Ideas, Inspiration, Information and Discussions for Emerging Commercial Photographers

The Sassimi Collection: The Ins and Outs of Shooting a Catalog

Posted by on Feb 14, 2011 in Studio Lighting |

I recently completed a job for Tera at Sassimi, a boutique fashion designer in Seattle. And while she is small for now, she wants to grow...

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Still Life with One Light in the Studio: “LIVE” on LE

Posted by on Feb 7, 2011 in PROJECT "52", Studio Lighting |

  This article is a look at the creation of a simple still life with one light in the studio. See it after the jump. At this point I...

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Photographing A Dancer: Guest Post by Josh Brewster.

Posted by on Jan 18, 2011 in Studio Lighting |

This and all photos in this post copyright Josh Brewster, Austin TX. (Looking for Project 52? Hit the “52″ link in categories...

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Still Life Shot for an Magazine Ad

Posted by on Jun 11, 2009 in Studio Lighting |

Well, my Volleyball client needed a new ad. That’s great. We needed it to be concepted, shot, and produced in one day. A day that...

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Creating an Ad From Layout: Shooting for Print

Posted by on May 18, 2009 in Studio Lighting |

This post looks at creating an ad from a very simple layout. The client, Dimensional Software in Palo Alto, CA, needed to have an ad...

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Keeping It Organized When There are a Lot of Shots

Posted by on Mar 26, 2009 in Studio Lighting | Comments Off

Recently I had the pleasure of working with Coni of Glacier Design and her client, Alicia on a big catalog project. It was to be a couple...

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Two Portraits with One Light

Posted by on Jan 27, 2009 in Studio Lighting |

This post features two shots from this past weeks workshop in Phoenix. My Phoenix Workshops are fairly intimate affairs because I draw...

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Creating a Simple Spray Light for Backgrounds

Posted by on Jan 22, 2009 in Studio Lighting |

One of the ways to separate the subject from the background is to use a spray light. The light creates a ‘halo’ of light to...

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One Setup, Two Different Shots (from the Archives)

Posted by on Dec 17, 2008 in Studio Lighting |

Well this one is kind of fun. I found this in the archive box and remembered that it was a kinda fun little slide show. This...

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Let’s Do Some Lighting Today… (from the Archives)

Posted by on Nov 30, 2008 in Studio Lighting |

Today’s update is one from the archives, but it is still a great post you will enjoy. Even includes a 16 minute video… bad...

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