LIGHTING BOOK (A COMPILATION OF LE TUTORIALS) FOR SUBSCRIBERS

David Giral is a photographer in Montreal, Canada. I met him a few years ago at a workshop near Toronto, and we have stayed in touch. He is a talented young man, for sure, but he is also tenaciously working on his business. From leave-behinds, to websites, to email...

Hector "Big Boy Drums" Cruz... I met him a few years ago on on of the Flickr forums we were both hanging out on. His sense of humor and humility was something that was refreshing. He wanted to be a photographer, and was bound and determined to learn how. We bantered...

I saw this work today by one of the Project 52 photographers. It began as one of our assignments: Photograph a Stranger. Rui jumped in and not only photographed some strangers... he is developing it into a very cool project. I will let Rui describe it in his own...

This will be a truly fascinating day. Plan now to make it a must listen. Selina is a great friend, and a consummate teacher/mentor. Her work researching creativity and its many manifestations will give you insights into the process you may never have touched. I am...

Riffing on a post by Ash Ambirge today, I asked the intrepid members of my Lighting Essentials Flickr group to come up with a list of photographic cliche's and terms that they were also tired of. I did not edit them, nor did I censor any of them... 33 different pet...

Wow... Have you ever gotten a product that made so much sense to you that you think it was made to order? That is how I feel about these Trigmaster Plus II's from Aputure. Wireless Triggers for flash is now one of the most important tools we have seen emerge in the...

Do you have a hand-held light meter that is just sitting around gathering dust? Have you ever wondered how it would be beneficial to you? I have created a new, free class at UDEMY to help you understand the uses and reasons for using a light meter. There is over 2...

IMPORTANT NEWS FOR ALL WHO HAVE REGISTERED: You will be receiving an email newsletter from me on Tuesday, January 22. It will come from me through Mail Chimp. If you do not receive the email on Tuesday (check your Spam folder), let me know IMMEDIATELY. The newsletter...

"...you're so vain, you probably think this song is about you, don't you, don't you..." Well, yeah. You see the problem with that grand lyric was that obviously the song WAS about 'him'. That mysterious beguiling playboy that Carly Simon sang about. I must admit I...

I love books. My wife and I have enough for a small library I am sure. Every room of our home has books in it. And a good quantity of them as well. We read avariciously. Marian prefers fiction, while I spend a lot of time with non-fiction and poetry. It gives us a...

2013. Seems like only yesterday we were all freaked out about the Y2K fraud. And we have made it 12 years into what was called the new millennium, to find that it is pretty much like the old millennium... with a few tweaks. This is New Years Day. A time for many of us...

Matt started his photography career here in Phoenix about 4 years ago. Actually, four years ago today as I understand it. His work is focused on travel and lifestyle, and he is working for several clients that have sent him to some pretty cool locations. You can visit...