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…
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 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…
© 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…
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…
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…
I was tired of working at my computer when helping a friend who asked me to help fix their jump drive. It needed to be formatted. Well, it just wasn’t working at first. After a…
Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 12800, ƒ/5, 1/80 Circle of Confusion at best or Linguistic Chaos Using jargon and acronyms from your industry with someone not familiar with that jargon will alienate rather than alleviate,…
Use "Match Total Exposures" to save some time in Lightroom. If you have a similar scene, you can select many images as I have shown here: Then make all the corrections to the first photo…
Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 400, ƒ/2.8, 30 sec Today I wrap up a week-long training of young photographers from nine different nations who were part of the School of Photographic Communication at the University…
Fujifilm X-E2, Fujinon 18-55mm, ISO 1250, ƒ/6.4, 1/500 I love sunrises and sunsets as much as anyone else. To me, they signify new beginnings and bring a sense of hope and peace. Fujifilm X-E2,…
Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 100, ƒ/14, 1/320 Enjoying a picnic overlooking a scenic vista is the same reason I am stopping to take a photo. The picnickers are enjoying the moment. Nikon D4, 14-24mm,…
