Reading Time: 5 minutesGroup ƒ/64 In 1930, Willard Van Dyke, Ansel Adams, and Edward Weston formed the Group ƒ/64. Group f/64 was
How to Video Capture more than 29 minutes with a Nikon D5
Reading Time: 4 minutesLast night I photographed, and video captured the show Oklahoma! Just a last-minute push to encourage you, if you
How Clothes, Color of Outfits, Backgrounds & Lighting Impact the Portrait
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen picking clothes for a photo shoot, I have a few tips. For these photos of recording artist Sydney
SWPJC 25 years
Reading Time: 8 minutesLeft to Right: Jim Veneman, Bob Carey, Morris Abernathy, Louis Deluca, Ron London, & [Me] Stanley LearyI apologize for
Making Photos POP!
Reading Time: 3 minutesNikon D5, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 100, ƒ/1.4, 1/2500 Selective focus makes people pop out of photos
Simple Hotshoe Headshot Setup Using MagMod
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile I have shown you this type of photo many times this time I shot it with the cheapest
Success depends on your investment of time
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile Broadway plays rehearse for four to six weeks, most high schools practice for ten weeks. 40 percent of
Covering a candidates for City Council meeting
Reading Time: 4 minutesL/R Marie Willsey, Lori Henry, and Shelley Sears are all running for open spots on the City Council and
Why Execution (Not Ideas) Will Bring You Success
Reading Time: 3 minutesphoto by: Dorie Griggs You know that God has called you to do photography. You even have a great idea
Cheap and powerful off camera flashes
Reading Time: 2 minutesI had a lot of fun capturing the brand new Chick-fil-A food truck tested in Athens, Georgia. It was
SWPJC – Don’t wait till Next Year!
Reading Time: 3 minutesDave Black, former speaker at SWPJC SWPJC March 10 – 12 and Student Workshop 9 – 10 “Next Year”
Monday morning devotion–Photographer’s Humility
Reading Time: 4 minutesNikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art, ISO 3600, ƒ/5.6, 1/100 WHY? While teaching the students of
The #1 Key to Great Photos
Reading Time: 5 minutesMany things go into the making of a photograph. However, only one will indeed be the key to a great
Shooting Gilley’s of Dallas Texas with the Nikon D5
Reading Time: 4 minutesLast night I took in Gilley’s of Dallas with a large group. At the end of the night, I
Using a flash to spice up the environmental portrait
Reading Time: 2 minutesNikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art, ISO 125, ƒ/14, 1/250 The last assignment I gave the
Ideal lighting for PR Headshots
Reading Time: 5 minutesNikon D5, Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8G, ISO 100, ƒ/5.6, 1/200, 4–Alienbees B1600, Pocketwizards to trigger flashes I am teaching a