Saturday model shoot – Theory
I’ve got a friend lined up to model for me Saturday evening, once I return from a photo-related meeting upstate (more on that later, hopefully!). I’m hoping to catch the last hour or so of evening light and then work into twilight. I’ve spent the last couple of evenings studying several photog’s Flickr streams, and [...]
8 Ideas for a Slow (Snow) Day
Right now I’m snow-bound and having visions of the Donner Party. Okay, so it’s not that bad, more a case of cabin fever setting in as I reach the 36 continuous hours in my apartment. But still, the farthest I’ve managed to go in that time is the street, to dig out my car. It’s dug out [...]
Rocking the Light
If you read the previous thread about the Strobist workshop, then you’ll recognize some of what follows. This all came out of the last hour or two of the workshop, when a group of us decided that by staying inside, we were missing out on the best stuff. In the end, we have to thank [...]
Strobist Workshop: a HUGE success
Saturday was the culmination of a long process: the first Northeastern DPC Strobists workshop. This was an event that I’d had in mind for several years, finally brought to fruition, and man was it ever a blast! Ten photographers descended on the Pocono Inn’s conference room for a full day of studio shooting. We had [...]
Amazing models & photos
This one came up in the DPChallenge forums; one of the members there found Michael Paul Smith’s photo stream “Photos of my models.” My first thought had been models, as in, people posing for photos. What Mr. Smith has put together is – at least in my opinion – even cooler. This is a photo [...]
How to practice lighting without models
I’m sure I’m not the only photog out there who gets the urge to setup the strobes and play with light now and then. Maybe you saw a photo in a magazine or online that you want to try and imitate, or you read about a new technique, or you’re just bored and want to [...]
Stock Shoot – Business Models
Last Sunday I transformed the living room in my apartment into a studio for a business-themed model shoot. The purpose was three-fold; first, it was a chance to try out my new background stand and seamless paper backdrop; second, it was an excuse to drag out all my lights and work with them; third, the [...]
