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Photographing Chocolate: A Sweet Challenge
Photographing chocolate is very challenging. For one thing, humidity and temperature can play a big part in what the chocolate looks like. And chocolate is very susceptible to damage from fingerprints, casual bumping against other product, and time. Working with...
Two Workshops in November: Portrait and Still Life
For the last time this year, I am running this very popular class on Black and White Portraiture. Lots of information on shooting people and converting the images to monochrome (black and white, sepia, toned etc...). Please check out the page for a lot more...
Attention to the Details
Paying attention to the tiniest of details is one of the jobs of a commercial photographer. And rarely do details matter more than when shooting chocolate. Chocolate dust, scratches, fingerprints, and the chalky white of damaged edges can draw the eye to the problems...
What Is A “Photographer” Anyway?
Photograph of me making a photograph on my iPhone in Rocky Mountain National Park by Grey Gibbs Recently, my friend and fellow artist Jerry OConnor and I took a drive/ride to Superior, AZ to do a little video of me blabbing about being a "photographer". I wanted to...
Back to Work… Again
I was truly disappointed that my Alaska trip was cut so dramatically short. I didn't expect it, and I was not really ready to give up on that idea. (I will do it next year, or the year after if I have to.) The back pain forbade me doing any camera work, or walking...
July Portrait Challenge Entries
The 8 Week Portrait Classes had a July challenge of a "summer portrait". Winner was decided by photographer Nick Giron, a very good portraitist himself. Here are the entries: [gallery link="file" columns="4"...
Off to Alaska
Daily updates at Phoenix to Fairbanks website. I decided last August that this year I would do something big, something challenging. When I told my wife I wanted to do something to really get back in touch with my creative side, she said, "well then, what do you want...
Paula Puffer: “Journeys” – A Show in Houston
"Journeys" Photographs by Paula Puffer Journeys consists of selected images from several bodies of work photographed by Paula Puffer since her mother’s death in 2010. Works that are a part of the show include: Watching Alzheimer’s: Focusing on aspects of Alzheimer’s...
Meet Yechiel Orgel, Commercial Photographer in NYC
I read about Yechiel Orgel in an online publication a few weeks ago, and instantly knew I wanted to meet him and get an interview for Lighting Essentials. This is the interview I read, and please go over for a complete view of how hard and long Yechiel worked at his...
ALL OF MY UDEMY CLASSES ARE NOW FREE
In celebration of my upcoming Alaska roadtrip, I have just made all my courses on UDEMY FREE. No charge. Portrait Photography with Simple Gear Natural Light Beauty and Fashion Photography Real World, No BS Marketing for Photographers Using a Photographic Lightmeter...
Four Wonderful Books For Photographers
I think this book by Susan Eckart is one of the best photography / business books I have ever read on the business of photography. She is a consumer photographer with a long list of awards and loyal customers, and her experience gives you a rarely seen insight into...
Exceptional Still Life Photography (from the recent Still Life workshop)
We just wrapped up the most recent 8 Week Still Life Class. I wanted to feature a few of the images the students submitted. I will be doing more 8 Week classes when I return from my road trip to Alaska. [gallery columns="4" link="file"...