Recently we did a shoot in a gym, photographed a table tennis player. I really like playing, but when I learned the model, Chris, had a $300 paddle…well, I’d be happy shooting pics instead of playing against him. I wanted to create a number of images, smash shots, static portraits, moody dramatic scenes. We carted Read More
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Snowbound
Just did a drive across the mountains in Colorado, and a lot of it was in a whiteout…hazard lights blinking crawling along the highway looking for the road. But as soon as the snow started to slow down, I realized we were missing a great photo op with all the fresh snow in the trees. Read More
tilt shift portrait
Working more with the tilt shift lens, really like the mood the soft focus creates in images. Here is a surfer on Hollywood Beach in Miami photographed using this lens. Since using high speed sync with this lens works fine, I was able to shoot at f2.8 to maintain the shallow depth of field I Read More
Tilt shift lenses
I’m always looking for new tools and techniques to use in creating images. Sometimes it is learning a new technique, other times a new piece of gear allows me to do things I haven’t done in the past. I recently bought a Nikon 45mm PC-E lens to add some selective blur to my shots. Tilt Read More
edgy light
A question that comes up everytime I teach a flash clinic is “what is the best kind of light for this subject”. I think the best way to answer that is “what are you trying to say, what mood do you want to capture?” At one end of the spectrum is hard edged non-diffused light, Read More
Flaming belly dancers
Wow! That’s about all I could say after returning from Vegas teaching a flash workshop for Photo Quest Adventures. Las Vegas is full of interesting people to photograph, and we had lots of great models over the weekend. I would have been happy just walking around the strip with camera in hand to photograph the Read More
rock climbing shoot video
Here is a look at the photo shoot from the other day and gear we used.
strobe and rock climbing
Thanks to the help of Bogen, I was finally able to get an image that has been on my list for awhile. I have photographed rock climbing for years with available light. I’ve added flash to some rock climbing images, but generally from below the climbers. What about having lights right there on the vertical Read More
more winter fun…
The snow just won’t stop falling out here! We had to go out again today and work on more winter images. Today we shot cross country skiing against the snow covered trees, a great winter scene. We followed a similar formula as yesterday in terms of lighting except we used a small softbox on one Read More
winter arrives
The first big snowstorm of the season arrived today, and school was cancelled for the kids. Our neighborhood turns into a winter recreation zone with kids sledding, snowshoeing and building forts everywhere. I couldn’t resist going out and shooting in the snow, but the challenge was keeping my gear dry since the snow was still Read More