Ideas, Inspiration, Information and Discussions for Emerging Commercial Photographers

Project 52, Assignment #2 Photograph a Stranger: and Selina Maitreya Interview

Posted by on Jan 10, 2011 in PROJECT "52" |

Audio from this past week’s discussion. This is from the Friday afternoon chat. I had a wonderful opportunity to discuss the...

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The Lighting Essentials Forum Rocks Another 40 Hot Images

Posted by on Aug 14, 2009 in LE News and Info |

John Groseclose shot our cover this post. Fitting, since John and I are teaching a CLS (Creative Lighting System) workshop tomorrow at my...

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Tom Miles, London. An Interview with an Editorial Photographer

Posted by on Aug 12, 2009 in LE News and Info |

Tom Miles joins us for an LE Interview that I know you will find fun and inspiring. August is traditionally a slow month for me, but not...

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Trust the Model – Part Two

Posted by on Aug 7, 2009 in Model Behavior |

Briana is back with part two of her article, “Trust the Model” and I am sure it will be of high interest to many of you who...

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Create an Antique Camera Look for Your Images: Photoshop Tutorial

Posted by on Jul 27, 2009 in LE News and Info |

We have been looking at business practices for a while now, and I have had some questions about the Photoshop Processing on a few of my...

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Adding Texture to a Portrait for Added Drama

Posted by on Jun 4, 2009 in LE News and Info, Tech Sheets |

We haven’t done a lot of Photoshop tutorials on LE, but I plan on doing more. The amount of requests I have been getting tell me...

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Strobe and Ambient: Finding the Mix for Portraiture

Posted by on May 25, 2009 in Portable Lighting |

I get asked a lot about how my methodology works. What am I thinking about when setting the light? How do I know what the settings should...

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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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Working on the Edge of the Light: A Natural Light Assignment

Posted by on Jan 11, 2009 in Natural Light |

Our Natural Light Assignment this week is a lot of fun and so easy to do. You only need a model or subject, a camera and lens, and a...

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