Cookies Baking
‘Tis the Christmas season – in fact just days away from the big morning itself – and so my apartment’s tiny kitchen was a spot of frenzied activity this afternoon as Mandy baked up a storm. I missed the first batch of cookies, and was editing photos whole she moved from cookies to bread. If [...]
New Flash System?
For a couple of years now, I’ve been working with the Strobist system; older Speedlights, used in manual mode with wireless triggers. Strobist took the photographic world by storm with this system, and for good reason. It’s cheap, it’s highly effective, and once you figure out what you’re doing, it’s easy. The setup I have [...]
One-Light Portraits
Monday night I did a senior portrait session down in Wilkes-Barre, PA. It went well. Very well, in fact. For both of us. My client got some unique photos, and I got to play with lights. Or more specifically, with a light. This was a new approach for me. My usual MO when lighting [...]
Pre-gamein' it
What do these two photos have in common? (Hint: the fact that neither is very good isn’t the correct answer.) Hopefully you’re able to see the relationship; the photo on the left is a snapshot of a massage room at a medical school, while the photo on the right is a shot of my bathroom. [...]
Birding Photography Continued
Back in PA after a rainy trip to Vermont, and I’m once more out at Fords Pond just before sunset, working with the birds. This latest session was the best yet; for the first time, I was able to place myself between the light (sun) and the critters, meaning that they were fully lit from [...]
Orchard Wedding
The Orchard Wedding is complete. Five hours on site, 945 shots (14GB), and a full day of editing later, the files are burning to DVD as I type. The weather was with us, although a touch warm, and everything went off without a hitch. The bride and groom are two wonderful people who were a [...]
What it takes
Tomorrow is the big day, my Orchard Wedding gig. I’m very excited and am looking forward to getting there tomorrow afternoon to scope the place out. The weather report is a little dodgy, but with any luck the rain will never appear and we’ll get blue summer skies with puffy clouds, which would make the [...]
Party Photos: Flash Tips
Depending on your style an interests as a photographer, party photos may be your favorite gig or your worst nightmare. The pros: lots of people, lots of interesting candid moments, energy, activity, good cheer, interesting environment. Cons: poor lighting, movement, shyness, and Uncle Bob with his new DSLR who wants to follow you around [...]
Lighting – My Setup
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; photography is all about the light. If you’re going to even think about calling yourself a professional photographer, you need to be able to do two things: 1.) bring light with you and 2.) know how to use it. The first is obviously the easier of [...]
