This past week I was in Chicago for the grand opening of the first Urban downtown location for a Chick-fil-A. So many
High Key Portraits – How to guide
This is called a “High Key Portrait” because of the white background. The toughest part of doing “High Key Portraits” is getting
Spacing is important for group photos
When you have groups space the people so that if you have a second row they are staggered in between the front
Still Life – I like it to look natural
I prefer food looking like it is in the home or location and not in a studio I was on a shoot
Sometimes you need a unique lens like the Fish-Eye.
Waco YMF Biplane Years ago, I found myself in some pretty small areas. While photographing research labs, I was photographing what felt
Clothing for photographers
There are a couple things a photographer must think about when it comes to their clothing: 1) comfort and 2) pockets. Tropical
Photographers need to choose their vehicle wisely
Toyota 2007 Sienna that I own. Getting to and from assignments is very important. You need a reliable vehicle in this industry
Your interests can lead to more
Some of the planes flying in formation This weekend I went to the Good Neighbor Day Open House Airshow at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport.
Writing for a blog has opened my eyes to differences between words and pictures
What will I blog about today? Then the idea comes. Often I have had a lot of ideas that I could easily
“Gone with the Wind” –75th Anniversary
There are a lot of events in the Atlanta area to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the book Gone with the Wind.
Joplin Tornado brings back memories
Here you can see my first major tornado that hit my last semester in college at East Carolina University. I started my
Roswell Georgia Remembers
Take you camera with you this holiday–you will be glad you did and sorry if you left it at home. While many
Tent Lighting
Lighting cube shot with Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5. It triggers the studio strobes with it’s built in flash. The pre-flash fires and sets
Stop shooting from standing height only to improve your photos
Getting low not only gave a different perspective, but let me tie the people in the foreground to the signage in the
Off Camera Flash – Blog post 3 of 3
You can see the blur in the volleyball even with strobes being used due to the 1/250 sync limitation. TTL Flash offers
Off Camera Flash – Blog post 2 of 3
(8+ Nikon SB900s) = (1 Alienbees 1600)(8 x $510 = $4,080) vs ($360) Comparing my AlienBees 1600 manual flash to my Nikon