Hand held light/flash meter
Flash/Light Meter simplifies lighting. Anyone using studio strobes will significantly benefit from a flash meter. Here is the older Sekonic Meter I use most of the time. Sekonic Light Meter The primary purpose of the…
Year: 2013
Lighting Setup: Table-top Product Photography
White or transparent objects on a white background can be very challenging to photograph and can become quite frustrating for even the most experienced photographers. This is a basic setup for a catalog photo shoot…
Off-camera flash and gels for the sky
When I get this kind of situation on a cloudy day in Kona, Hawaii, sometimes I fix it with flash. By using an off-camera flash, I set the flash to be 2 stops over the…
The environmental portrait
Tom Butler, coffee farmer on the Big Island of Hawaii. Tom sells the incredible 100% Kona coffee. Nikon D4, 28-300mm (300), ISO 2000, ƒ/10, 1/200 - Off camera fill-flash using the Nikon SB-900 pointed at…
My response to all those who ask how to do “Missions Photography”
Young photographers and old, but all those fairly new to missions, want to know how to start photographing missions. Their attitude and communication says they are ready and should be doing this now. This is…
9 things you need to do before going freelance full-time
Stanley teaching at YWAM School of Photography 1 in Kona, Hawaii [Photo by Dennis Fahringer] Here is a checklist I recommend going through to go full-time freelance. You may think of even more to add to…
Seven Reasons Not to Become a Freelance Professional Photographer
7) Not a self-starter—In your first year or so you will be getting up with no photo shoots on your schedule. You must be able to fill your day with something that will be productive.…
Nikon D4: Sports Camera Setting
In an earlier blog post, I gave you my standard settings for the Nikon D4 for how I shoot. Here is a link to that post. These are the settings that I use on my…
Nikon D4: Normal Camera Setting
These are my settings for everyday shooting. Regular shooting is more photojournalistic for me, and I use many available lights and lenses from the 14 - 300mm range. The first thing I do is select…
Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Five – Conclusion
Don Rutledge (photo by Ken Touchton) CONCLUSION To a non-Christian, Don would have been considered crazy for taking the positions with Southern Baptist. Going to the Home Mission Board was a step down in pay…
Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter One
Figure 1 Harley Shields is a Southern Baptist Home Missionary whose workplace is in Selawik, Alaska. Don photographed him in 1978. This writer has enjoyed seeing the world, approximately 137 countries, and all of the…
Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Four
FOREIGN MISSION BOARD, 1980 TO 1993 When Dr. Keith Parks went to the Foreign Mission Board in 1975, his responsibility was to head up the mission support division. Establishing one of the finest communications departments…