest visual representation of a panic attack that I’ve ever seen. Now I’m in love.

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Tags linear prism fx filter, mylar photography, nick fancher, los angeles editorial photographer, fine art photography, panic attack portrait, beautiful nightmares, photo studio, photo blog, midwest photographer, in camera techniques, the creative portrait, prism photography
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What is Time?

May 6, 2021

I did some more time explorations in my latest shoot with Katy. I began with the same technique I explored in my last session, shooting long exposures with multi-strobing lights…

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Mylar Skull

April 29, 2021

Another of my mylar explorations. This is a 7-image sequence shooting reflections on mylar. All in-camera effects.

Tags mylar photography, in camera techniques, skull, psychedelic, nick fancher, photo blog, los angeles editorial photographer, new york city editorial photographer, columbus editorial photographer, columbus photo studio
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Evanescence: The Bitter Truth Photo Shoot

March 30, 2021

Back in November I drove down to Nashville to photograph @amylee for her upcoming @evanescenceofficial album, The Bitter Truth. I set up a makeshift studio in her dining room and knocked out a broad range of images for the album art, various magazine spreads, and images for streaming platforms…

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