Friday, April 10, 2015

A small collage of Behind the Scenes images from photographic assignments.

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I'm as guilty as anyone else when it comes to wanting to see "behind the curtain." How do other photographers set up the...
Thursday, April 09, 2015

Eating French Fries in Austin. Reading about a photographer. Novel excerpt.

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 A WARM SUMMER DAY EATING FRENCH FRIES AT HILL-BERTS BURGERS WITH BEN AND MOM. An excerpt from the novel, The Lisbon Portfol...

"Quick, bring me the half stop diffuser!!!"

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For Austin Sports Medicine. Shooting in hazy sunlight. The lighting is too contrasty. What to do? While we've been taught to rus...
Wednesday, April 08, 2015

"All The Way" The LBJ play at Zach Theatre in Austin, Texas. Photographs by Kirk Tuck.

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©2015 Kirk Tuck for Zach Theatre. Zach Theatre in Austin, Texas continues to raise the bar in their productions on their Topfer Stag...
Tuesday, April 07, 2015

Packing up to shoot the dress rehearsal of "All the Way." The play about LBJ's time as President. What to pack?

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Tonight is the big night for me on this show. It's when I pack up the cameras, figure out the best seat in the house and spend a cou...
Monday, April 06, 2015

Homemade soft lights for almost every purpose.

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If you are tired of spending money on photo gear but you need a good light consider what we did for a project. We bought four fluorescen...

OT: I'm curious to hear what all you smart VSL readers think about the Apple Watch. Will it offer something to photographers?

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Image done for Austin Lyric Opera. No real connection to our Apple Watch question.  But would note that the model is wearing a watch, ...