The Culling of Photographers
When populations of deer get too great, they can start to destroy the land due to the lack of resources. There are Wildlife Management Programs around the country to control the population of deer. Without…
Month: February 2015
Guest Blog: Story is King!
Robin Rayne is an Atlanta-based photojournalist for international and domestic magazines and newspapers. Robin is also producing a documentary film on people with significant disabilities who have been mandated to relocate from state hospitals into…
How to capture “Golden Light”
Nikon D750, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, ISO 12800, ƒ/5.3, 1/30 While most people are facing the sunset on the beaches of Hawaii, I like to turn around 180º and face the beach.…
Plan ahead for great Prom Pictures
Nikon D3S, 24-120mm, ISO 200, ƒ/9, 1/60 The key to a great photograph of any kind has much to do with the location. So check with your friends for possible locations before all the…
Theater photography with Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S
Nikon D4, Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S, ISO 5000, ƒ/2.8, 1/1000 I love using the Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S to shoot things other than sports. My daughter is in…
Why Change?
Nikon D750, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, ISO 100, ƒ/4.5, 1/200 Sunrises and sunsets are two of my favorite times of the day. They represent new beginnings and endings to me. This week, I…
Nikon D750 & AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at Hawaiian Luau
Nikon D750, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, ISO 7200, ƒ/5.6, 1/500 Last night I took in the beautiful Luau put on by Island Breeze at the Courtyard Marriott King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel. If you…
Mixed lighting assignment comparing TTL Hotshoe to Studio Strobes
Nikon D4, Nikkor 85mm ƒ/1.8G, ISO 100, ƒ/1.8, 1/8000—Off camera fill-flash using the Nikon SB-900. The Pocketwizard radio remote triggers the flash. Today I taught the students the difference between studio strobes using them outside…
Nikon D4 and D750 shooting Hawaiian Fire Dancer
Nikon D750, NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, ISO 5000, ƒ/25, 1/40 I went out to shoot with strobes last night to show the students how to use a fill flash. We set up a strobe…
Student’s 3:1 Lighting Ratio results
© 2015 Stephanie LeilaniThese are the students' assignment results, in which they were to create a 1:3 lighting ratio for the subjects. They could add a background color or just white. They could also have…
Before you use the studio strobes–See the light first
Nikon D4, 85mm ƒ/1.8G, ISO 5000, ƒ/1.8, 1/250 Today was the first class of lighting I was teaching at the School of Photography at the University of Nations in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. I asked one of…
One light is often better than too many.
Nikon D3s, 14-24mm, ISO 400, ƒ/5.6, 1/500—Off-camera fill-flash using the Nikon SB-900. The flash is on the Pocketwizard TT5 and is triggered by the Mini TT1 on the camera with the AC3 to control…