This weekend I was invited to shoot with a friend of mine as a second shooter. This gave me the opportunity to play with some new ideas without the pressure of really nailing my shots. Of course you always want to strive to get the best shots you can but at the same time, it’s [...]
Well September was a crazy month as I wrote earlier. I’m glad that I was able to do the shoots and work with the models I got to work with. Now it’s time to sit back and figure out what I learned so I can avoid making the same mistakes twice.
The month started out with [...]
Well I got the invite to be on Zivity! Yay! I’m so stoked. For those of you who may not know, Zivity is turning social networking on it’s ear right now! Zivity is a social networking site which showcases beautiful images of beautiful women. Their goal is to promote female [...]
As I wrote earlier I’ve been reading a book about exposure settings. So yesterday I went out to take some photos and play with exposure settings. I also decided to combine this trip with a location scouting trip. I figured I could do both at the same time. And what [...]
About a week ago I picked a book titled “Understanding Exposure” by Bryan Peterson. Because I shoot outdoors I’m always presented with challenging lighting situations. I bring a reflector to every shoot and I’ve started to use a flash mounted on top of my camera. w I still find my self wanting to shoot primarily with natural light and use the flash or reflector for effect or when I absolutely need it.
When Julia picked this flower, I thought it was just too small to do anything with. But right when I thought this, I remembered the shot of Sylvia with the seashells on her chest. I also thought of a friend of mine who had suggested that I do more shots that use things [...]
I know what you’re going to say, and I agree, thinking is dangerous!
I’ve been thinking a lot about my camera and in particular, thinking about buying a new camera. Over the weekend I did some headshot type stuff for a friend (who is also a photographer) and we talked about the idea of [...]
A friend of mine called and needs some shots. It’ll mostly be headshots and some basic modeling shots so she can show off some new stuff and update her portfolio. Because of my crazy schedule we’ll be shooting indoors at another friends house in the evening. She also talked finding some fun costumes and just [...]
Up to this point in the adventure, I’ve been shooting outdoors in natural light. I have used reflectors for some shots but I don’t feel comfortable using them unless I have an assistant. It’s tricky to hold the reflector and the camera at the same time. Or worse, having your reflector flying away in the [...]
Since my last shoot I’ve been thinking about ideas. Specifically coming up with a few new ones. Normally my ideas are inspired by the model or the location in the moment. Something magical happens. The model does something or looks at me a certain way and I see the spark. Or [...]
