Off-Camera Flash Setup with Nikon Speedlights When I first wrote about using off-camera flash, I realized I needed to revisit the topic and highlight some points. ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture, and +/- A few things…
Photography advice for the college student So you want to be a photographer. I have some general suggestions after having written numerous students lately. I want to help others who want to become photographers. Freshman…
Yesterday, I was privileged to speak at THE BUSINESS OF VISUAL JOURNALISM WORKSHOP, held at the Grady School of Journalism on the campus of the University of Georgia. The first speaker was Allen Murabayashi, CEO…
Three elements I look for in sports photo: 1) The Ball, 2) The Competition & 3) Expression One of the more obvious places to capture a decisive moment in photography, I think, is in sports…
Jay Maisel, Bernie Boston, Hugh Morton, and George Tames are four famous photographers. I took this at the Southern Short Course in the 1980s. Most photographers want to be known for their work, and almost everyone I know wants…
There are three major sections to an estimate for a job you are bidding on for a client. 1. Your costs2. The price the client pays3. Your selling of yourself and why you are the…
Here is another lighting assignment for the students. They were to go outside, use the sun as a backlight, and then use a strobe as the leading light. Here are the assignment and diagram that…
This is the students second shooting assignment this week. Assignment Description: 1:3 lighting ratio. This photo is classic lighting. Items: Softbox This light is your main light. Get a light reading with just this first.…
I gave the class an assignment on making a Rembrandt light portrait using just one light with a 10º or 20º spot grid. Most of the class has never even turned on a studio strobe.…
How do you get this result? [Figure 1] When did you start here? [Figure 2] Nikon D3, 85mm, f/1.4, ISO 200, 1/500 on Matrix metering. Maybe you want the light on even less of the…
Turn your photos upside down; this will help you see where your eye goes first. After seeing where your eye goes first, is this where your audience wants to look? Nikon D2Xs, ISO 400, f/7.1,…
When hiring a photographer, I recommend looking for a few things in the work they show you. If you pay attention to these little things, your storytelling will improve. Exposure When you look from photo…
