Essentials

THE ESSENTIALS:

They are here. Lighting Essentials WordPress Themes for Photographers. What makes them different from most WordPress themes is that these are more designs for photographers. The home page is built to be a real home page. Posts are treated as “Projects” or whatever you want to call them. You can read more at the Post we did on them, but for only $99, the theme is yours. You can customize it, or have someone work on fonts and backgrounds. (NOTE: You should be very knowledgeable on CSS to make changes.) We can also handle some customization for you for minimal fees.

Lighting Essentials “Essential Sites” have their own page. You can now order there.

Lighting Essentials Web Sites for Photographers
If you are looking for a web site, please take a look at the Lighting Essentials Web Site design. These are custom designed sites featuring big images, easy to maintain with content management, search engine friendly, and viewable on the iPhone, iTouch and other handheld devices.

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We are tired of being thought of as criminals and evilmongers simply because we carry a camera in the pursuit of images. Now you can declare your independence from such neanderthal thinking. You are free to download the images and use them on your website, resize them and share them. PLEASE do not remove the lighting essentials website address and if you can remember to link them to us, we would appreciate it. By downloading these files you agree to not use them for anything but personal use. NO commercial use is granted or implied.

If you are wanting larger images, please let me know.

BorrowLenses.com
If you need a lens or a body for a specific shoot, BorrowLenses.com can be a lifesaver. They get you the quality camera gear you need, at a price you can afford. Great gear at a sensible price… and it is painless. They are sponsoring our contest, and I think you should think of them when you need to borrow a lens or camera body.

Pro Digital Image Photoshop Guides

Steve Burger runs the best damn Photoshop class in the Universe. Seriously. His classes draw raves from beginners and experienced Photoshop users alike. If you don’t live in Phoenix, Arizona, it may be a little difficult to attend his classes. But here is the next best thing. He has taken his concise weekly worksheets and made a book from them. There is a beginning and advanced book set. If you are a beginner consider getting that book first. Advanced users will find the information in the advanced book very powerful. Think about your workflow in a whole different light. You can get Steve’s books here. I recommend the download version so you can print the pages out in color. Believe me, it is the next best thing to selling your house and moving to Phoenix to take advantage of Steve’s expertise.

If you haven’t gotten David Hobby’s (Strobist) incredible Strobist Workshop DVD set, go do that now. I’ll wait. Go on… for around a hundred and forty bucks you will be simply amazed – and brought up to speed rather quickly.

Kirk Tuck’s “Minimalist Lighting” book will get you using those speedlights with maximum ability rather quickly. His easy style and dedication to getting right, the first time and every time, makes the book an invaluable resource to the location photographer just starting out. We did a review over at Lighting Essentials Magazine so check it out.

Our resident model and columnist, Briana, has a calendar and some wonderful posters for sale. All revenue goes to her, so help keep her in swimsuits by picking up a calendar or poster or two. You can get them from her site.