Still Life Shot for an Magazine Ad
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...
Read MoreUsing Ambient Light and Strobe for a Natural Looking Still Life
This is a cover shot that we did for the fragrance company. We wanted a larger space and a more natural looking scene for the cover so we...
Read MoreKeeping It Organized When There are a Lot of Shots
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...
Read MoreOne Light for a Highly Reflective Item
A simple product shot can sometimes present a lot of challenges for the photographer not used to thinking about reflected specular...
Read MoreShooting Food On Location – With a Twist
My client called and needed a job turned around right away. Her client needed their entire menu shot for some collateral and web materials...
Read MoreShooting Earrings Without a Net: Guest Post by Josh Targownik
On a recent popular forum post, Los Angeles photographer Joshua Targownik posed a challenge. Faced with the following job he wanted to...
Read MoreClassic Setup for Photographing Jewelry
Classic, for me anyway, method that I shoot jewelry. Most of the time my clients want clean, easy to see pieces that show off the finish...
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