Wednesday, October 29, 2014

A couple of quick questions about workshops in the next year. Answer if you can...

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I've taught portrait lighting workshops from time to time and I get mail almost weekly asking me "when is your next worksh...

Another article about pre-planning and getting packed for a shoot. 2100th post.

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Happy Halloween.  (I wanted to get that out now because I'll be working all day on the actual day.) Here's a mantra guar...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Another fun work day. And a camera saga. Oh the glory of total camera failure...

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Let's get the camera prattle out of the way first. My Pavlovian response to my birthdays is to rush out and buy a camera. I tried ...
Monday, October 27, 2014

The background. Pay attention to the background. The background anchors everything else.

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People agonize over where to put the "main light." Then they agonize over fill light ratios (very "last century...")...
Sunday, October 26, 2014

Preferred camera of the day. Olympus OMD EM-5 with the Sigma Art Series 60mm f2.8 lens. Yummy.

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It seems like an eternity since I've been downtown for a good Sunday walk through the city. After a nap with Studio Dog I hea...

A different look from the same session. How I shoot as an "amateur."

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People ask from time to time just how a portrait session progresses for me in the studio. I thought I'd answer that not from a com...

It takes time to get a camera and lens and specific lighting zeroed in. It's not an automatic function. At least not for me...

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I love mixing up all the variables and starting from scratch. Move to a new type of light and it brings along its own influence on sty...