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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 direction and quality of light. I do believe this book can make a difference to your photography. I'm that confident about it. All the more amazing to see that 2 years later, this book is still bouncing up and  Read more inside...

Studio photography: Never shoot at 320 ISO @ f/5.6 with white seamless

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Never shoot at 320 ISO @ f/5.6 with white seamless

...  because Amazon's patent on how to shoot against a white background, 
(with camera settings given as "about 320 ISO" and "about f/5.6" ) 
has been granted to them by the US Patents office.  Yes, I know, this makes no sense. One of the oldest studio photography techniques - shooting against a white backdrop - has been patented by Amazon.  Udi Tirosh at DIY photo reported on this. So I guess the easiest way to circumvent this, (aside from easily proving  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 for boudoir photographers worldwide who share an interest in the beauty and art of this genre  - but with a specific intent: building and maintaining sustainable businesses. Their scope is broad enough that they want  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 workshops and conventions, in my opinion.  Just a simple description of the workshop as being 3 days of a series of seminars and demonstrations, doesn't quite encompass it ...  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 everyone who has followed and supported the Tangents blog (and forum). You helped make this site such a vibrant place. A number of photos seen in that slideshow is from my next book, 60 Portraits, which should be  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 Portraits, and each one is devoted a 2-page spread with the main photo, a description, and supporting images, including a lighting diagram. Wonderful to just dip into for ideas; wonderful to read through more systematically.The  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 this slideshow is from photo sessions I've done in (and around) the studio, and shows the versatility of the space and the lighting equipment.  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 navigation of my entire site has been changed, with the Tangents related sections now more logically grouped together. The Tangents related sites are now separated from the wedding photography site. It's more an effort not to  Read more inside...

Tangents – a new look

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Tangents - a new look

As you may well have noticed, the Tangents website has had a major overhaul. Two of the changes that will be immediately obvious to the regular visitor - the horizontal images are now larger. Yay! Also, the navigation has been tweaked. It's still an ongoing process, but if there are any glaring problems, or ways I can improve the site, drop me a note here. The image at the top is from a concert I attended recently - The Heavy, during their show at Webster Hall. Electrifying! (But I decided to hang out from the balcony area since I hurt my foot, and wasn't  Read more inside...