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recap: Wedding photography workshop – Style & technique

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recap: Wedding photography workshop - Style & technique - April, 2015

In this wedding photography workshop, we will discuss real-world practical steps to help you develop and achieve a personal style in wedding photography. We will also discuss photography techniques, as well as topics such as posing and lighting. We will cover various other aspects that  Read more inside...

Photography book – Direction & Quality of Light

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Photography book: Direction & Quality of Light

When Direction and Quality of Light was released in March 2013, it felt like an even bigger achievement than my previous two books. Here I share many of the "aha!" moments which took me years to completely grasp - that at the heart of it, every aspect of photographic lighting is dependent on understanding the  Read more inside...

The Business of Boudoir

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The Business of Boudoir

Petra Herrmann, (who you might remember from the guest article, increase your sales in boudoir photo sessions), and Lynn Clark, (who you might remember as the subject of photo homage: a regal portrait with a ferret), have teamed up for a new website dedicated to one topic - The Business of Boudoir. The Business of Boudoir, is a free resource  Read more inside...

After Dark photography education

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After Dark photography education

This photograph was taken at one of the stations at the After Dark workshops. Two strip lights on either side, freezing this acrobatic performer doing jumps on his board. Pretty wild, I think. "Pretty wild" would also sum up the general experience of attending the After Dark workshops.  This is where After Dark differs from other  Read more inside...

My 2013 overview in photography

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2013 end-of-year overview

The slideshow is of my work the past year - a somewhat eclectic mix of photos of people - portraits, weddings, engagement sessions, as well as images shot for various projects and some from the various workshops during the year. As you could perhaps see from that slideshow, the past year has been a wild ride again - and again I have to thank  Read more inside...

I want to photograph you

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I am looking for people to photograph!

I need your help! My publisher has asked me to write a book on portrait lighting, but with a specific theme in mind. They have a series they want to build up, called 60 Portraits. Over 150+ pages, each book will describe how different portrait photo sessions were set up, with emphasis on the lighting. 60  Read more inside...

Photography studio in New Jersey

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Photography studio in New Jersey

An update to my post where I announced that my studio is set up and ready, and that it is available as a rental photography studio space in NJ for anyone in the area that might need a studio on irregular basis. Keep this in mind in case you or a friend need studio space. I've updated the webpage with the info about the studio, and  Read more inside...

Tangents – updates

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Tangents - a few more changes

Along with the recent new look to Tangents, (with wider images and with the navigation improved), my web techie guy, Griffin and I, rolled out a few more changes. The Tangents forum now more closely matches the look of the Tangents blog, with a wider layout, and with the same navigation (and Social Media links). The overall  Read more inside...