Photographic Training & Tools for Success
Article Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Posing in general is hard, let alone fashion posing. But everyone wants to break the rules and be different, and that usually means wanting to shoot fashion-style images. However, fashion photography doesn’t mean that you don’t Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Artists 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 fun, creative and still make Read More …