Using iPhone 4 as Main Light
I just want to share some fun I had with a class the other day. We went outside a last time as it was getting dark. I wanted to use a row of fun chairs as background. It left me … Continued
Travel tip 2 – Protecting your camera from theft etc.
Today I want to share a tip for traveling and protecting your valuable camera. I’m sure you like me sometimes while traveling end up in some places you don’t feel too good about walking around with $ 9000 in your … Continued
Travel tip 1 – Flying with tripods etc.
When I go on out of state/country on jobs, bringing larger light stands and a good tripod have been difficult. The great bags made by Manfrotto is just not protective and large enough. I love the Manfrotto bag for smaller … Continued
Image # 6 from 1.1.10 post – 1 lamp only!
If we look back at the 10 images, most of them where shot with 4 or 5 strobes including ring flash. I think it is really great that the readers picked the only image done with 1 single light, no … Continued
1 Shoot – 1 Model – 10 Images
Welcome to the most images I have ever put into one blog post. Thanks Savanna 🙂 Hi everyone, Todays blog is a bit different than normal. I usually make my blog posts very educational which I do prefer and believe … Continued
Gregory Colbert ~ Ashes and Snow
Born in Toronto, Canada in 1960, Gregory Colbert is a film-maker and photographer best known as the creator of Ashes and Snow an exhibition of photographic artworks and films housed in the Nomadic Museum. To date, Ashes and Snow has attracted more than 10 million visitors, making it … Continued
Diffusing and Redirecting Light
Sometimes we have a subject and we want a certain background and the light is coming in from a totally wrong direction like in this case. We wanted to use the beautiful mountains as a background and incorporate this seniors … Continued
Darkness, a MUST iPhone app for Photographers
In the old days I had to go to the local newspaper to get the times for sunrise and sunset for the year. Then came internet and sites with that information. Today we have a fantastic tool in the application … Continued
I Love to Photograph in Midday SUN :-) Part 3 of 4
Today we are going to talk about what very many Photographers consider the biggest problem with reflectors. Subjects having a hard time with the bright light. I will teach you a very simple and easy trick today. Then I will … Continued
I Love to Photograph in Midday SUN :-) Part 2 of 4
Welcome to Part 2 in this 4 part series on Photographing in Midday sun, these two images is taken within less then a minute of each other around 2:30 pm on a day where the sun was at the highest … Continued