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 [...]
Senior Studio Portraits – Review
Part two of my senior portrait shoot is now complete, which wraps up that project. It has been an interesting experience, trying some new techniques and returning to old ones, and I’m certain that the client will be thrilled with her images.
The main portion of the shoot was studio-based and went pretty much as [...]
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 [...]
Senior Studio Portrait – Preview
On Saturday, I’m shooting part two of a senior portrait session. Part one took place outdoors and was where I started talking about the merits of lighting with a single strobe. Part two will take place in the studio (which itself is going to be setup in a computer room at a friend’s [...]
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.
My [...]
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 [...]
"The Hotshoe Diaries"
If you’re working with Speedlight flashes, you’ve probably read Strobist religiously. And you’ve probably sat there scratching your head a few times trying to wrap your head around what David Hobby so easily comprehends. Which isn’t to trash-talk Hobby; the man is a small-flash expert, and 97% of the time does a great job getting [...]
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 [...]