Using the Sun for A Hairlight: Some Variations
The sun is a wonderful light source as we all know. It provides hard, direct light, diffused light, bounce light… heck, it’s...
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Light can be the most important part of a photograph, but the model and her pose aren’t far behind. You all recognize my friend...
Read MoreNatural Light Headshots: Keeping it Simple
In Mexico we had wonderful white Casitas to stay in courtesy of the Las Palmas Resort. They provided some remarkable shooting areas as...
Read MoreManipulating Natural Light with Simple Tools
There are times when the natural light is simply so gorgeous you have to shoot it. And there are times when the natural light is very...
Read MoreDirect Sunlight Portraiture for Dramatic Effect
There is something beautiful about sunlight. It has a feeling that is so warm and natural and it can make people seem to almost glow. I...
Read MoreSerendipitous Light
I have spent a lot of time talking about small strobes lately. It seems that small strobe mania has swept the land. And that is fine. It...
Read MoreMinimalist Shooting
Sometimes we get too caught up in having the latest and greatest and forget that the at the core a lens and a camera are what we use to...
Read MoreCreating Good Headshot Lighting in ‘Bad Light’
There are times when the light simply sucks. We shot these at noon in May in Phoenix. Not the most perfect light at all. In fact, the...
Read MoreUsing Gold Reflectors for Effect
I work with reflectors a lot. They are used for main light, bounced light, fill light, areas of light or color to be reflected back…...
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Glad you dropped by. This is my love and my muse. We talk about photography here, as well as the folks who make images. I am very focused on commercial and fine art photography, and we don't really spend all that much time on weddings and such. I have written 5 books - two I give away here, and two are for sale at Amazon, and the 5th one is being edited and designed right now! Thanks for visiting, leave a comment or join me the social networks...