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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...")...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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