Photographic Training & Tools for Success
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 Read More …
Article Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Though gels are often used to correct colors or to create a bold dance club look, I think they’re a blast to use for creative fun. I often use them to change the color of an outdoor background Read More …
Photographers are often asking how I built my mobile light pole. Well I have a new solution, this Phottix Mitros+ Portrait Anywhere Kit. I ordered one from my friends at Arlington Camera and was surprised by what came in the kit. Read More …
How Do You Get Such Soft Light in Portrait Photography? Photographers control a lot of things about light, including quality (which means how sharp or how soft). Here are a few tricks on getting your light even softer when Read More …
How do you do a custom white balance with ON-camera-flash. Bry talks about how to do this with OFF-camera-flash in his workshops and training videos, but what about if you’re shooting with your flash right on your camera? This Read More …
I’ve been trying out the Phottix Odin II radio syncs for my Nikon flashes. They work great for manual or TTL and give me control over the flashes from the camera easily. Photographers have been asking what radios I Read More …
This week Bry Cox answers the question about how to photograph a model perfectly at night on a city street. The answer will help you not only at night, but in using flash or any light in the day Read More …
This week Bry Cox combines two questions, how to use a hand-held meter, and if and how he uses Commander Mode to control flashes. Knowing how to use your gear is key, and this video should help you understand Read More …
This week Bry Cox talks about why he rigged a light pole. To see the parts used to make this pole, use this link. https://brycoxworkshops.com/how-to-set-up-a-light-pole/ For deeper training and full courses, check out the membership section of this site.
I taught a weeklong photographic workshop called ‘Evergreen’ outside of Seattle in a small town called Port Townsend. Here are some of the images from that event. Usually as I travel and move, I create images — it’s like a Read More …
Thanks to everyone who came to the New Hampshire event and a special thanks to White House Custom Colour and Hunt’s Camera Store for the sponsorship and support. I had previously posted about the event and included images I did of Molly. This is part 2 Read More …
Most photographers don’t use light to sculpt people, but rather they use light to get the right exposure. They think, “Here’s a family under a shady tree, they’ll be dark so I should add a flash or a reflector to Read More …