Tricks to Being More Creative with Photography – #131 Q&A
Are you an experienced photographer that needs a creative push or inspiration? Are you newer photographer that needs new challenges? As photographic artists we crave creativity. But we also often find ourselves bored or on a plateau. This is a quick but informative video shares some creative concepts that will…
Birthday & Updated Portrait
As a photographer, when was the last time you updated your portrait? What do you have on your website and business cards? After years of being a photographer, one of the biggest hurdles I've noticed for clients is that they stress about getting new portraits done. I understand that. Everyone…
Salt Flats Morning Shoot with Addie, the Bubble Trailer, and the Chop Stick Guys (part 3)
In parts one and two of this series, I talk about how my photographer friend from California, Suzette Allen and her husband are touring the United States in their Bubble Trailer to teach and train photographers. And I share the evening shoot we did when they came through Utah, and now…
Salt Flats Evening Shoot with Pamela, the Bubble Trailer, and the Chop Stick Guys (part 2)
In my previous entry I shared the first part of this shoot at the Utah Salt Flats. And continuing on, the sun was going down quickly and we were losing our light. As Suzette Allen and her husband prepped the Bubble Trailer and lighting for their next series of photographs, my…
Announcement: I’m Coming Back to Texas School (April 2020)
The announcement is out and I'm coming to Texas School again to speak for a week and train photographers at my favorite training event of the year. It's a wonderful event but it sells out early. The event is in Addison, Texas at the end of April 2020, but registration…
Salt Flats Evening Shoot with Pamela, the Bubble Trailer, and the Chop Stick Guys (part 1)
This week my photographer friend from California, Suzette Allen kicked off her big nationwide tour in her Bubble Trailer. She's a photographic trainer and we've known each other for years because we often speak at the events. She's taking the next few months to tour the country in her trailer,…
Lighting Demo of Ashton at Texas School 2019
I love photographing high school seniors because I'm able to be more creative. There's a lot of variety that we can create in the studio in a short amount of time too. While teaching at Texas School recently, I photographed this beautiful model, Ashton. She was great and we got…
Balancing Off Camera Flash with Ambient Light – #129 Q&A
Alexandr from Russia asks questions on adding off camera flash. It's tricky to balance flash with ambient light, but here's how to do it. This is a quick answer to a much deeper question that I cover more in depth in my longer 3 hour lighting course, "Artist of Light…
Sunny 16 & Our 3 Camera Settings – #128 Q&A
Seeing the light is a required skill as a professional photographer. Alexandr from Russia asks some questions on the Sunny 16 rule and how to visually "see" our 3 camera settings in terms of lighting. As photographers, we have 3 settings on our camera: F/stop, Shutter Speed, and ISO. We…
Lighting Demo of Summer at Texas School 2019
I had a great time getting to know Summer and photographing her as she modeled for me. I was demonstrating lighting and client interaction while teaching a weeklong photographic workshop at the big once-a-year event, Texas School. She is a beautiful girl and a lot of fun to hang out…
Impromptu Kids Shoot at West Coast School 2019 – #127
I love photographing little kids. I'm able to quickly get them to relax and be my friends in just moments, getting real and genuine expressions of them. I just returned home from teaching at West Coast School, a big weeklong hands-on workshop for photographers that happens once a year in…
Lighting Demo of Paris at Texas School 2019 – Q&A 126
I had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful model named Paris while I was in Texas teaching for a week at the event called Texas School. (If you'd like to attend, here's the link.) I was teaching lighting at this photographic workshop, and had photographed Paris a few years before,…