One Week Lighting Workshop With Stanley
Since 2006 I have been doing a one-week lighting workshop as part of the School of Photography program of YWAM with Dennis Fahringer in Kona, Hawaii. This year I was asked by two of his…
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Before & After with Lighting Setup
While a photo may look great–seeing the before gives you a peek into what a professional photographer brings to a project. Tesla Service Center – 1875 Greers Chapel Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144 With a smartphone…
Before & After Examples
Chase Bank, 4241 Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA 30342 Six Strobes were used in addition to the natural lighting. [NIKON Z 6, 24.0-105.0 mm f/4.0, Mode = Manual, ISO 400, 1/4, ƒ/8, (35mm = 24)] What…
One Reason You Hire A Professional Photographer
Tony Messano, a creative director who designed my logo, said one day that he would hire photographers to take his vision and improve it. Today's phone cameras are good enough to get some great photos.…
Stanley’s Compact Lighting kits for the road
Here is my lighting gear for travel when flying.(2) Manfrotto 5001B Nano Black Light Stand - 6.2' (1.9m)(2) Interfit Metal Umbrella Bracket with Adjustable Flash Shoe(2) Cowboystudio 33-inch Photography Studio Translucent Shoot Through White Umbrella(2)…
Lighting Assignment: Combining Studio Strobes with Available Light
Nikon D750, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 2500, ƒ/10, 1/50 This last shooting assignment I gave my class this week was to take a studio strobe out and make a photo…
Location Lighting Tip – Arrive Early
I had a major executive headshot the other day. We were to shoot in four locations with multiple outfits. All the locations were onsite at the corporate headquarters. Thus I had to set up all…
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…
Seeing the light vs Creating the light
Fuji X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/4, 1/500 Are you impressed with my photo of Jack Sparrow? The way you get this photo is no different than shooting any concert tour or theater production. Set the…
Great Photos Often Start With Dramatic Subjects
Fuji X-E2, XF 55-200mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/5, 1/105 How can you go wrong with a fire-eating subject? If you miss the exposure, maybe, but if you get a well-exposed photo of something average and then…
Simple High Key Head Shot
Let me walk you backward through this process. The top photo is one of the potential retouched photos. I used the software program Portrait Professional to do the touchups. You may not like any of…
High Key Dodge Viper Photos
I decided to go back to the Dodge Viper and shoot it purely high-key. So here are some from this morning's shoot. Dodge Viper [COOLPIX P7000, , Mode = Manual, ISO 100, 1/1250, ƒ/8, (35mm…