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Your Light Is In The Shot

May 16, 2010
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Your light is in the shot!?  Ahh, yes? And your point?  I realized when I had another photographer drop in while I was shooting that the idea of shooting with lights coming into the image was so foreign to his style of shooting.  As a portrait photographer there are formulas that you just don’t break.  […]

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Visit The Dark

May 12, 2010
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Working alone can be crazy for some setups. The smaller and more specific the lighting the longer the setup takes.  It can limit the models movements forcing them to pose  This is when a helping hand is invaluable or a model that is extremely patient.  When I start a shoot I often don’t know where […]

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It’s Raining Outside

May 11, 2010
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I’ve asked a few of my workshop attendees over time what size their studios were.  The average seems  be around 20-35 ft deep.  As a model photographer I’m generally not shooting at the popular f8 that portrait photographers use.  If I’m shooting high key and the model is really moving I definitely would. Most of […]

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All Wet

May 10, 2010
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Recently I watched a virtual back lot video from Stargate Studios.  It was a fascinating look behind the scenes.  I’m very gullible when I watch movies and think the actors and crew are really there, it doesn’t occur to me that it’s green screen.  The same holds true with still photography but in miniature.  We […]

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I’ll Trade Ya

May 9, 2010
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For the second time in 20 years I’ve been in my building we have a hoarder, yes a bonified hoarder.  The personality type is quite fascinating.  They have no room to actually conduct business which eventually puts them out of business.  I have to admit I have a lot of “stuff” but I can pretty […]

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Studio Fire

May 5, 2010
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I just can’t seem to get away from trash!  The background here is actually a dumpster dive, yep, got in it.  When they deliver furniture it comes wrapped in heavy plastic, like painters plastic drop cloth.  It’s shaped like the furniture so I just cut it at the seams so it will lay flat.  I […]

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Wrap Me Up

May 4, 2010
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When people move they really seem to get in the throwing away mode.  They just want it out of their life.   At first and even now I’m a bit embarrassed to stop, but I just tell myself “I’m a photographer” so it’s ok! My neighbor moved and seemed to  have quite the stash of gift […]

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I’m So Blue

May 3, 2010
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This set up is in my favorites and i’m asked about it quite a bit.  You do need quite a bit of studio depth to pull it off though I’ve taken 2 4’x8′ frosted acrylic panels, stood them on end, staggered them front to back about 4 ft. and clamped them to a bar.  Looking […]

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