Photographic Training & Tools for Success
Being a photographer and selling photographs means understanding the value of a portrait. But often photographers value portraits for others (our clients), but don’t always fully value portraits for ourselves. Do you disagree with this notion? Ask yourself, when was Read More …
How did I turn this normal background into this deep blue background in the second image? But more importantly, how did I do it in-camera, without post production work while keeping the skin tones of the model perfect? Photographers usually Read More …
In a previous post, I showed some images along with an article on how I created these images. But the question has been, “How much Photoshop did you do?” The answer is not much at all. Because of my system Read More …
I was asked to test the Rogue FlashBenders for Pictureline in Salt Lake City. There are a lot of ways to diffuse and use light on location, and here are some of my creative ways of doing it for this Read More …
Coming in October, I’ll be doing a 2-day event in the Phoenix area on family portraits, all day on October 6th, and the evening of October 7th. Together, we will go step-by-step through my system, helping you be more creative, Read More …
Tonight, Adobe released it’s new and updated versions of it’s CC desktop apps, including Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, Adobe Muse CC, Dreamweaver CC, Edge Animate CC, Adobe Premier Pro CC, After Affects CC, and more, totaling 15 brand Read More …
I teach how to mix the creative and the technical while at a shoot. That means nailing the lighting and the posing while keeping the image fresh and “un-posed.” When you do what I was taught hands-on in Texas, you’ll Read More …
Posing is incredibly important, but as artists, we want to break out, do something different, break traditional rules and create works that are fresh and new. So how do we break the rules of posing to create images that are Read More …
I’m still finding photographers who do not understand the only three settings we have on a camera to control exposure, and the relationships between them. This is the first in a series of videos on this subject to help explain f/stops, Read More …
Here’s a fun video I made with footage from my last weeklong workshop. It’s to promote the event coming up in Canada that draws photographers from all over the US and Canada, called Image Explorations. It will be my last Read More …
Yesterday, Adobe released its beta version of the upcoming Lightroom 5 with a few new features: Advanced Healing Brush allows customers to heal imperfections and remove distracting elements Upright tool analyzes an image to automatically level horizons and straighten objects Read More …
Here’s a short 2 minute video explaining what you’ll learn at Image Explorations in July. It’s a weeklong workshop where the group is limited in size so that you get the most out of the workshop. Also, there’s more details Read More …