Reading Time: 3 minutes 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
Mixed lighting assignment comparing TTL Hotshoe to Studio Strobes
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Nikon D4 and D750 shooting Hawaiian Fire Dancer
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Student’s 1:3 Lighting Ratio results
Reading Time: 2 minutes © 2015 Stephanie Leilani These are the students’ assignment results, where they were to create a 1:3 lighting
Before you use the studio strobes–See the light first
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNikon D4, 85mm ƒ/1.8G, ISO 5000, ƒ/1.8, 1/250 Today was the first class of lighting I was teaching
One light is often better than too many.
Reading Time: 3 minutes 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
Disaster strikes due to a mistake
Reading Time: 3 minutesI was tired of working at my computer when helping a friend who asked me to help fix their
Word choices are as confusing as foreign language and often worse
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 12800, ƒ/5, 1/80 Circle of Confusion at best or Linguistic Chaos Using jargon and
“Match Total Exposures” saves time in Lightroom
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUse “Match Total Exposures” to save some time in Lightroom. If you have a similar scene, you can
A week of photographic communications class in Kailua-Kona Hawaii
Reading Time: 4 minutes Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 400, ƒ/2.8, 30 sec Today I wrap up a week-long training of young photographers
Photography isn’t all about sunshine
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fujifilm X-E2, Fujinon 18-55mm, ISO 1250, ƒ/6.4, 1/500 I love sunrises and sunsets as much as anyone else.
Great photos are about a visual pause
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 100, ƒ/14, 1/320 Enjoying a picnic overlooking a scenic vista is the same reason
Making tourist shots around The Big Island of Hawaii more interesting
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 100, ƒ/8, 30 sec I just drove up tonight to Mauna Kea and
In a photography crisis– Who ya gonna call?
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery once in a while, I injured my lower back. Years ago, I bought an inversion table similar to
Photographers what are you doing when you don’t have an assignment?
Reading Time: 3 minutesNikon D3s, 28-300mm, ISO 400, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000 “It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the
Thinking and Shooting Cinematically with Fujifilm X-E2
Reading Time: 3 minutesFujifilm X-E2, Fujinon XF 18-55mm, ISO 1250, ƒ/8, 1/125 Learning to think “Cinematically” when framing your images means thinking about