Creating the promotional poster for a theater production
Nikon D4, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 1250, ƒ/8, 1/50 Just the other week, I teased you with some test shots. These are some of the final images from our…
Month: January 2016
Shooting wireless tethered for headshots
Nikon D4, Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8G, ISO 50, ƒ/4.5, 1/160 Yesterday I did headshots for my daughter's theater. I used a straightforward setup that I have shown here before. As I was shooting, you can…
A Director of Photography is your organizations parachute and/or translator
Nikon D3S, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, ISO 400, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000 You don't jump out of a plane without a parachute unless you want to die. It is pretty self-explanatory as to why…
Make your family photos more valuable for future generations
Nikon D750, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 200, ƒ/6.3, 1/160–Neewer T850, Neewer 433MHz Wireless 16 Channel Radio system This past weekend our family flew down to Jupiter, Florida, to surprise…
Think of Social Media as another publication
If you grew up in the industry shooting and writing for a printed newspaper, magazine, or even for a website, you need to see Social Media as another publication. Too many editors, journalists, and photojournalists…
Expression is often the key element to great photos
Nikon D4, Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S, Sigma TC-2001 2x, ISO 12800, ƒ/5.6, 1/1250 Key elements of the sports photo often include the ball and the competition. Here you can see…
The terrorist attack in Ouagadougou had me remembering my time there
https://player.vimeo.com/video/152164129 This weekend there was a horrible attack where 32 people lost their lives in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Above is a quick slide show I did back in 2005 of my visit to Burkina Faso…
Creating Nighttime during the Daytime
Nikon D4, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 200, ƒ/1.4, 1/640–Alienbee B1600 with CTO +1 triggered with Pocketwizard TT1 and TT5 system. If you need to create a nighttime scene, the easiest way is…
2016 business tips for the freelancer to grow their business
These are some business tips for the freelancer to grow their business. You will need to do things as simple as contacting people through email and more this year. Here is one blog post for…
Software recommendations for the freelancer starting out
As we start a new year, many are making resolutions. This is because we want to start on a good foot in the future. I want to recommend to any photographer thinking of doing freelance…
3 Light High Key Headshot
Nikon D750, Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8G, ISO 100, ƒ/5.6, 1/80 Keeping your setup simple and concentrating on expressions is my suggestion. For example, here is my setup for this photo above. Here is the…
Where are your photos displayed?
Nikon D4, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 12800, ƒ/4, 1/125 Celebrate your family and your photography by displaying it on your walls at home. My mother had prints made last year and put…