Gear… OK, Let’s Discuss Gear. Photographic Tools That I Like
I get a lot of questions about gear at the workshops and by email. I have lots to say about gear, but I am not a gear-head. I love gear...
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 MoreEnough Modifiers to Keep It Interesting… Real Interesting
I use my speedlights frequently when on location, but truth be told I would rather have a more robust selection of tools to modify the...
Read MoreTech Sheet: Beating the Sun with Small Flash
Our Tech Sheet on using a meter will be next time, we decided for a variety of reasons to bring you this Tech Sheet on beating the sun for...
Read MoreON LOCATION: with Jerry OConnor, Jim Vigileos and Christina
Photographers in Phoenix like dramatic skies. We get so many days in a row of bright, blue that when it gets dark and moody up there some...
Read MoreShooting on the Beach with Two Speedlights and the Sun
This is a simple shoot that can have some very nice nuance as you work two speedlights into a shot with the sun as back/side light. Using...
Read More“Why did you light it that way?”
A friend and fellow photographer and I were sitting and having some overpriced coffee when he asked me a question about one of my shots...
Read MoreUsing a Flash to Add a Little Snap with Natural Light
I love natural light. It has a quality that is so unique and fits with my vision so well. Lots of terrific pics made with only the light...
Read MoreOne Speedlight: Some Examples
I know, I know… late for the update on speedlights. I apologize a thousand times. Been unimaginably busy, and things have drifted....
Read MoreDispatch: Seattle. (2008 Workshop)
Seattle’s workshop was a blast. I wanted to share some images that the folks did there. We will update this page as long as I see...
Read MoreUsing Your Small Strobes for Professional Results: Part One
As we begin to start to find some ways to use our speedlights – or small hotshoe style strobes – for advantage, we need to...
Read MoreSpeedlights: Unleash Their Creative Power: Introduction
Unleash your Creativity with Small Strobes This begins our series on small strobes and location work. August will feature 4 large-scale...
Read MoreOn Location with Small Strobes and a Model Who Can Fly?
Let’s look at a way to create some interesting, and somewhat ‘ethereal’ light on location without taking 200 pounds of...
Read MoreUsing 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...
Read MoreMake Your Own Reality to Add Drama
There are times when the light you have doesn’t match the light you want. The drama of moody skies are rendered useless if they are...
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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...